: Scribe Nikolai Gogol continues his investigation into the "Dark Horseman" responsible for the murders of young women near Dikanka. He teams up with the witch-hunter Khoma Brut to face the ancient demon Viy.

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Gogol, plagued by epileptic fits and dark visions, investigates a series of ritualistic murders of young women in the village of Dikanka.

: Gogol suffers from violent seizures that grant him macabre visions, which help him solve crimes but also haunt him. The Climax