Did you know that Frankenstein was the name of the scientist who created the monster? Not the monster itself?

I've known that since I was a child.

Of course. How could Frankenstein be Frankenstein's monoster at the same time.
Scared me silly when I was about 10 years old. 

What was the monster's name? I would've called him Chuck. This post was edited by O-uknow at March 29, 2017 9:44 PM MDT

For a long time I equated "Frankenstein" with the monster, yes.

I finally read the novel at some point in my life and was surprised at how much I liked it ~ and how much it was NOT what I had thought it would be.
I don't see it as horror at all. I find the novel practically a love story -- the unrequited love of the monster for his creator/doctor. 
At least, that's my take on it.
:) This post was edited by WelbyQuentin at March 30, 2017 5:28 PM MDT

Ah, but wasn't Victor Frankenstien the real monster?

Yes, and "The" Batman is not "Batman"; The Lone Ranger is not The Long Ranger*; Bruce Lee did not portray The  Green Hornet, but did portray The Green Hornet's assistant and driver; etc.

Umm...yes.

He may have actually been named Frankenstein, but he was a Junior

Yes ... I knew that even before I read the novel.
And yes, the real "monster" was Frankenstein ... not his creation.
And the creation was NOT made from body parts of dead people.  Or at least, the novel does not say it was.

Curt Frankenstein was a really nice older gentleman, kind of shy, who created very interesting surrealistic works of art. Monster he was not.

"Yes indeed!"