I had not heard of this film even days before I saw it but when I read that it was directed by Argentinan filmmaker Demián Rugna. He directed the 2017 film Aterrados (Terrified). I saw it on streaming and remember being very impressed. It was a very intense horror film. Now with this new film Demián Rugna proves again that he is a very talented horror filmmaker.
When Evil Lurks is technically a possession film but it's different that the usual of this kind. The story is about the residents of a small rural town discover that a demon is about to be born among them. The morning after hearing gunshots in nearby woods, brothers Jaime and Pedro, investigate and discover half the body of a man sliced straight through. The arrive at a home of an older lady that lives with her sons. One of them, Uriel is horrible obese and deformed. She says, he's "rotten". A conduit fir the birth of a demon. The brothers ask the landowner Ruiz to help them dispose of Uriel and because of a huge mistake they make the entity begins reaking havoc on the town.
This film is very intense. There are so e s ended that are very brutal and there is a real sense of dread. What is great about the film is that the main characters are seriously flawed people. Especially Pedro, that tries to deal with this situation and make a lot of bad decisions along the way that make things worse. This is the horror film that is very intense and the violence is not fun to watch. There are sone really disturbing scenes that are very jarring. If there is a weakness in the film is that it takes time to list some rules about dealing with the demon bit never really follows alot of them. But what the film lacks in tight story it makes up in intensity.
The best horror film I've seen this year and one of the best of the last decade.
Grade: A-
When Evil Lurks is technically a possession film but it's different that the usual of this kind. The story is about the residents of a small rural town discover that a demon is about to be born among them. The morning after hearing gunshots in nearby woods, brothers Jaime and Pedro, investigate and discover half the body of a man sliced straight through. The arrive at a home of an older lady that lives with her sons. One of them, Uriel is horrible obese and deformed. She says, he's "rotten". A conduit fir the birth of a demon. The brothers ask the landowner Ruiz to help them dispose of Uriel and because of a huge mistake they make the entity begins reaking havoc on the town.
This film is very intense. There are so e s ended that are very brutal and there is a real sense of dread. What is great about the film is that the main characters are seriously flawed people. Especially Pedro, that tries to deal with this situation and make a lot of bad decisions along the way that make things worse. This is the horror film that is very intense and the violence is not fun to watch. There are sone really disturbing scenes that are very jarring. If there is a weakness in the film is that it takes time to list some rules about dealing with the demon bit never really follows alot of them. But what the film lacks in tight story it makes up in intensity.
The best horror film I've seen this year and one of the best of the last decade.
Grade: A-