Baba Yaga: Terror of the Dark Forest

A young family moves to an apartment on the edge of town and hires a nanny for their newborn daughter. While the adults trust the employee, the older son, Egor, becomes suspicious of her frightening behavior. Despite security cameras showing nothing unusual and his parents ignoring his warnings, Egor eventually returns home to find both the nanny and his sister gone. His parents have fallen into a trance and no longer remember their daughter existed. Egor and his friends set out to find the missing infant, discovering that the nanny is actually an ancient Slavic demon known as Baba Yaga.

This 2020 Russian horror film was directed by Svyatoslav Podgaevsky, who also co-wrote the screenplay. It is the fifth film in his directorial chronology, following The Mermaid: Lake of the Dead and preceding Dark Spell. The cast features Oleg Chugunov as Egor, Svetlana Ustinova as the nanny, and Aleksey Rozin as the father. The movie earned 1 million USD at the worldwide box office. Audience reception is mixed, with a rating of 4.7/10 on IMDb based on 2,200 votes and a higher score of 6.4/10 on TMDB from 387 votes.