your hair has turned white!
As white as milk.
Just like good old Yavtukh.
I must talk to your master.
I'll explain everything.
I don't want to pray there again!
What? It's all going well?
Were you able to stay awake?
Yes, I was able to stay awake.
The devil lives in this house. I want
to skip out while I'm in one piece.
- What do you mean?
- It's your daughter, sir...
She may have noble blood
in her veins, no doubt about that,
however, may God have mercy
on her soul...
- What about my daughter?
- She's in league with the devil.
She won't let me read
the Scriptures in front of her.
You will read, since she summoned
you.
She did not wish to bear
a spiritual burden to the grave.
The only way to assure her salvation
was to have the prayers said.
Release me, I beg you!
Don't make me go through with it.
You will read!
There's just one more night.
You'll do godly work,
and I will reward you.
For all the gold in the world...
I wouldn't read another prayer.
That's enough!
Philosopher...
You're wrong ifyou think you can
trifle with me.
That sort ofthing is fit for the
seminary, but I'll not tolerate it.
I'll order the guards to lash you.
There's nothing so excruciating as
as the leather lash on raw flesh.
I know that.
More than half a dozen
are unbearable.
However, what you don't know
is how expert my men are at it.
They lash you, then we give them
some vodka and they begin again.
You may go.
Go back to your duties.
Ifyou fail to do them,
you'll have a thousand lashes.
And ifyou do them,
one thousand gold pieces.
A thousand gold pieces!
The old miser was surely lying.
Never mind, good master,
I'll run away from here so fast
that even your dogs will never
catch up with me.
You should know better than
make such a detour.
You nearly ruined your fine robe.
That would've been a shame.
How much did you pay for one yard?
Why don't you keep your mouth
shut, dear old Yavtukh?
Foolish dog.
Not hungry? Then let's go to
the church.
Are you scared? That witch will
give you the time ofyour life.
Scared of a witch?
Nothing scares a Cossack!
I stood it for two nights.
With God's help, I'll make it three.
She's haunting me because
she's got the Devil inside her.
I'd hate to think what sin she's
guilty of.
Brother philosopher, it's time
to go.
Let's go to the church, dear.
- Think ofthe torment she's in.
- He was fated to go through it.
I'll read for the third night,
and I'll get a thousand gold pieces.
I'll have a ball then, won't I,
Yavtukh?
Go say your prayers, philosopher.
I won't be afraid. I swear,
I won't be afraid.
Lord God! From the depths of hell,
I cry out to Thee.
I pray Thee, have pity on me.
Take heed of my cries.
Drive out the terror that dwells
in my heart.
Let me not yield to the temptations
ofthe evil one.
Lord God, help me...
Thou art my Fortress...
My Redeemer, and my Savior...
God Almighty!
Smite her with lightning!
Send down Thy wrath!
Strike her down with Thy fury!
A curse upon you!
With the wings of a bat!
With the blood of a serpent!
I shall curse you!
Curse you!
I summon the vampires!
I summon the werewolves!
I summon the vampires!
I summon the werewolves!
I summon Viy!
Bring Viy here!
Get him! Get him!
Raise my eyelids.
I cannot see!
Don't look him in the eye,
or you're lost.
A cock.
I see him!
Get away from me, you fiends!
Help!
- The Fates were unkind to Khoma.
- It was the will of God.
Let's drink to him, may his soul
rest in peace.
Khoma was a fine young man.
The kind of man I admire.
-But his life was wasted for nothing.
- I know where he went wrong.
If he hadn't been afraid,
the witch couldn't have harmed him.
He should've spit on her tail,
and make the sign ofthe cross.
If anyone should know, I do.
In Kiev, the women who run stalls
in the market are all witches.
He wouldn't be dead if he hadn't
been afraid.
- No one can prove he's dead.
- That's what everyone says.
Maybe