A mysterious Dark Horseman slaughters young girls near the village of Dikanka, and he has already butchered 11 ladies. Nikolai Gogol, a scribe from Saint Petersburg, is forced 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 that the next victim will be his beloved Liza, he doubts his ability to protect her and resist the murderer. Fortunately, he meets someone who can assist him: Khoma Brut, the witch hunter, martial artist, and philosopher. They spend three dreadful nights in an old chapel reading the funeral service for Ulyana, the witch, and summoning the dreadful evil spirit Viy.