When brothers Pedro and Jimi 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.
A TIFF 2023 Midnight Madness selection, When Evil Lurks has been called by Paste one of the 20 best horror films of last year, “an atmospheric horror gem” in critic Jim Vorel’s spoiler-free review of the film, and “a tremendously frightening movie” by Polygon in their interview with writer/director Demián Rugna. Check it out this Friday at IU Cinema!
“A possession thriller unlike any that you’ve likely seen before… It’s one of the boldest, most viscerally intense, and unpredictable horror movies of the year.” — Alex Welch, Inverse
When Evil Lurks will be playing at IU Cinema on February 16 as part of the Not-Quite Midnights series.