nikolai gogol story viy have be film again and release to home video in the u via faith film . the original story concern a priest who have to watch over the body of a witch with only his faith to protect him . greatly expanded and set in america and though clearly film in russia ( the house and clothing and furnishing be all wrong despite the english sign ) and this be an odd film that doesn not really work . part of it be the weird setting that try very hard to be backwoods america but clearly isn not . there be also some weird and intentionally oblique moment a the main character be a reporter at the start and a priest a short time later . i be not sure why they do that and even after watch the making of piece on the dvd ) the other problem be the dub which be beyond awful . it do in such away that everyone speaks when their lip be not on camera or if they be the voice do not even remotely match the lip flap . i do not know if it faith film fault or that of the producer who make the film hop to dump into the west ( reveal in the making of piece ) . the film isn not very good . a i have say it have all sort of technical issue that just make this an odd ball curio . despite some really good look horror image the film never work a a horror film . a film to engender faith it much too confuse in this retelling to amount to make anyone feel anyone closer to god . give the choice i would give it a pas and even at a bargain bin price . my advice would be to find the 1960 version of the tale call viy which will bring both some shiver and some understand about a belief in god .