Frankenstein: Texts and Contexts

The silent film from Thomas Edison's studio.

The official trailer for the classic version directed by James Whale and starring Boris Karloff.

James Whale's sequel, starring Boris Karloff and Elsa Lanchester.

This film was the first to pit Frankenstein's Creature against other movie monsters, cashing in on the popularity of the 1931 version and "The Wolfman" of 1941.

A horror-comedy starring the team of Bud Abbott and Lou Costello. It was the last of Universal Pictures' run of monster movies involving either Frankenstein's Creature, the Wolfman, or Dracula.

The first version, in a series of sequels, from Britain's Hammer Films, which used color film (and gore) to great effect. It featured Hammer's two biggest stars, Peter Cushing and Christopher Lee.

Mel Brooks' hilarious parody of the 1931 film, with Gene Wilder as Victor, and Peter Boyle as the Creature.

Also known as 'Flesh for Frankenstein', this Warhol production was directed by Paul Morrissey and Antonio Margheriti, and starred Udo Kier, Joe Dallesandro, and other Factory associates.

This version starred Robert De Niro, Kenneth Branagh, Tom Hulce, Helena Bonham Carter.

Directed by Bill Condon, and starring Ian McKellen, Brendan Fraser, and Lynn Redgrave, this film provides a fictional treatment of James Whale's life as an older, gay man.

It's the Creature vs. Dracula in this homage to the Universal films of the 1930s. Starring Hugh Jackman and Kate Beckinsale.