Robert Englund may be out of the running to reprise the most famous role of his career — some guy named Freddy Krueger — in Michael Bay’s upcoming reboot of the “Nightmare on Elm Street” franchise, but that doesn’t mean he’s out of work. Variety says that Englund will be directing and starring in a “gothic horror” movie starring Christopher Lee called “The Vij” very soon.

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Based on an eponymous novel by Russian writer Nikolaj Gogol, “The Vij” revolves around an evil genie who conditions the actions of a young priest, leading him to commit murder and fall in love with an old witch who is actually not what she seems.

Besides Christopher Lee, who will play a God-like character called The Father, “The Vij” will star Englund and Rome-based Russian actress Olga Schuvalova as Alina, the female lead. Casting for other roles, including the wayward priest called Khoma, is still underway.

Englund’s previous directorial gigs consist of “976 Evil” and “Killer Pad” for New Line. “The Vij” is set to go before the cameras in April in Europe.