The Savage Hunt of King Stakh (Limited Deluxe Edition) Shameless and composers Claudio Simonetti and

and composers Claudio Simonetti and Simon Boswell

Marketed as little more than a generic horror flick at the time of its release

surprise and special effects

Included in the OED's 2018 Words of the Year

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The Savage Hunt of King Stakh (Limited Deluxe Edition) Shameless and composers Claudio Simonetti andTHE SAVAGE HUNT OF KING STAKH (DIKAYA OKHOTA KOROLYA STAKHA), 1980, Belarusfilm, 126 min. Dir. Valeri Rubinchik. We have more ghosts than live people, murmurs the pale, haunted mistress of the mansion of Marsh Firs (Elena Dimitrova) to a scholar of ancient folklore (Boris Plotnikov) who has arrived at her castle to research the bloody legend of King Stakh, a murdered 15th century nobleman whose spirit supposedly thunders through the local woodlands.