‘Frankenstein’s Army’ Director Richard Raaphorst Returns with Folk Horror Film ‘Children of the Moor’
Frankenstein’s Army filmmaker Richard Raaphorst is looking to return to the director’s chair with Children of the Moor. Variety reports that the darkly comic folk horror film will pitch at the upcoming Frontières Platform at the Marché du Film in Cannes. Described by Raaphorst as “handmade folk horror meets a home renovation show,” the film […]
Frankenstein’s Army filmmaker Richard Raaphorst is looking to return to the director’s chair with Children of the Moor.
Variety reports that the darkly comic folk horror film will pitch at the upcoming Frontières Platform at the Marché du Film in Cannes.
Described by Raaphorst as “handmade folk horror meets a home renovation show,” the film follows a family seeking a fresh start in a remote countryside farmhouse. There, their teenage daughter uncovers the land’s grim history – the spirits of murdered children haunt the land – as her father slowly loses his grip on reality.
The feature is backed by Raaphorst’s creative collective The Mad Scientists in collaboration with 52 Films, a UK-based company headed by Children of the Moor screenwriter Adam Park.
Slated to shoot in Spring 2026, the team is seeking co-producers, a sales agent, and potentially a third European partner to support the financing strategy.
Raaphorst says the visual style of the film marks a departure from Frankenstein’s Army. “I want to emphasize the beauty of nature… make it almost romantic while everything goes wrong at the farm. That contrast can be incredibly frightening.” He cites classic Italian horror directors like Dario Argento as a major influence for their “poetic yet gruesome” aesthetic.
Although he hasn’t directed since 2013, Raaphorst has remained active in the industry as a concept artist on such films as Infinity Pool, Late Phases, Blood Red Sky, and Brooklyn 45.
