Baba Yaga: House of Shadows plunges viewers into a terrifying reinterpretation of the ancient Slavic legend of Baba Yaga, transforming the folkloric witch into the central force of a psychological and supernatural horror narrative. The story unfolds in a remote, fog-shrouded forest where ancient evil lurks beyond the edge of light. In this version of the myth, Baba Yaga is not merely a figure of folklore but an active, merciless presence whose domain is the shadowed woods and the cursed sylvan house that seems to have a will of its own.
When the film begins, two troubled strangers — each burdened with past trauma and personal loss — come together out of desperation and curiosity. Drawn by rumors of disappearances and strange lights near the ancient woodland, they set out hoping to uncover the cause of the disappearances and maybe find redemption for their own haunted lives. But what starts as an uneasy quest quickly turns into a descent into a nightmare.
The deeper they trek into the forest, the more reality unravels. Shadows stretch and twist, and the boundary between the physical world and something far darker begins to dissolve. The infamous hut on chicken legs — an iconic element of Baba Yaga folklore — looms like a predator stalking its prey, hiding in the darkness and beckoning the unwary closer. Within these shifting shadows, the pair soon confront hallucinations, twisted reflections of their memories, and the horrifying sense that the forest itself tests their sanity.
At its heart, House of Shadows explores fear not only as a force of supernatural terror but as a psychological reckoning. The protagonists’ growing dread echoes their unresolved guilt and secrets, turning their internal struggles into external threats. Baba Yaga becomes both the architect of their terror and a mirror to their inner darkness — an embodiment of the fears that humans carry when they venture into territories they do not understand.
The film merges myth with intense atmospheric horror, creating a world where folklore is terrifyingly real — and where the shadows of the forest seem to breathe and watch. Whether inspired by the classic witch tales of Eastern Europe or interpreted through modern cinematic style, Baba Yaga: House of Shadows is imagined as a chilling journey into the unknown, where every step deeper into the forest brings the characters closer to confronting not only the witch in the shadows but the darkness within themselves
