Bear Festival (Yankylma. Mysticism of the Ural Villages)

Lost in the taiga are tiny villages that can’t be found on any map. Creatures that can pass themselves off as people. Ancient menkvy and kuli that lead travelers away in such a way that they disappear forever. This isn’t just a collection of tales—this is ethno-horror woven from Ural legends, threaded with icy, unsettling atmosphere.

Do you know about ancient, mysterious rites that your ancestors followed without fail? In Mikhaylovka, they weren’t read about in books—people learned them from life and revered them for centuries. But the world is changing: new orders are pushing out the old, and traditions begin to seem like empty superstitions and echoes of the past.

What will happen to those who decide to ignore the experience of their ancestors? And what will the killing of a beast lead to?