Viy

First time I heard The Viy read to me by my grandfather when I didn’t even know the alphabet. When I was a schoolboy I read it few times. Last time I read it about seven years ago. A sudden silence followed; the howling of wolves was heard in the distance, and soon heavy footsteps resounded through......more

As autumn turns crisp and the wind bites right through your soul like it's blowing down another barren avenue, leaves billowing in its wake and long shadows of trees stretching out as if to drag you back into the wildness of the night, my mind always returns to the story Viy from Nikolai Gogol. Comb......more

Recensione Ebook in inglese A classical creepy short story. Wanted to read this classic since I've seen the "Viy" 2015 horror movie (as you can see by the gifs) and I was not disappointed at all. I've read it on my kindle in just one session, liked Gogol's style, the story and the chilling atmosph......more

Viy, a novella included in Migorod (1835), is in many respects a typical tale of Gogol’s Ukrainian period: based loosely on folk tradition, it incorporates vivid supernatural elements, and, although its jazzy improvisatory prose extends its riffs for too many bars (to continue the jazz metaphor), oc......more