The Power of Fear


The Power of Fear, also known as Evil, is a 2006 Russian gothic horror film directed by Oleg Fesenko and starring Valery Nikolaev in the lead. It is loosely based on Nikolai Gogol's story "Viy".

Plot summary

A journalist is sent on an assignment to investigate paranormal phenomena occurring in a nearby town, but on the way he gets caught up in a haunted mansion to shelter from the rain, from where all his troubles begin.

Cast

The film was mainly shot in Estonia and had early working titles of The Last Prayer and Viy: In the Power of Fear.