Frankenstein's Monster, also known as The Monster, The Fiend, and The Creature is an undead flesh golem first appearing in Mary Shelley's novel, Frankenstein. In the novel, Victor Frankenstein creates the creature through a vague process of ancient alchemy and pseudoscientific processes. Since then, the monster and characters based upon him have starred in a number of movies, comic books, television shows, cartoons, and virtually every form of media and art - sometimes symbolically, other times as satire.

The "cursed creature" was originally depicted by Shelley as an un-naturally large and scary male humanoid, created from the amalgamated parts of various human corpses. His unusually large, muscular shape is amplified by the fact that few clothes properly fit such a being, what he wears are ripped, too short and very tight on his body.

Derivative interpretations of Shelleys work have depicted the monstor in new ways she never originally described. These include decayed green skin (although necrosis usually results in a pallor of the skin). His head is perhaps the most well known physical attribute, elongated and flat at the top, literally bolted to the neck, but was a later invention.

Depending on the intended meaning, Frankenstein's monster can represent various ideas. Shelley depicted it as an emotional, brutish, misunderstood, vengeful creature. Other interpretations he represents the fear of man playing God and the dangers of toying with what you do not understand.

• Lisa of Weird Science was a sort of computer-generated Frankenstein monster, designed to be a toy for Gary and Wyatt. Though not technically undead, the method of her creation and her rebellious nature make constant references to the fiend.

• Herman Munster of The Munsters looks and acts almost identically to Frankenstein's monster.

• The Incredible Hulk is a popular superhero character and comic book series. The Hulk was inspired by the story of Frankenstein, and the monster not only looks much like the typical Frankenstein monster, but also acts in a similarly brutish, emotional manner.

• Franken Berry, a cereal and its mascot, are named after the monster. It's appearance is similar to the creature's, but noticably altered.