There is perhaps no conflict more powerful in Russian storytelling than the one that exists between pagan occultism and the Christian church. We see it at the heart of the overthrow and assassination ...

Genre film has really taken off internationally, especially in Russia, and why not? The appeal of ‘Night Watch’ and ‘Day Watch’ surely translated to big bucks, so naturally other producers have ...

Today, the special effects found in Viy (aka Spirit of Evil or Vii in English) might come off as a bit hokey and akin to something you'd see in a seasonal haunted house. Still, at the time, they were ...

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 ...

After the financial success of the film Viy 3D (Russian: Вий), which took $35 million at the Russian box office, director Oleg Stepchenko and his team have decided to shoot a sequel. The script for ...