Frankenstein's monster

Frankenstein's monster, sometimes known as Frankenstein, is a fictional character whose fictional creator was Victor Frankenstein. The monster first appeared, without any name, in Mary Shelley's 1818 novel Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus. Shelley's title thus compares Victor Frankenstein to the mythological character Prometheus who fashioned humans out of clay and gave them fire. Although nameless in Shelley's novel, the creature took on the name "Frankenstein" in later years.

In Shelley's horror story, Victor Frankenstein builds the creature in his laboratory through an ambiguous method consisting of chemistry and alchemy. Shelley describes the monster as 8-foot-tall (2.4 m), hideously ugly, but sensitive and emotional. The monster attempts to fit into human society, but is shunned, which leads him to seek revenge against his creator. According to the scholar Joseph Carroll, the monster occupies "a border territory between the characteristics that typically define protagonists and antagonists".

Frankenstein Monster (album)

Frankenstein Monster is an album released by songwriter Francis Dunnery, released in 2013, consisting largely of material written and performed by Francis' brother Baz Dunnery, in his band Necromandus. Francis had promised his mother to make an album with his brother before both his mother and Baz died.

It contains a cover of Warm Dust's Blood Of My Fathers, and is rounded off by newer compositions written solely by Francis. The album was supported by a tour of the Sensational Francis Dunnery Electric Band featuring Tony Beard, Jamie Bishop and Mike Cassedy. There is also an ongoing documentary entitled "My Big Brother" which features on Francis' website detailing the making of the album and the stories behind the songs. Much of the build-up to the album revolved around Dunnery's return to playing more electric guitar, having been known by some music fans for his technical Holdsworth-inspired playing in his '80s band It Bites.

The song titles differ from the titles that appear on any of the Necromandus releases, as those titles are thought to have been given by Tony Iommi in order to fit a set theme. These versions restore the original "Cumbrian" song titles.