First, a quick checklist of derivative novels through the 1970s (not including children's and parody works).
Most of these are continuations of the original, with the primary difference being whether the creature is smart like the book or dumb like the movie.
Series by Jean-Claude Carrière, published in France. The first two have been translated into English.
1957 La Tour de Frankenstein (The Tower of Frankenstein)
1957 Le Pas de Frankenstein (The Step of Frankenstein)
1957 La Nuit de Frankenstein (The Night of Frankenstein)
1957 Le Sceau de Frankenstein (The Seal of Frankenstein)
1958 Frankenstein Rôde (Frankenstein Prowls)
1959 La Cave de Frankenstein (The Cellar of Frankenstein)
Frankenstein Lives Again
Terror of Frankenstein
Bones of Frankenstein
Frankenstein Meets Dracula
Frankenstein vs. the Werewolf
Frankenstein in the Lost World
Frankenstein in the Mummy’s Tomb
The Return of Frankenstein
Frankenstein and the Curse of Dr. Jekyll
Frankenstein and the Evil of Dracula
1972 Frankenstein Wheel by Paul W. Fairman
1974 Frankenstein Unbound by Brian Aldiss
1975 Cross of Frankenstein by Robert J. Meyers
1976 Slave of Frankenstein by Robert J. Meyers
1977 Hound of Frankenstein by Peter Tremayne
I'll add more as they're discovered.
The 2-volume set of THE NEW ADV. OF FRANKENSTEIN by Don Glut also features the final novel in the series - FRANKENSTEIN: THE FINAL TERROR! which has never before seen print.
ReplyDeleteI'd love to translate all of the french Frankenstein novels as a possible future project.