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Click here to read our french "Frankenstein's Army" movie review, directed by Richard Raaphorst with Karel Roden, Joshua Sasse, Robert Gwilym starring.Using shocking vintage newsreel footage as his jumping-off point, Raaphorst has hit on a unique and bold premise. Toward the end of World War II, Russian soldiers pushing into eastern Germany stumble across a secret Nazi lab, one that has unearthed and begun experimenting with the journal of one Dr. Victor Frankenstein. The scientists have used the legendary's Frankenstein's work to assemble an army of supersoldiers stitched together from the body parts of their fallen comrades – a desperate Hitler's last ghastly ploy to escape defeat...

Filmmaker Richard Raaphorst discusses his feature film debut Frankenstein's Army, currently available on Blu-ray and DVD

Before making his feature directorial debut with Frankenstein's Army, Richard Raaphorst started out as a title designer and a conceptual artist on films such as Beyond Re-Animator and Black Book. After directing a handful of shorts, the filmmaker brings his unique visual style to Frankenstein's Army, which follows a group of Russian soldiers who discover Viktor (Karel Roden) and his terrifying undead army at the tail end of World War II. I recently had the chance to speak with the director over the phone about this compelling genre mashup, currently available on Blu-ray and DVD. Here's what he had to say.

Can you talk about when you first had the idea for this story, and how long it took you to come up with the script?

Richard Raaphorst: I always had a big fascination with horror,...

Following its recent limited theatrical engagement in the Us, Dark Sky Films has announced a September release for Frankenstein’s Army on Blu-ray and DVD.

“Hot off the heels of it’s critically acclaimed theatrical release, Richard Raaphorst’s highly buzzed-about debut film, Frankenstein’S Army comes to Blu-ray and DVD from Mpi/Dark Sky Films on September 10, 2013.

In the dying days of World War II, a battalion of Russian soldiers find themselves lost in enemy territory in eastern Germany. One soldier (Alexander Mercury, The Golden Compass) has been ordered to make a propaganda film as the squadron makes its way across the wintry landscape, and what follows is a thrilling mix of found-footage shocks and classic horror. Stumbling upon a village decimated by an unseen terror, the Russians are lured into the secret lab of deranged scientist Viktor (Hellboy’s Karel Roden). Viktor has unearthed the journals of the legendary Dr.

On behalf of Dark Sky Films, we're excited to share the new content for the upcoming horror movie Frankenstein's Army, in theaters and on-demand this Friday! Check out a new clip, photos, and Zombot cards!

In the waning days of World War II, a battalion of Russian soldiers find themselves lost in enemy territory. Stumbling upon a village decimated by an unseen terror, they discover that a mad scientist conducts experiments to fuse flesh and steel, creating an unstoppable army of undead soldiers. Leaderless and faced with dissention amongst their dwindling ranks, they must find the courage to face down an altogether new menace - or die trying.

Frankenstein's Army comes to theaters July 26th, 2013 and stars Karel Roden, Joshua Sasse, Robert Gwilym, Alexander Mercury, Luke Newberry, Hon Ping Tang, Andrei Zayats, Mark Stevenson. The film is directed by Richard Raaphorst.

Stars: Karel Roden, Joshua Sasse, Robert Gwilym, Alexander Mercury, Luke Newberry, Hon Ping Tang, Andrei Zayats, Mark Stevenson | Written by Richard Raaphorst, Chris W. Mitchell, Miguel Tejada-Flores | Directed by Richard Raaphorst

Review by Scott Clark of Cinehouse

Over the past few years there’s been a real peak in the impact of fan-boy fantasy on cinema, especially horror. We’ve seen some truly nutty visions being realised on the big screen and, for better or worse, that trend shows no signs of stopping. The recent sub-genre of Nazi zombie films is creatively tackled in first time feature director Richard Raaphorst’s endearingly titled, handheld camera shot, B-movie extraordinaire Frankenstein’s Army.

How, may you ask, is a film set during WW2 shot on hand-held camera? By the genius of a specially selected film student chosen to tag along with a Russian platoon to film some propaganda. This surmises the bonkers...

With a growing supply of corpses at his disposal, a mad scientists creates a gruesome army in the second trailer for Frankenstein's Army. Karel Roden stars as Viktor, who has found a way to meld steel with flesh to create an undead army unlike the world has ever seen. When a group of Russian soldiers stumble into Viktor's area, they must band together to take on this horrifying new threat. In addition, we have the latest poster for director Richard Raaphorst's genre mash-up, in theaters July 26.

In the waning days of World War II, a battalion of Russian soldiers find themselves lost in enemy territory. Stumbling upon a village decimated by an unseen terror, they discover that a mad scientist (Hellboy's Karel Roden) conducts experiments to fuse flesh and steel, creating an unstoppable army of undead soldiers. Leaderless and faced with dissention amongst their dwindling ranks, they must...

The full trailer for director Richard Raaphorst's Frankenstein's Army is now online and you can check it out in the player inside.  Coming to theaters and On Demand on July 26th, the film stars Karel Roden, Joshua Sasse, Robert Gwilym, Alexander Mercury, Luke Newberry and Hon Ping Tang.

Frankenstein's Army is set in the waning days of World War II where a team of Russian soldiers finds itself on a mysterious mission to the lab of one Dr. Victor Frankenstein. They unearth a terrifying Nazi plan to resurrect fallen soldiers as an army of unstoppable freaks and are soon trapped in a veritable haunted house of cobbled-together monstrosities.

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The full trailer for director Richard Raaphorst's Frankenstein's Army is now online and you can check it out in the player below. Coming to theaters and On Demand on July 26, the film stars Karel Roden, Joshua Sasse, Robert Gwilym, Alexander Mercury, Luke Newberry and Hon Ping Tang. Frankenstein's Army is set in the waning days of World War II where a team of Russian soldiers finds itself on a mysterious mission to the lab of one Dr. Victor Frankenstein. They unearth a terrifying Nazi plan to resurrect fallen soldiers as an army of unstoppable freaks and are soon trapped in a veritable haunted house of cobbled-together monstrosities.

From the press release:

Are you ready for a spine-chilling global avalanche of Indian zombies, Israeli oldboys, vengeance-crazed Vikings, Swedish mesmerists, Irish telekinesis, Argentine undead, Aussie bone-crushers, murderous Mormons and Chilean assassins?

Film4 FrightFest 2013, returning for its 4teenth year, has unveiled its biggest line-up in history. From Thurs 22 August to Monday 26 August, the UK’s leading event for genre fans will be at the Empire Cinema in London’s Leicester Square to present 51 films on three screens. Empire 1 will house the main event while the Discovery strands will play in Empires 2 & 4. The new FrightFest Xtra strand, also in Screen 2, will allow fans to catch up with sold-out performances of the most popular attractions.

This year there are eleven countries representing five continents with a record-breaking thirty-three UK or European premieres and ten world premieres.

The world premieres include our opening night attraction The Dead 2: India from the Ford Brothers,...

Here's the first Us poster for filmmaker Richard Raaphorst's "Frankenstein's Army", his feature debut coming from Dark Sky Films on July 26th. The movie stars "Hellboy"'s Karl Roden with Joshua Sasse, Robert Gwilym, Alexander Mercury, Luke Newberry, Hon Ping Tang, Andrei Zayats, Mark Stevenson, and Cristina Catalina. Toward the end of World War II, Russian soldiers pushing into eastern Germany stumble across a secret Nazi lab, one that has unearthed and begun experimenting with the journal of one Dr. Victor Frankenstein. The scientists have used the legendary's Frankenstein's work to assemble an army of supersoldiers stitched together from the body parts of their fallen comrades – a desperate Hitler's last ghastly ploy to escape defeatUsing shocking vintage newsreel footage as...

ShockTillYouDrop.com has your exclusive first look at the new poster for Frankenstein's Army , coming to theaters and On Demand on July 26. The film stars Karel Roden, Joshua Sasse, Robert Gwilym, Alexander Mercury, Luke Newberry and Hon Ping Tang. Frankenstein's Army is set In the waning days of World War II where a team of Russian soldiers finds itself on a mysterious mission to the lab of one Dr. Victor Frankenstein. They unearth a terrifying Nazi plan to resurrect fallen soldiers as an army of unstoppable freaks and are soon trapped in a veritable haunted house of cobbled-together monstrosities. You can view the poster by clicking here !

Not quite Nazi-zombies but definitely keeping one toe dipped in the sub genre is writer/director Richard Raaphorst's 'Frankenstein's Army'. Taking a leaf out of the legendary Victor Frankenstein's notebook a group of Nazi scientists have been piecing together an army of monsters from the remains of their slaughtered troops. A new UK quad poster for the feature has come to light featuring a horde of gruesome looking soldiers which you can check out below. Karel Roden ('Hellboy') stars as Victor and is joined by Joshua Sasse, Robert Gwilym, Alexander Mercury, Luke Newberry, Hon Ping Tang, Andrei Zayats, Mark Stevenson, Cristina Catalina, Jan de Lukowicz, Zdenek Barinka...

War is worse than hell, especially when you have to fight off an army of undead soldiers, as proved in the red band trailer for Frankenstein's Army. Director Richard Raaphorst combines the Frankenstein legend with World War II military action in this genre mash-up starring Karel Roden as Viktor Frankenstein, who melds metal with the corpses of soldiers to create a zombie army these outmatched Russian soldiers have never seen before. Watch the age-restricted footage from this upcoming thriller, in theaters and on VOD platforms July 26.

Frankenstein's Army - Red Band Trailer

In the waning days of World War II, a battalion of Russian soldiers find themselves lost in enemy territory. Stumbling upon a village decimated by an unseen terror, they discover that a mad scientist (Hellboy's Karel Roden) conducts experiments to fuse flesh and steel, creating an unstoppable army of undead soldiers. Leaderless and faced with dissention amongst their dwindling ranks,...

Pi Media Group today announced that Frankensteins Army will get a limited theatrical release on July 26 2013. BestHorrorMovies.com contributor Giovanni Deldio was able to catch a early viewing at the Tribeca Film Festival saying this about the movie Frankensteins Army is a good genre blender that is unlike anything out there. It manages to put a fresh spin on some very played out ideas You can read his full review here. Frankensteins Army is directed by Richard Raaphorst and written by Chris W. Mitchell and Richard Raaphorst and stars Karel Roden Joshua Sasse Robert Gwilym Alexander Mercury Luke Newberry and Hon Ping Tang.

Dark Sky is set to U.S. Premiere Richard Raaphorst’s Frankenstein’s Army tonight at the Tribeca Film Festival, and we’ve got a first look at the poster for the film starring Karel Roden, Joshua Sasse, Robert Gwilym, Alexander Mercury, Luke Newberry and Hon Ping Tang. This look at the poster is a little rough, we’ll be... Read More...

Tribeca’s 12th annual festival, running from April 17-28, is now underway and we have a wide variety of films to look forward to. Below lists some of the selections we are most looking forward to and will be covering throughout the festival. For a full list of our coverage, please check it out here. Cheers to a great year at Tribeca!

Adult World

Directed by:

Scott Coffey

Starring:

Emma Roberts, Evan Peters, John Cusack, Armando Riesco, Cloris Leachman, Shannon Woodward

Synopsis:

Amy is naïve, awkward and anxious to get her poetry career off of the ground in a post-grad existence that is going nowhere. Living with her parents in a seemingly bland upstate New York town and desperate for income, she begrudgingly accepts a job at Adult World, the local, wood-paneled sex shop. Owned by a frisky elderly couple and staffed by diva transvestite Rubio and sweet local boy Alex,...

Dark Sky is set to U.S. Premiere Richard Raaphorst’s Frankenstein’s Army at this month’s Tribeca Film Festival, and Bloody Disgusting has a terrifying first look at the film starring Karel Roden, Joshua Sasse, Robert Gwilym, Alexander Mercury, Luke Newberry and Hon Ping Tang. Below you’ll find an exclusive first clip, which displays a Nazi teddy... Read More...

The Stanley Film Festival, which will host its debut fest at the iconic and legendary Stanley Hotel in Colorado from May 2-5, has announced its official feature film line-up, with the Eli Roth-starring earthquake thriller Aftershock taking center stage as the fest’s closing night film.

Roth will be on hand to accept the Inaugural Visionary Award and take part in a Q&A after the film.

“Since his debut on the film festival scene with Cabin Fever in 2002, Eli Roth has become a leading force in the horror genre. Whether acting, producing, directing or writing – his many talents are what made titles like Hostel and Inglourious Basterds shine,” says Festival Director Jenny Bloom. “His body of work will set the Stanley Film Festival Visionary Award precedent high for years to come.”

The Stanley Film Festival is curated by Programming Director Landon Zakheim and programmer Michael Lerman, who selected films from 13 different countries,...

On Saturday, January 26th, Mpi/Dark Sky Film's highly anticipated Frankenstein's Army will have its World Premiere in director Richard Raaphorst's homeland at the Rotterdam International Film Festival. To celebrate the world premiere, Dark Sky has released two new stills from the film, the first featuring a Machete Zombot in the corpse cooler, and the second with Viktor (Karel Roden) in his laboratory, a Machete Worker Zombot standing sentry.

Frankenstein's Army takes place toward the end of World War II, as Russian soldiers push into eastern Germany and stumble across a secret Nazi lab, one that has unearthed and begun experimenting with the journal of one Dr. Viktor Frankenstein. The scientists have used the legendary Frankenstein's work to assemble an army of super-soldiers stitched together from the body parts of their fallen comrades - a desperate Hitler's last ghastly ploy to escape defeat.

Frankenstein's Army comes to theaters in 2013 and stars Karel Roden,...

Frankenstein's Army is ready to strike! Bd stringer Elmar Berger writes in from set where principal photography for Richard Raaphorst's Frankenstein's Army starring Karel Roden (Hellboy), Hon Ping Tang (The Fifth Element)and Alexander Mercury (The Golden Compass) among others, wrapped this past Friday near Prague, Czech Republic. Bloody Disgusting was given the opportunity to spend a day on set, and boy, the film's producers couldn't have picked a better location for the World War 2 Nazi-monster flick! An old run-down mining complex hosted various sets where a major part of the action took place. This mining complex, that nowadays serves as a museum to the public, is located between a still working prison and a shooting range of the Czech police from where constant gunfire was heard all day long. Add to this numerous actors dressed up as German and Russian soldiers armed to their teeth, and the illusion...

There is a god, and he/she is obviously a fan of Frankenstein's monster! That's right, kids, after waiting years and years Richard Raaphorst's Frankenstein's Army is now in front of cameras!

Mpi/Dark Sky Films, La-based Xyz Films, and Pellicola of Amsterdam have announced that the first day of principal photography on Richard Raaphorst's long-awaited debut feature, Frankenstein's Army, has been completed in Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic. The stunning ancient location, situated near historic Prague, was also recently used in the 2006 box office hit Casino Royale.

"Frankenstein's Army takes place toward the end of World War II, as Russian soldiers push into eastern Germany and stumble across a secret Nazi lab, one that has unearthed and begun experimenting with the journal of one Dr. Viktor Frankenstein. The scientists have used the legendary Frankenstein's work to assemble an army of super-soldiers stitched together from the body parts of...