When Evil Lurks (2023)

Two brothers deal with evil themselves to prevent it from spreading, only to create ultimate chaos.

One-way ticket to hopelessness! If I’ve said it once, I’ve said it a thousand times. A protracted opening shot raises the bar high! And the whole of When Evil Lurks‘ first act does exactly that. What people say and why they say them makes one wonder what the characters know and what the audience doesn’t. Why do people regard evil the way they do, and what is that evil anyway? More importantly, how does one defeat such an evil force?

And while everyone’s trying to figure it out and approach it in a way that makes sense to them… the dog sequence will haunt you almost as much as it will haunt them! It’s brutal, relentless, and… evil! Upon watching it, while it noticeably slows down, expect chaos till the very end (The woman and the boy walking…)! And this is where I’m going to leave it… with a question: What if the world found out one day that biblical evil exists, it has taken over, and God, the one we used to justify our atrocities, has abandoned us?

Writer/director Demián Rugna hits the nail on the head with an original and unconventional horror that will shock you to your core. A must-see Argentinian horror for every fan of the genre. This is one of Shudder’s best horrors yet! Speaking of Argentinian horrors, you must also watch Rugna’s earlier horror Terrified (2017), one of my earliest reviews.

P.S. Have a look at Rugna’s inspiration for writing the script: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt16300962/trivia/?item=tr7183296&ref_=ext_shr_lnk

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