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Baba Yaga: Terror of the Dark Forest2020

Name: Baba Yaga: Terror of the Dark Forest
Genre: Supernatural, Demonic & Possession, Folk Horror
Released: 2020-02-27
Rating: 5.2

“Fear the witch who waits in the dark.”

Directed by Svyatoslav Podgaevsky

5.2

Crypt Score

Blended from 2 sources

IMDb 4.7TMDB 6.3

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Year

2020

Runtime

96 min

Box Office

Revenue (worldwide)

$1,398,488

The premise

The young family who moved to a new apartment on the outskirts of the city. The nanny hired by them for the newborn daughter quickly gained confidence. However, the older boy, Egor, talks about the frightening behavior of a woman, but his parents do not believe him. The surveillance cameras installed by the father for comfort only confirm everything is in order. Then one day, Egor, returning home, finds no trace of either the nanny or the little sister, and the parents are in a strange trance and do not even remember that they had a daughter. Then Egor, together with his friends, goes in search, during which it turns out that the nanny is an ancient Slavic demon, popularly known as Baba Yaga.

Horror Vault's take

When a new family hires a nanny for their infant daughter, their young son Egor senses something deeply wrong about the woman — but no one will listen to him. As Egor's dread grows and inexplicable things begin to happen at home, the horror escalates far beyond anything his parents could have imagined. Rooted in Slavic mythology, this Russian chiller draws on the legend of Baba Yaga to deliver a creature threat that feels both ancient and terrifyingly close to home. What begins as a domestic unease quickly spirals into a desperate race against a predator that has hunted children for centuries.

Content: Threat To Children And Infants, Supernatural Violence, Disturbing Imagery, Jump Scares