Walking Down the Place of a Skull

Walking Down the Place of a Skull (1992) — watch it online on iFILM. This Russian horror-fantasy directed by Isaak Fridberg stars Dmitry Pevtsov and Olga Drozdova as a couple who spend the night in a remote forest cabin on a lake.

The cabin looks quiet enough, until they notice the chopping block and axe standing beside what appears to be a scaffold in the yard. Morning brings a full transformation: the shack is gone, replaced by lavish chambers, with a peacock wandering the grounds. No explanation is offered. The film trusts its strangeness to work without a key — an approach that rewards patience more than it rewards logic. Stream it online on iFILM.