[contains spoilers]
In 1630s Moldavia, Asa Vajda, a vampiric witch, and her paramour, Javutich,[a] are sentenced to death for sorcery by Asa's brother Griabi. Asa vows revenge, and puts a curse on Griabi's descendants. Bronze masks with sharp spikes on the inside are placed over Asa and Javutich's faces and hammered into their flesh, but a sudden storm prevents the villagers from burning them at the stake.
Two centuries later, Dr. Choma Kruvajan and his assistant, Dr. Andrej Gorobec, are traveling through Moldavia en route to a medical conference when one wheel on their carriage breaks. While waiting for their coachman to fix it, the two wander into a nearby ancient crypt and discover Asa's tomb. Observing... |