frankenstein

Frankenstein
    n 1: an agency that escapes control and destroys its creator
    2: the monster created by Frankenstein in a gothic novel by Mary
       Wollstonecraft Shelley (the creator's name is commonly used
       to refer to his creation) [syn: {Frankenstein},
       {Frankenstein's monster}]
    3: the fictional Swiss scientist who was the protagonist in a
       gothic novel by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley; he created a
       monster from parts of corpses
    

28 Moby Thesaurus words for "Frankenstein":
      Dracula, Wolf-man, bogey, bogeyman, bugaboo, bugbear, fee-faw-fum,
      frightener, ghost, ghoul, hobgoblin, holy terror, horror, incubus,
      monster, nightmare, ogre, ogress, phantom, revenant, scarebabe,
      scarecrow, scarer, specter, succubus, terror, vampire, werewolf