Although Frankenstein has Gothic aspects within the unforgettable story, it appears more to be a compilation of Romantic and Gothic combined.

Gothic novels focus primarily on mystery and supernatural. Whereas in Frankenstein the mystery resides in the circumstances Victor Frankenstein has to create the monster(the gathering of body parts and the little known modern technology for unnatural purposes. The supernatural aspect of the story is the use of unexplored fields of science to raise the dead.

Continuing the contrast to other Gothic novels, Frankenstein doesn't have a castle. Though mentioned (P97 'Ruined castles hanging over precipices of piny mountains'.) It is only used to emphasize natures power over man. Castles in Gothic novels are often the main setting throughout the duration of the story. In my opinion a castle captures overwhelming isolation, and distance from civilization, especially if it is stereotypically placed at the top of a steep hill that looks down on a nearby village.

Isolation is a parallel that Gothic novels share with Frankenstein. The North Pole for example is a great setting of unexplored territory, that leave the reader with their imagination of what could go wrong in such a strange and mysterious location.