EDITOR’S NOTE: Terror of Frankenstein was on the CBS Late Movie on December 26, 1988 and May 12, 1989.

Directed and written by Calvin Floyd (In Search of Dracula), Terror of Frankenstein attempts to film an authentic version of the original source material. And then it misspells Mary Shelley’s name in the opening credits, but hey, you can’t have it all.

Shot in Ireland, this is the story of Victor Frankenstein (Leon Vitali) and his fiancee Elizabeth (Stacy Dorning). After leaving her behind for medical school, he becomes obsessed with reanimating dead tissue, which leads him to sew together corpses and create the being that so many simply refer to as Frankenstein, but the book refers to as Adam, played here by Per Oscarsson.

Frankenstein is frightened by what he has made, so he comes back home and his child follows, making life horrible for anyone connected with his creator.

Known as Victor Frankenstein in other countries, this was purchased by Sam Sherman — thanks DVD Drive-In — and given a new title before being released on video and syndicated. Of course it ended up on the CBS Late Movie, as that’s the perfect place for insomnia-aided eyes to find this lower budget, literary minded take on the traditional horror story.