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With this as our backdrop we come to Frankenstein’s Army from director Richard Raaphorst and writers Chris W. Mitchell and Miguel Tejas-Flores. Premiering at the 2013 Rotterdam International Film Festival the film is coming to the UK on the 30th of September and we’ve got our hands on some of the concept art for the film. The various influences for the artwork should be obvious and like many of horror’s finest directors there is a keen artistic sensibility to the work on show here.
Synopsis: 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 find the courage to face down an altogether new menace – or die trying.
Here’s the trailer, as stated it is particularly unsafe for work, and there are some really nasty moments towards the end. If you can handle it you’ll be rewarded.
Here’s the concept art, some of the creatures detailed below are glimpsed in the trailer above but the following images give you an idea of the gruesome nature of the evil at play here.