Overview
In a rural village, two brothers unwittingly unleash a terrifying evil that threatens their lives and sanity.
Ember's analysis
- Pacing
- Brisk
- Intensity
- Extreme
- Complexity
- Easy to follow
- Violence
- Graphic
- visceral
- foreboding
- oppressive
- late night horror viewing
- halloween marathon
What critics said
Critics broadly praised the film as a forceful, inventive, and exceptionally disturbing variation on possession horror, while some found its brutality overwhelming and its later stretch less coherent.
What sets it apart
May contain story progression spoilers
The village responds to possession as an established danger governed by practical rules, giving the supernatural threat an everyday social logic.
The film repeatedly depicts graphic deaths, mutilation, and demonic bodily corruption as central sources of fear.
Pedro and Jimi encounter the possessed man in a remote village, where distance from institutions allows the evil to spread rapidly.
The brothers' decision to remove the demon-infected body unintentionally initiates a chain of further possession and chaos.
Films like When Evil Lurks, and why
The Exorcist
shares supernatural possession, religious dread, escalating brutality, and an oppressive rural atmosphere
The Witch
shares satanic horror, disturbing imagery, bleak tension, and a family-centered confrontation with evil
The Dark and the Wicked
shares rural folk horror, shocking violence, demonic forces, and a grim fatalistic tone
Terrified
shares Argentine supernatural horror, grotesque bodily transformation, and escalating psychological terror
Movie Details
- Director
- Demián Rugna
- Release Date
- 2023-10-05
- Runtime
- 100 min
- Rating
- 7.2 / 10 (1568)
Cast
- Ezequiel Rodríguez
- Demián Salomón
- Silvina Sabater
- Luis Ziembrowski
- Marcelo Michinaux
- Emilio Vodanovich
- Virginia Garófalo
- Paula Rubinsztein
- Lucrecia Niron Talazac
- Isabel Quinteros
Where to watch in United States
- Streaming
- Philo, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+ Roku Premium Channel, AMC+, Shudder, Shudder Amazon Channel, Shudder Apple TV channel
- Rent
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
- Buy
- Amazon Video, Apple TV Store, Google Play Movies, YouTube, Fandango At Home
Streaming options come from TMDB and change over time.
Common questions
- What is When Evil Lurks about?
- Two brothers trying to contain a demon-borne outbreak unleash a merciless wave of possession across an isolated village.
- What is When Evil Lurks like to watch?
- Ember's analysis rates the pacing of When Evil Lurks as brisk, its intensity as extreme and its storytelling as easy to follow.
- Is When Evil Lurks violent?
- Yes. Ember rates the violence in When Evil Lurks as graphic.
- What did critics think of When Evil Lurks?
- Critics broadly praised the film as a forceful, inventive, and exceptionally disturbing variation on possession horror, while some found its brutality overwhelming and its later stretch less coherent.
- Which films are like When Evil Lurks?
- Films with a similar feel include The Exorcist, The Witch, The Dark and the Wicked, and Terrified.
- How long is When Evil Lurks?
- When Evil Lurks runs 100 minutes.
- Where can I watch When Evil Lurks?
- In United States, When Evil Lurks streams on Philo, AMC Plus Apple TV channel, AMC+ Amazon Channel, AMC+ Roku Premium Channel, AMC+, Shudder, Shudder Amazon Channel, Shudder Apple TV channel.
