In a Universal Pictures adaptation that set a new benchmark for the genre, Dr. Frankenstein completes his monster (Boris Karloff) by thieving a human brain, and subsequently loses control of his creation. Mary Shelley's bewildered, misunderstood creature - drawn from her nineteenth century Gothic horror novel - inspired Burton's wonderfully inventive live action short, Frankenweenie, as well as the titular 'hero' of Edward Scissorhands. Screens with Frankenweenie (Burton, 29 mins, USA, 1984).