Based on the novella by Russian author Nikolai Gogol, VIY begins at a seminary where the students are being let out for the summer. Blu-ray Distributed By Severin / December 10, 2019. Her father insists that Khoma respect his daughter’s last wish and pray over her corpse, which is now interred within the village church, for three straight nights.On the first night, Khoma begins his prayer duties and believes he sees the daughter rising from the grave. As Khoma attempts to finish his prayer, the daughter calls upon all manner of beasts to help her get past Khoma’s circle of protection.The makeup and costume design, and level of detail on these horrific creatures are incredible.

The headmaster warns the seminary students to stay out of trouble during their break. John Bernhard. Contact; FAQ. Watching the movie on a large screen 4K television was a deep and exquisite viewing experience, making VIY a contender for top home video release of 2019.Severin Films no longer lists VIY on their site for purchase.

The brilliant rising action scenes write checks that the climax can’t cash, and there are some moments where the background is so clearly fake that it looks like a movie from 1950s Hollywood. Aenigma [DVD] (PRE-ORDER 8/25) $ 18.00. Categories ⁄ Search; All ⁄ Blu-ray ⁄ DVD ⁄ Merch; press Enter to search. 9,057 908 4. The special effects for each of these nights are actually pretty advanced for the time and context. Showing “DVD” Shining Sex [DVD] (PRE-ORDER 8/25) $ 18.00. Recycled. Is Viy Treasure or Trash? Believing her to be dead, Khoma escapes back to the seminary.The headmaster of the seminary is contacted by a town overseer, who reveals that his daughter was found beaten and dying. John Bernhard. A week after VS's big sale, Severin drops their store wide sale. The viewer is told right away that that this witch’s murderer is going to have to hang out with her “lifeless” body for three nights. Indeed, Viy does make an appearance towards the very end of this film, but most of it is dominated by an undead witch that one might interpret as a vampire, although that term is never actually used in the film.But I’m getting ahead of myself. Patrick's favorite horror movie is THE EXORCIST. Post May 30, 2019 #1 2019-05-30T00:00. Add to cart. I’ve been watching horror movies for the better part of 40 years, and sometimes I wonder if I’m capable of being surprised and terrified by a movie.

But it is these little details that reveal the care with which directors Konstantin Yershov and Georgi Kropachyov delivered this cinematic experience.The movie is not without flaws, of course. She says that they may stay the night but because of the size of the rooms, each man must stay in a separate room.On the first night, the old woman enters the room of Khoma The Philosopher and reveals herself to be a witch. He hangs it in his bedroom, but at night the portrait seems to come alive. Some of it is Claymation which comes off a bit dated. Based on the story of the same name by Nikolai Gogol, the film's screenplay was written by Yershov, Kropachyov and Aleksandr Ptushko.The film was distributed by Mosfilm, and was the first Soviet-era horror film to be officially released in the USSR. When Khoma arrives at the town, he finds that the daughter has already died. The interview is an interesting dive into the movie and a must-watch companion piece to VIY.For those looking for additional insight into Soviet Union fantasy and sci-fi, the documentary “From The Woods To The Cosmos” shines a bright light on Russian contributions to the genre. Severin Films answers that question with their limited release of the 1967 Russian horror film, VIY (pronounced vee). As expected, each night brings more intense haunts and interactions between the woman and Khoma, who tries to ward her off by drawing a circle around him.

The colors are deep and rich, and the picture is clean and crisp. Except on the third night, the daughter raises all the ghouls and demons from Hell to attack Khoma — eventually calling on Viy, a powerful creature from Ukrainian folklore that is a kind of vampire, to assist her.The old woman/witch may remind some of Witch Hazel from the Bugs Bunny cartoons when she is riding the shoulders of Khoma early in the film But her terrorizing of Khoma and attempts to seduce him are steeped in terrible images and rising tensions.The young daughter/witch is equally as frightening when she rises from her coffin to menace Khoma during his nightly ritual. An early obsession with horror movies led Patrick to build his own vampire hunter set and investigate the neighborhood's new, and empty, homes for vampire infestation. When you gaze upon these monsters, you are truly looking at abominations from the deepest wells of Hell.It holds up well all these years later and should be included in any list of the greatest horror films of all time.The interview with Richard Stanley goes deep into the making of VIY the movie, as well as Gogol’s novella of the same name. Severin, Tyler Stevenson. Viy Blu ray Severin Films 1967/ 1:37:1 / 78 min. The image is crisp and clean, the dull blues and greys that overwhelm the color scheme are clear and clean to the deepest portions of the sets and they truly make the cool blues and reds come to life when necessary. THE FILM. Viy (Severin Films Blu-Ray Review) Author: Tyler Stevenson May 5, 2020 0 Comments. But it’s not much different than what you would have seen in the United States at the same time.Contextually, the movie fits snugly within the setting of Ukrainian folklore and includes elements of Russian culture one would expect from such a film, including references to Cossacks (who are native to the Ukrainian region), several scenes where Russian Vodka is heavily consumed, and scenes where the seminarians correctly give the sign of the cross in reverse of western Christianity, as Russian Orthodox Christian followers move from right to left (there is some debate here as to why the priest Khoma does this, however, as the priests normally would face the parishioners and make the sign from left to right while church-goers did simultaneously from right to left, so that everyone would be moving their hand in the same direction at the same time. … Khoma eventually escapes her grip and bludgeons her with a rock. Severin Films answers that question with their limited release of the 1967 Russian horror film, VIY (pronounced vee).Based on the novella by Russian author Nikolai Gogol, VIY begins at a seminary where the students are being let out for the summer.

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