Viy

About Viy

A seminary student on monastery holiday kills an old witch in a remote village. The hag then transforms into a beautiful young woman whose dying wish is for him to watch over her wake for three nights.

Viy (1967) is a fantasy horror film directed by Georgi Kropachyov and Konstantin Ershov. The film is filed under village, folk horror, corpse, and gothic horror.

Leonid Kuravlyov takes the lead as Khoma Brut, Natalya Varley as Pannochka, the Centurion's Daughter, Aleksey Glazyrin as Centurion, and Nikolay Kutuzov as Witch. It runs 76 minutes and was released in November 1967.

The screenplay is by Aleksandr Ptushko and Georgi Kropachyov. American members can watch it on Bloodstream, Chilling, and Eternal Family.

The 13th Warrior, The Crimson Rivers, and Hokum make useful companions to Viy, all filed under demon and witch. TMDB voters put it at 6.9 out of 10 across 297 votes.