A Bomb in the Lasagna: Horror From Behind the Iron Curtain in “Viy”
Soviet film is not typically known for horror movies. Horrors of a capitalist society, sure, but not really a whole lot of ghosts, werewolves, or any of the other beasties that make for good Halloween viewing. For that very reason, Viy, released in 1967, is a bit of an oddity. Adapted from a Nikolai Gogol story…