Frankenstein Stories to Give You Chills
Did you know that October has not one, but two Frankenstein holidays? October 29th is National Frankenstein Day, and the last Friday of the month is Frankenstein Friday. That means that this year, we’ll have most of a weekend devoted to Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley and her famously dark creations: Victor Frankenstein and his monster. So we here at Canyon Park apartments in Puyallup, WA have gathered together a few of our favorite Frankenstein adaptations for you to enjoy this month!
What better place to start than the original novel? If you’ve never read the classic story of Victor Frankenstein, his disturbing creation, and the monstrosity and humanity in each of us, then you should try picking it up now!
The first film adaptation of the novel is still one of the greatest. Starring Boris Karloff as the iconic green-skinned, square-headed, bolt-in-the-neck version of the creature, everyone should see this classic at least once.
Loosely connected to the original story, this novel by Dean Koontz and Kevin J. Anderson follows tough police detective Carson O’Connor as she searches the streets of New Orleans for an elusive serial killer who selects his victims for the humanity that is missing in himself.
A classic Mel Brooks comedy, Young Frankenstein stars Gene Wilder as the descendent of the original Victor Frankenstein (“It’s pronounced Frahnkensteen”) who succumbs to his hereditary weaknesses and builds a monster of his own.
Drawing heavily from the themes of the original Frankenstein, this cerebral sci-fi thriller stars Domhnall Gleeson as a programmer brought in by a brilliant CEO (Oscar Isaac) to assess the intelligence of advanced android Ava (Alicia Vikander).
Do you have a favorite version of Frankenstein that we missed? Let us know about it in the comments so that everyone can enjoy it!