Stories that led us to SK

[Dr V]

As I read posts on this forum and questions about which of SK's stories "started it all" for us, I realize that I simply don't remember my first SK story any more than I remember learning to breathe. What I do recall very vividly is the story that started my love affair with the horror genre. It was first read to me out loud by my grandmother, a librarian, when I was about six or seven. After this I demanded multiple encores Since this is not an easy to find story and the original is in Russian, here is a link to a decent enough translation: The Viy / Nikolai Gogol
I hope you enjoy it!