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1967
Viy
Konstantin Yershov

1967 · Soviet Union · Gothic Revival

Viy (1967)

Directed by Konstantin Yershov, Georgi Kropachyov

Gogol's tale of a seminarian guarding a witch's corpse for three nights. The Soviet Union's first horror film.

WitchcraftFolk Horror

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