When Evil Lurks

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When Evil Lurks

2023

1h 39m

Horror

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When brothers Pedro (Ezequiel Rodríguez) and Jimmy (Demián Salomón) discover that a demonic infection has been festering in a nearby farmhouse -- its very proximity poisoning the local livestock -- they attempt to evict the victim from their land. Failing to adhere to the proper rites of exorcism, their reckless actions inadvertently trigger an epidemic of possessions across their rural community. Now they must outrun an encroaching evil as it corrupts and mutilates everyone it is exposed to, and enlist the aid of a wizened "cleaner," who holds the only tools that can stop this supernatural plague.

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Critics Consensus

A hard-hitting horror film whose surface-level frights are just as engaging as its thematic concerns, When Evil Lurks marks a viscerally unsettling addition to the possession horror canon.

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When Evil Lurks holds nothing back in its mission to unsettle the viewer -- and it mostly succeeds, even if it starts stronger than it finishes.

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Alison Willmore

New York Magazine/Vulture

12/09/2023

What makes Demián Rugna’s film so effective is not the gore or the idea of a demonic contagion — it’s the way that the weaknesses of human nature, on both a personal and a systemic level, make stopping the corruption almost impossible once it appears.

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Alexandra Heller-Nicholas

AWFJ.org

10/26/2023

When Evil Lurks is a shocking yet highly accomplished horror film, and Rugna’s name is one that demands to be up there with Cronenberg, Romero, Carpenter and Argento – this is a true master of the genre.

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Randy Myers

San Jose Mercury News

10/25/2023

3.5/4

It’s breathlessly paced, sprints through a fleet 99 minutes and will give your nerves a big workout.

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Jazzmin Crawley

Dread Central

Oct 11

When Evil Lurks is one of the most shocking films of 2023. It’s brutal, bleak, and finds no solace in religion.

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Bryce Hanson

Horror Movie Talk

Sep 23

9/10

When Evil Lurks is heavy and doesn’t pull any punches. The violence is brutal and shocking and the makeup on the possessed people makes them look truly disgusting.

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Anya Couture

Geek Vibes Nation

Aug 9

9/10

What Rugna does with When Evil Lurks is worth the plunge into despair and gut-wrenching emotion as Rugna examines what makes the precious things in our lives weigh so much when they’re taken away.

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sonya

11/02/2023

One of my favorite horror movie of 2023!

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Zaira B

10/29/2023

Good horror movie! I really recommend watching this

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Len

10/21/2023

could Have been better, worth 1 watch but never again

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Don't go

10/18/2023

I felt like it was all over the place

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Paul D

10/18/2023

Powerful horror that, step by step, leads the viewer into an amazing miasma of folk horror, whether created from a real belief system or generated by the mind of the writer. It's a wonderful movie to dissect afterwards. Not everyone will experience it the same way. There's an underlying theme dealing with the way male toxicity often gets in the way of what should be done.

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Corey U

10/16/2023

That movie messed me and my wife up...I love it

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Synopsis

When brothers Pedro (Ezequiel Rodríguez) and Jimmy (Demián Salomón) discover that a demonic infection has been festering in a nearby farmhouse -- its very proximity poisoning the local livestock -- they attempt to evict the victim from their land. Failing to adhere to the proper rites of exorcism, their reckless actions inadvertently trigger an epidemic of possessions across their rural community. Now they must outrun an encroaching evil as it corrupts and mutilates everyone it is exposed to, and enlist the aid of a wizened "cleaner," who holds the only tools that can stop this supernatural plague.

Director: Demián Rugna
Producer: Fernando Díaz, Roxana Ramos
Screenwriter: Demián Rugna
Distributor: IFC Films
Production Co: Shudder Films, Aramos Cine, Machaco Films
Genre: Horror
Original Language: Spanish
Release Date (Theaters): Oct 6, 2023, Wide
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 27, 2023
Box Office (Gross USA): $544.7K
Runtime: 1h 39m

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