When Frankenstein was a Chicagoan, or why Mary Shelley’s creation will never die
- Posted on March 18, 2026
- By Chicago Tribune
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When Frankenstein was a Chicagoan, or why Mary Shelley’s creation will never die

There was a doctor in Chicago years ago named Victor Frankenstein, and one of his jobs was finding medical specimens. When you visit his grave, ponder just how much Mary Shelley’s creation remains alive and well and wandering around…