Frankenstein’s Monster
Frankenstein (1931)
The lore
A creature stitched together and reanimated by Victor Frankenstein, then abandoned by his creator.
The look
- Green skin
- Flat-top head
- Neck bolts
- Stitched scars
- Too-small jacket
Behind the screams
Pierce’s flat head and neck bolts took hours to apply each day. In Shelley’s novel the creature is articulate and unnamed. Guillermo del Toro’s Netflix version (2025) starred Jacob Elordi.
Credits
- Created by
- Mary Shelley (1818 novel)
- James Whale (director)
- Brought to life by
- Boris Karloff
- Makeup by Jack Pierce
