When you watch Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein , you can tell it comes from a place of passion. The Oscar-winning filmmaker has been thinking about adapting the legendary 1818 novel by Mary Shelley for a very long time and, thanks to Netflix, he finally got his shot.

But how did del Toro get to that place? Well, Frankenstein has been a part of popular culture for not just his whole life, but well before that, too. There have been hundreds of different adaptations of the story across all media, each with its own take on a scientist creating a new person by putting together pieces of dead ones. Some are more direct adaptations. Others focus on specific aspects. And, for many of us, they’ve shaped what we think of the characters, the story, and more.

Once you’ve seen the latest

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