8.044 minSeason 1 • Episode 8
LatestZhenya, Lysy, and Andrey discover who the ghost was in life. To end it, they must destroy its remains.
A merciless ghost-killer, capable of possessing his victims, is haunting the city. While everyone around him remains skeptical of the mysticism, ghost hunters take up the case: former investigator Maxim, his strange mute partner, and a 14-year-old teenager named Zhenya, who accidentally joins them.
Acting
Maryana Spivak carries the emotional wreckage like a champ.
Production
Gloomy Russian locations hit different than glossy Hollywood haunts.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This adaptation reimagines the 1984 classic through post-Soviet spiritual skepticism, where ghosts feel almost metaphorical for national unease.
Director Dmitry Tyurin insisted on practical ghost effects for the first four episodes before budget forced VFX — you can literally see where.
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