The German name Frankenstein most commonly refers to various aspects of a 19th-century novel written by Mary Shelley, but was originally a place name. Frankenstein may also refer to: The novel Frankenstein, the title of Mary Shelley's 1818 novel, subtitled The Modern Prometheus Victor Frankenstein, the title character of Shelley's novel Frankenstein's monster, the character that is the subject of Shelley's novel Castles Frankenstein Castle, Hesse, a 13th-century hilltop castle near Darmstadt, Germany, speculated to be the eponym for Shelley's novel Frankenstein Castle, Palatinate, a 12th-century hilltop castle above the village of Frankenstein, Rhineland-Palatinate in the Palatinate Region of Germany Film, TV and stage Film Frankenstein (1910 film), written and directed by J. Searle Dawley Frankenstein (1931 film), directed by James Whale and the first to star Boris Karloff as the title monster The Curse of Frankenstein, a 1957 British film by Hammer Films Frankenstein 1970, a 1958 film directed by Howard W. Koch Flesh for Frankenstein, titled "Andy Warhol's Frankenstein" for US release, a 1973 film directed by Paul Morrissey Frankenstein (1973 film), a 1973 American made-for-television film written and produced by Dan Curtis Frankenstein: The True Story, a 1973 British made-for-television film Young Frankenstein, a 1974 film spoof directed by Mel Brooks Frankenstein (1992 film), a made-for-television film Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (film), a 1994 film directed by Kenneth Branagh Frankenstein (2004 film), directed by Marcus Nispel Frankenstein (2007 film), an adaptation shown on ITV I, Frankenstein, a 2014 film based on the graphic novel by Kevin Grevioux, directed by Stuart Beattie Frankenstein (2015 film), a straight-to-video adaptation starring Carrie-Anne Moss and Danny Huston Victor Frankenstein (film), a 2015 adaptation directed by Paul McGuigan, starring James McAvoy and Daniel Radcliffe Frankenstein (Death Race), a central character in the Death Race series of films Television Frankenstein (miniseries), a 2004 adaptation shown on the Hallmark Channel Second Chance (2016 TV series), a Fox TV series originally titled Frankenstein The Frankenstein Chronicles, a 2015 British television period crime drama series Frankenstein's Monster's Monster, Frankenstein, a 2019 Netflix release, is a comedic mockumentary directed by Daniel Gray Longino and starring David Harbour Theatre Frankenstein (play), for various adaptions in stage Frankenstein (2011 play), by Nick Dear, directed by Danny Boyle Comics Frankenstein (DC Comics), a character in DC Comics' Seven Soldiers Frankenstein (Dell Comics), the star of a short-lived series by Dell Comics Frankenstein's Monster (Marvel Comics), a character in Marvel Comics' The