Viy
Directed by Konstantin Ershov, Georgiy Kropachyov
Based on the classic novella by Nikolai Gogol – and previously adapted by Mario Bava as BLACK SUNDAY – the first horror film ever produced in the Soviet Union remains genuinely frightening. In 19th century Russia, a seminary student is forced to spend three nights with the corpse of a beautiful young witch. But when she rises from the dead to seduce him, it will summon a nightmare of fear, desire and the ultimate demonic mayhem.
In 19th century Russia, a seminary student is forced to spend three nights with the corpse of a beautiful young witch.
Cast: Leonid Kuravlyov, Natalya Varley, Aleksey Glazyrin
Member Reviews
The first hour and 6 min are 1-2 skulls, but the last 10 min are 5 skulls. Atmosphere and aesthetics are amazing but otherwise it’s dull until it gets spectacular at the very end. I appreciate dub because I can have it on while I do other things, but in this case I think it made the movie way less enjoyable. There’s a lot of singing and the english voice actors seem to sing as badly as possible on purpose.
Better Than Expected!!!
Pretty good movie.
Such a slog to ge through but the last ten minutes are absolutely crazy and fun
worth watching for all the spooky scenes but pretty dry otherwise