Remakes and reinventions of Mary Shelley's classic horror novel, Frankenstein, are hardly new concepts. The monster created by the titular scientist has been a fixture in pop culture ever since Boris Karloff first donned his iconic bolts and prosthetics, showing up in everything from comic books to children's cartoons. Dr. Frankenstein himself is hardly a stranger to onscreen interpretations, having been played by the likes of James McAvoy and Peter Cushing, just to namedrop a couple.
