Frankenstein's monster

One of the most popular horror stories in the world is that of Frankenstein's monster, the imaginary creature created by the novelist Mary Shelley. The monster was said to have been made from the pieces of dead bodies collected by an obsessed scientist named Victor Frankenstein. Besides being frightening to look at, this creature had the strength to tear people apart with its bare hands. The monster was usually peaceful until people drove into a rage.


 * Biggie Size: When Victor Frankenstein was searching for pieces from which to build his monster, he took the largest body parts he could find from several different corpses. The result was a monster that was much larger than an average human.


 * It's Alive! This monster was brought to life with electricity. When Mary Shelley wrote the novel, she based this idea on experiments in which scientists had made the limbs of corpses twitch by passing electric currents through the bodies.
 * Creature Features
 * Name: The creature itself had no name but is known as its creator's "monster"
 * Body parts: Huge limbs and organs collected from human corpses
 * Where? The monster roamed from Germany to the Arctic
 * Legendary origin: Mary Shelley's 19th century novel, Frankenstein

He's Not Dummy

 * The doctor was a real cut-up when it came to his monster.

Frankenstein's monster is often portrayed as a vicious killer without much ability to think. In the original story, however, the nameless creature was highly intelligent. It was eager to learn about life and human emotions; it spoke well and even learned to read. In the novel, the people around it turned Dr. Frankenstein's creation into a monster. Evryone who looked upon Dr Frankenstein's creature turned in horror from its hideous appearance, and it shunned human contact. Forced with such a lonely existence, the monster swore vengeance upon its creator.


 * Made Man: Bent on revenge, Frankenstein's monster made its creator's loved one its targets. The creature killed the doctor's younger brother and framed a friend for the crime. Knowing he was responsible, Dr. Frankenstein was tormented by guilt.
 * No Love: Dr. Frankenstein agreed to make a female companion for his monster, but destroyed the new creation before it was finished. In a fit of rage, the monster strangled the doctor's best friend and fiance to make sure he lived a lonely life as well.
 * Did You Know? Various versions of Frankenstein's monster have appeared in more than 100 movies!

Northern Exposure
After accepting its isolation, Frankenstein's monster flees to the extreme north to live out the rest of its lonely life. Unable to live with the idea that the monster is still out there, and may ill again, Victor Frankenstein chases after it. The miserable doctor is unable to catch up with his creation, and dies from exposure to the Arctic cold. The monster carries its creator's body away.