"Frankenstein in Baghdad" is a novel by the Iraqi writer Ahmed Saadawi. It is set in Baghdad after the American invasion and tells the story of Hadi Al-Attag, a junk dealer who collects body parts of victims of terrorist bombings to create a strange creature he calls "What's-his-name" or "Frankenstein."

This creature begins to seek revenge against the murderers of the owners of the body parts it was made from, causing terror and chaos in the city.