Julia Dowgiałło, a beautiful young woman who has been vying for his affections. The wedding, officiated by Wittembach at Michał's request, is plagued by several ill omens which are brushed off by onlookers. The following morning, when Michał and his new bride do not answer the servants call, the increasingly worried staff, and Wittembach break down the door to their bed chambers. Once inside they find Julia's corpse, her throat brutally ripped out, and Michał is nowhere to be seen. Tracks supposedly from Michał are soon found in the snow outside the bedroom window, which appear to change shape as they disappear into the nearby woods. Sometime later, as Wittembach and Froeber prepare to leave at a nearby train station, they contemplate what really happened to Michał, theorizing that he accidentally killed Julia in a fit of passion before panicking and fleeing the estate. While boarding the train, the two encounter a group of hunters who have returned after a successful hunt with an assortment of wild animals. One animal in particular catches Wittembach's attention, a large bear whose muzzle is covered in blood. As the train departs, Wittembach asks for God to have mercy on Michał's soul, whom he believes to be trapped in the body of the bear. Cast as Count Michał Szemiot Edmund Fetting as Pastor Wittembach Gustaw Lutkiewicz as Doctor Froeber Małgorzata Braunek as Julia Dowgiałło Zofia Mrozowska as Countess Szemiot, mother of Michał Hanna Stankówna as Governess Pamela Leemon Production Lokis was written and directed by Janusz Majewski. The film itself is based on the Prosper Mérimée's 1869 novella of the same name. Release Home media Lokis was released for the first time on Blu-ray in North America in December 2021 as part of the All the Haunts Be Ours: A Compendium of Folk Horror set by Severin Films. Reception Modern Stephen Thrower on the website Movies and Mania commended the film's atmosphere, characterizations, cinematography, and visuals. However, Thrower criticized film's overall restraint in regards to the horror aspects of Mérimée's original story. Adam Groves of Fright.com offered the film similar criticism, calling it "a well made though somewhat monotonous work of atmospheric horror." Dave Sindelar from Fantastic Movie Musings and Ramblings gave the film a mostly positive review, comparing it favorably to the works of Val Lewton, while noting the film's runtime and slow pacing. Awards In 1971, Lokis earned for Majewski the "Best