The book cover features a black background with a pebbled, leather-grain texture. At the top, the title "FRANKENSTEIN" stands out in white serif uppercase letters. A complex gold frame, characterized by scrolling arabesques, symmetrical loops, and metallic piping, encloses a central black-and-white pen-and-ink illustration. A circular badge with a red "N" and "A NETFLIX FILM" sits in the upper right, partially obscuring the gold border. The illustration captures a laboratory scene with two interacting figures. On the right, a giant, muscular humanoid with a high, sutured forehead and stringy dark hair looms forward. He wears a ragged, sleeveless garment with deep fabric folds. His large, veined hand tightly grips the left forearm of a human male on the left. The human, sporting dark curly hair, wears a white shirt with rolled sleeves and a dark protective vest, leaning back with his face angled upward. Cross-hatching techniques define the shadows on their skin and clothing. The foreground is dense with scientific glassware on a wooden table, including three tall graduated cylinders, multiple spherical flasks containing liquid, and various beakers exhibiting white reflection lines. The background reveals rough wooden beams, shelves stacked with glass jars, and a heavy chain hanging vertically. Below the frame, "MARY WOLLSTONECRAFT SHELLEY" appears in white serif capitals, followed by "illustrations by BERNIE WRIGHTSON" and "introduction by STEPHEN KING" in mixed serif styles.
