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Hello, my name's Tim.
Today's story is a little scary and involves a scientist who makes a monster that he can't control.
Any ideas what this story might be?
Let's find out.
The man in this story is called Victor Frankenstein.
As a boy, he loved science and went on to study it at university.
He has made a name for himself by doing impressive experiments,
but his biggest idea is to bring a dead body to life.
Using a mixture of chemistry, alchemy and electricity,
he finally succeeds and a creature, a monster, rises from the dead.
But the consequences of creating such a creature make life very hard for Victor.
His initial success turns to guilt and he starts to worry about who will look after this creature.
To make matters worse, he almost goes mad and, unable to deal with the situation,
he runs away, leaving the monster to roam freely around the countryside.
Then Victor gets terrible news that his younger brother, William, has been murdered.