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# Frankenstein is More Horrific Than You Might Think (ASL)
- URL: https://www.cascadepbs.org/show/monstrum/episode/frankenstein-is-more-horrific-than-you-might-think-asl-adwoeu/
- Published: 2024-09-19T18:45:57.000Z
- Updated: 2025-08-21T10:43:21.000Z
- Description: Rethinking the characterization of Frankenstein's Monster as more sympathetic and soulful.
- Author: Cascade PBS Staff
- Tags: Monstrum, Season 1, Episode 37, #ZZZ_Episode_7f4b1d8a-cf39-450d-b213-d1975db23e52, #episode, #ZZZ_Show_e2373c25-fe5a-4b4e-8505-7bf13a9592da, #v1.16

Now celebrating its 200th anniversary, Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein was a revolutionary text that pioneered the sci-fi genre. On the surface, it’s a novel about a scary monster, but the sympathetic description of a soulful creature makes us rethink the label.