Filipp Konyashov

A mysterious Dark Horseman slays young girls near the village of Dikanka, and he has already butchered 11 ladies. Nikolai Gogol, a scribe from Saint Petersburg has to take charge of the investigation, but the closer he gets to solving the case, the more fits he has, causing macabre visions. When he learns the next victim is his beloved, Liza, he doubts that he can protect her and resist the murderer. Fortunately, he meets somebody who can help him: Khoma Brut, the witch hunter, martial artist and philosopher. Together they spend three dreadful nights in an old chapel reading the funeral service for Ulyana, the witch, and calling upon the ghastly evil spirit Viy.

1829: Nikolay Gogol, troubled Third Section clerk, burns his own books. Epileptic seizures plague him. Investigator Yakov Guro discovers Gogol's visions hold crime-solving clues. Together, they tackle a baffling case in Dikanka, where everyone hides a dark secret.

Since childhood, the operative Gosha Kotov dreamed of becoming as cool as his legendary father, who died in the line of duty back in the 1990s. At first, Gosha does not really succeed in catching criminals, because he is a coward, but by the will of circumstances, an infected dog bites him, and the guy becomes a werewolf — incredibly strong and dexterous, with an acute sense of smell and hearing. But what remains unchanged in Gauche is his keen sense of justice. From that moment on, he begins to actively fight crime, as well as solve his personal problems.

New project by Andrey Volgin