11 Best Frankenstein Movies of All Time, Ranked

According to many critics, the 1818 publication of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley's novel Frankenstein created the genre of science fiction, with a tale of a doctor obsessed with conquering death through science. Over 100 years later, the book would spawn a film franchise that accrued dozens of entries since. The cautionary tale of Dr. Frankenstein and his doomed creation still fascinates on screen, even as more than a century has passed since the first film adaptation.