The spirit of evil...

I've been looking forward to Oleg Stepchenko's Viy since its 2006 slated release date. Apparently the producers decided that they needed a couple more years in post to finesse the CGI, no complaints here. Viy is a horror short story by Ukrainian-born Russian writer Nikolai Gogol, first published in 1835, and now very much part of Russian folklore. The title refers to the name of a demonic entity central to the plot. Here's a synopsis -

Early 18th century. Cartographer Jonathan Green undertakes a scientific voyage from Europe to the East. Having passed through Transylvania and crossed the Carpathian Mountains, he finds himself in a small village lost in impassible woods. Nothing but chance and heavy fog could bring him to this cursed place. People who live here do not resemble any other people which the traveler saw before that. The villagers, having dug a deep moat to fend themselves from the rest of the world, share a naive belief that they could save themselves from evil, failing to understand that evil has made its nest in their souls and is waiting for an opportunity to gush out upon the world. Even in his worst nightmares our materialistic scientist could not suppose that he was going to meet devil’s faithful servant.
Now have a butchers at the trailer.