Viy
dir. Georgi Kropachyov, Konstantin Ershov · 1967
A novice monk named Khoma finds himself trapped in a barn with an old woman, leading to a series of harrowing events that culminate in a terrifying summons to pray over a dead woman. As he confronts the supernatural forces that threaten his sanity, the film immerses viewers in a chilling atmosphere where faith and fear collide.
Getting lost, wandering home whilst on leave from his seminary, novice monk Khoma stays in the barn of an old woman. A scuffle breaks out. Later, he is summoned to stand and pray over a young dead woman, in the local church, for three nights. It is here that, while in the long, dark nights of the locked doors, the dead regain life, the souls of Hell taunt the young monk to near terrifying insanity, and the test of Faith will be as powerful as the witches, monsters and the mighty demon Viy who haunt his every step and bay for his very soul.
