The Value of Viy

Viy is unconventionally wonderful. As a horror film it isn’t scary, as a character portrait it is a little shallow, and as a morality play it doesn’t make much of a statement, but its a great film. Viy is often called Russia’s first horror film. It was made in 1967 by Konstantin Yershov and Georgi Kropachyov. Apparently they evaded the soviet censors by claiming the film was about folktales.

The Value of Viy