Viy
Directed by Konstantin Yershov, renowned filmmaker Aleksandr Ptushko did the special effects for this sinister fairy tale about a vengeful witch who won’t stay dead. Based on Nikolai Gogol’s 1835 story, Natalya Varley plays the restless sorceress and Leonid Kuravlyov is the terrified student who wishes he’d stayed in bed. Varley bears more than a passing resemblance to Barbara Steele who jolted audiences in 1960’s Black Sunday, Mario Bava’s own take on the Gogol tale.
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About William Malone
Born in Lansing Michigan, William Malone, like many of his horror colleagues, grew up watching “Shock Theater” and reading "Famous Monsters of Filmland.” In the 1970s, with a background in sculpting and painting, Malone secured a position at DonPost Studios (a mask and make-up FX firm). During his tenure there, he created many masks and props for films including sculpting the original William Shatner mask that became the iconic Michael Myers from Halloween. In 1980, he left Don Post to pursue his dream of being a filmmaker. Mortgaging his house, he made his film debut writing and directing the low-budget feature Scared To Death. Later, Malone went on to a successful career making such films as House On Haunted Hill, Feat Dot Com, Parasomnia and many TV shows including Tales From The Crypt and Masters Of Horror.