Mary Shelley created a horror fiction unlike the ghost stories of the time when writing Frankenstein. The creation of the monster within the story is not the scare factor, and in reality, the work is not scary in the same fashion as most horror fiction pieces. The real scare factor is the creator of the monster, and his ability to “play God” in creating a life. He does not think twice in his pursuit to create life, nor does he explore the idea of consequences. This is the real haunting aspect of the literature- that human beings can be so invested in their own success and power that they ignore the idea that something can go wrong. It is this aspect that makes Shelley’s work unique, ad relative, exposing a real-life fear of one’s loss of morality. Along with raising this fear, Shelley looks at the consequences of Victor’s loss of morality, and his failure to take ownership of the monster, like many fail to take ownership of their mistakes. The consequences of creating the monster continue to grow throughout the novel as progresses and Victor continues to deny responsibility. This denial of responsibility, and failure to see the consequences of one’s actions make the novel relative to humankind, exploring the haunting truth that people can be just as dangerous as monsters.