Victor Frankenstein's happy childhood comes to an end when his mother dies. Why must we die? What is the secret of life? To find the answers to these questions victor decides to become a scientist. His ambition is to create life and to help mankind. But his experiment results in a terrible tragedy as his creature is born.
Kisah ini dimulai ketika Mary lennox, yang di tinggal mati oleh ayah dan ibunya krn kolera, hrs pindah dr India ke Inggris. Kini Mary tinggal d rumah pamannya, Mr. Archibald Craven yang sering bepergian. Suatu hari selepas keberangkatan Mr. Craven, Mary berjalan-jalan di sekitar rumah pamannya, banyak misteri yg ditemukannya