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This article aims to propose a method for classifying a heterogeneous set of modern fiction works that are directly or indirectly inspired by M. Shelley’s Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus. The artistic intent of the author of each secondary text is considered as the guiding principle for group selection, allowing for the identification of three distinct categories: retellings or remakes, which are works that strive to remain as faithful as possible to the original; adaptations or derivatives, which relate to the original only indirectly by borrowing one or more elements of the proto-text structure; and parodies/comic readings, where the source of inspiration is evident, but the author's intention is purely to amuse the reader through a humorous interpretation of recognizable images or tropes. The article concludes by discussing the applicability of these classification principles to other iconic works of world literature that are actively being reinterpreted in modern culture.