The mystical detective story “The Cursed Village” is a worthy continuation of the traditions of Stephen King and Bram Stoker. The author’s skillful interweaving of acute episodes of reality with a mystical component gives an indescribable feeling of the authenticity of what is happening and takes the reader to the already distant August 1989, where at first glance an unremarkable incident - a dashing spree of a provincial detective - sets off a chain of fatal events. In less than two days, the hero will have to witness the mysterious death of his comrades, find love and reveal the secret of a dead village, where an ancient evil has been hiding since the Second World War.