Two hundred years have passed since Mary Shelley wrote Frankenstein, and yet it's still considered a literary classic, one of the most recognizable stories in popular culture, and a horror icon around the world.
Brilliant Swiss scientist Victor Frankenstein, whose studies in natural philosophy and chemistry lead him to become obsessed with building a living being out of old body parts and bringing it to life, is miraculously successful. Victor is horrified at his creation and the monster escapes into the night. Given life but little else, Frankenstein s creation develops a mind of his own as he learns to loathe himself and hate his creator.