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From the film Frankenstein, starring Boris Karloff, 1935.
Mary Shelley's first drawing of Frankenstein's monster.
Illustration
A huge man being pulled on a dogsled.
When Victor is 15 he witnesses a violent thunderstorm.
To prove his theories, Victor decides to assemble a huge human figure.
Victor receives a letter from Elizabeth.
At night, Victor often sails alone in the nearby lake.
Victor takes a hike into the mountains.
The creature learns of the enormous power of fire.
Felix and the others think a monster is attacking their father.
The creature kills the boy in a rage.
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