Greek Author’s Book on Frankenstein to Become Motion Picture

Greek author and director Costas Zapas released his latest novel, Frankenstein REC, this past June and it will now become a feature film.

The plot centers on the “true” story behind Frankenstein as it happened in 1817, and reads as follows:

A theatre troupe comes to town performing “Frankenstein.” A young female reporter, who is investigating the legend, believes that the novel is not a fiction but the true story of a group of alchemists, founded by the young doctor Victor Frankenstein.

In 1817, they managed to defeat mortality and return from the dead. Interviewing the theatre troupe members, the reporter is confronted with the dark heroes of the novel, who appear in the city more alive than ever. Her investigations lead her to a universe of monsters and finally to a revelation about the secret of an eternal love that defies even death.

But what is real and what is just her imagination? Who are these “actors”? Why have they come to her town? And who even it this young reporter?

Minus Pictures has picked up the rights to make the novel into a feature film, which is scheduled to be released soon.

Zapas, born in Athens, Greece, published his first novel in 2001 to critical acclaim in Greece. He was also named by Cineuropa as “one of the most outstanding directors of contemporary auteur cinema” and by The Guardian as “one of the main protagonists of the burgeoning Greek new cinema wave.” His feature film, “Minor Freedoms,” was financed and co-produced by Lars von Trier’s production company, Zentropa. 

To check out a preview, or to purchase Frankenstein REC, visit Amazon.