Victor flees the moment his creation draws breath, leaving someone else to clean up the horror he won't face. The monster isn't evil because it's built from corpses, it's monstrous because its maker abandoned it the instant it became real. This isn't about a mad scientist succeeding at something forbidden; it's about a man so terrified of what he's done that he runs, leaving his assistant to become the one who actually has to reckon with consequences.

In a gloomy castle, Dr. Victor Frankenstein carries out a monstrous experiment meant to raise the dead. Aided by his assistant, he brings to life a man assembled from pieces of corpses, but the creature proves erratic and horrifying. Victor flees home to Switzerland and leaves his assistant to destroy it. His shameful secret will not stay buried. Strange murders begin to happen around him, and Victor is forced to wonder whether his creation is truly gone. The film is a fairly faithful take on Mary Shelley's novel, blending drama, horror and the supernatural.