
Black Sunday (Fantasy and Horror Classics)
by Nikolai Vasil'evich Gogol
Title:
Black Sunday (Fantasy and Horror Classics)
Author:
Nikolai Vasil'evich Gogol
Format:
Paperback
Number of pages:
44 pages, black & white illustrations
Publisher:
Read Books
ISBN-13:
9781447405801
EAN:
9781447405801
Classifications:
Horror and Supernatural
Weight (g):
194
Dimensions (mm):
136 x 216 x 7
Publication Country:
United Kingdom
Language:
English
Condition:
New
Description
Can one man's faith hold back the legions of the damned? In this classic of Russian and Ukrainian Folk Horror, Khoma Brut, a student-philosopher from a seminary, finds his life irrevocably tied to the realm of the supernatural. After a chance encounter where he brutally beats an old woman who transforms into a beautiful, dying girl, Khoma flees back to his school. Soon after, Khoma is summoned to a remote Cossack village. The chief's beloved daughter has died under mysterious circumstances, and her dying wish was for Khoma Brut specifically to spend three consecutive nights reading the sacred Psalms over her corpse in the village church. His task is simple, but the truth is terrifying: the dead girl is the witch he killed. A chilling blend of dark fantasy, grotesque humor, and religious dread, Black Sunday (or Viy) explores the power of folklore, the fragility of faith, and the terrifying consequences of crossing a witch. Khoma's battle is not just for his life, but for his soul, in one of the most original and frightening horror stories ever written.










