1001 things to know about the child-eating witch Baba Yaga 3
If La Llorona is a terrifying name in Mexico, then Baba Yaga is an equally terrifying face in Slavic lands.
Origin of Baba Yaga
Baba Yaga is originally a character in Slavic folk literature (Russia, Ukraine, Poland, Bulgaria and Serbia,…).
She is described in fairy tales with the ability to fly in the air using a mortar, holding a pestle in her right hand and a broom in her left hand.
However, most children remember Baba Yaga as a terrifying villain.
The name Baba Yaga also has many meanings, in which Baba originates from pejorative vocabulary that children often use in modern Slavic, and Yaga is a symbol of laziness and pain….
Inspiration for cinema
Baba Yaga over the years has become an endless source of inspiration for cinema.
The most impressive is Hellboy’s battle of wits and Baba Yaga in the Hellboy movies.
Baba Yaga appears in this scary Hellboy!
The Baba Yaga brand also appears in John Wick – one of the best action blockbusters with an assassin theme.
Return to the big screen with Baba Yaga: Demon of the Deep Forest (2020)
This year, Baba Yaga will return to the big screen in the movie Baba Yaga: Demon of the Deep Forest.
One day, after returning home, Egor was alarmed to discover that his younger sister had disappeared with a suspicious nanny.
Baba Yaga: The Devil of the Forest is directed by director Svyatoslav Podgaevskiy – who made the success of The Ghost Bride, The Curse of the Spades,… with the participation of the cast Maryana Spivak, Svetlana Ustinova, Marta
The film opens in theaters nationwide from May 22, 2020.
