text: After the release of James Whale 's popular 1931 film Frankenstein , the public at large began speaking of the monster itself as `` Frankenstein . '' A reference to this occurs in Bride of Frankenstein ( 1935 ) and in several subsequent films in the series , as well as in film titles such as Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein .
simplified: `` Frankenstein the scientist created Frankenstein the monster . ''