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When Evil Lurks
Directed by Demián Rugna
When brothers Pedro and Jimi discover that a demonic infection has been festering in a nearby farmhouse, 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. From TMDB
292 reactions from 4 sources (Bluesky, Mastodon, Lemmy, TMDB reviews) · newest Nov 2, 2026 · last updated Nov 2, 2026 · How this works
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| Lemmy * | 1 | 0 | 8 |
| TMDB reviews * | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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When Evil Lurks is a 2023 horror thriller film, directed by Demián Rugna, starring Ezequiel Rodríguez, Demián Salomón and Silvina Sabater.
- 257 people have posted about this film on Bluesky, Mastodon, Lemmy, TMDB reviews
- posts span Sep 19, 2023 to Nov 2, 2026
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60 of 292 · most liked firstHey, did you enjoy Evil Dead Burn? Screaming for more demon possession? Watch the 2023 Argentinian horror movie When Evil Lurks, it remains one of my favourite movies of recent years, relentlessly bleak, shockingly gory, and fascinating mythology of its own. Look up nothing about it, trust me.
positive · AI labelView post →Director Demián Rugna recently revealed that a sequel to gnarly possession horror movie WHEN EVIL LURKS is currently in development:
neutral · AI labelView post →I have a few blindspots still to fill, but i don't think any horror movie this year came close to WHEN EVIL LURKS for me. Nasty, ambitious, messy and bleak rural horror where absolutely nobody is safe.
positive · AI labelView post →!! NEW VIDEO !! From the creator of When Evil Lurks, let’s explore Argentina’s most disturbing horror movie: ATERRADOS/TERRIFIED (2017) youtu.be/KUGuK5loqcM Comments/shares appreciated… honestly, I need this video to perform well for business reasons.
neutral · AI labelView post →I watched the Argentine #horror When Evil Lurks last night and holy shit that movie doesn't mess around. It has demonic possession as a contagious disease and some of the most full-on scenes I've seen for a while (one in particular - you'll know it when it happens). I like 😀 #Moviesky #HorrorSky 📽️
positive · AI labelView post →When Evil Lurks Me: Hey this is a really cool movie premise. There’s just not a lot of violence/horror involving kids right? Movie: oh a ton. Kids get the brunt of the violence in this Me: yeesh! Movie: you ain’t kiddin! It’s rough! Hope your wife doesn’t stay awake Me: well no problem there
positive · AI labelView post →Issuing a “hachi machi, big time” re: the film WHEN EVIL LURKS
positive · AI labelView post →Spooktober #promosky 👻 Some movie faves: ❄️ The Thing 😴 Nightmare on Elm Street 🔪 Scream 🧟♀️ Rec 💀 Evil Dead 2 🪓 When Evil Lurks 😵💫 Get Out 👻 Host (2020) 🎃 It Follows 🤫 Dead Silence 🏚️ Barbarian 🛫 Final Destination I 🫀 spooky season, horror flicks, & finding more people to share a love of horror.🩸
neutral · AI labelView post →Writer/Director Demián Rugna's gnarly possession horror movie WHEN EVIL LURKS is getting a brand new Limited Edition 4K UHD release loaded with special features from Second Sight Films:
neutral · AI labelView post →WHEN EVIL LURKS is the new film from Demián Rugna (TERRIFIED), about a small town infected with a demonic force. Brutal, terrifying, and unrelenting, it's guaranteed to get under your skin and not let go. Streaming on Shudder now. 📽️#filmsky #horrorsky
neutral · AI labelView post →In our new episode, we discuss Demián Rugna’s 2023 supernatural horror film WHEN EVIL LURKS! Listen here and don’t forget to subscribe and share! allmylinks.com/thepodmortem
neutral · AI labelView post →On Monday’s episode, we will be discussing the 2023 supernatural horror film WHEN EVIL LURKS! In the meantime, enjoy last week’s episode on THE HAUNTING IN CONNECTICUT and even more here: allmylinks.com/thepodmortem
neutral · AI labelView post →I would suggest being careful with a few of these movies, some of them like I Saw The Devil, Inside, The Chaser, When Evil Lurks, Green Room are extremely violent and gory, so check out any content warnings you may need. Sometimes I like a movie with scenes of explicit violence and gore. Be warned.
positive · AI labelView post →Rewatching the best horror film of 2023. Fresh, imaginative, and utterly unnerving. You’ve heard of tension so thick you could cut it with a knife? This tension you couldn’t cut with a chainsaw. Raw, unflinching, almost unbearably bleak. Demian Rugna’s WHEN EVIL LURKS. We need more Rugna films!
positive · AI labelView post →watching my favourite movie of 2023. Incredible film! WHEN EVIL LURKS #nw #horrorsky 📽️
positive · AI labelView post →Drop a poster of one of your favorite horror movies from the year (2023) Not only is When Evil Lurks my favorite horror film from 2023, it’s in my top 5 favorite horror films EVER!! #horrormovies #filmsky 🎬
positive · AI labelView post →Picking a random film from my collection to show off for no real reason! Day #44 "When Evil Lurks" (Demián Rugna/2023) A demon is about to be born and all hell is breaking loose in a small town. Another banger from Terrified director Demián Rugna, excited to see what he is cooking up next.
positive · AI labelView post →There's a horror movie called When Evil Lurks coming out this month that you might want to keep on your radar.
neutral · AI labelView post →Demián Rugna's chilling film TERRIFIED (streaming on Shudder) is the only time I've seen my husband jump out of his chair watching a movie. Rugna's new film WHEN EVIL LURKS will be in theaters Oct. 6th and on Shudder Oct. 27th! Looking forward to this! 📽️ #filmsky #horrorsky youtu.be/YrTnV6gNzno?...
neutral · AI labelView post →Ladies and gentlemen, there is a great possession horror movie releasing this week. ...And it's called WHEN EVIL LURKS.
neutral · AI labelView post →fourth #letterboxdfriday of october with my ongoing horror marathon and my #lastfourwatched were House of Sayuri (2024) X-Cross (2007) Haunted House of Pancakes (2025) When Evil Lurks (2023)
neutral · AI labelView post →#NowWatching rewatching Terrified. I just bought the dvd a little while ago and am doing a rewatch now. Such a great, creepy movie!! 😃😃🖤 (and of course by the director of When Evil Lurks 🤌🏼). #MutantFam #HorrorCommunity #Horror
neutral · AI labelView post →Share a movie that unsettled you 😬🖤 When Evil Lurks (2023)
positive · AI labelView post →I just watched an Argentinean movie called When Evil Lurks. Holy fucking shitballs, that movie goes hard.
positive · AI labelView post →When Evil Lurks is the greatest horror film no one is talking about.
positive · AI labelView post →#NowWatching WHEN EVIL LURKS (2023). Director: Demian Rugna. Ezequeil Rodriguez, Demian Salomon. Well-reviewed Argentinean frightfest about a mistrustful community contending with a pervasive demonic entity. #filmsky 📽 #horrorsky
neutral · AI labelView post →Film recap from the horror trenches, personal list, in order. 1. Exhuma. 2. When Evil Lurks. 3. The Substance. 4. Abigail. 5. Oddity.
positive · AI labelView post →Me and @vpkeenan.bsky.social enjoying some horror movie inspired cocktails at Navy Strength. His is "Cleaners of the Rotten" inspired by When Evil Lurks and mine is a non-alcoholic "Samara's Cup" based on the American remake of The Ring. Recipe book coming soon, so stay tuned...
neutral · AI labelView post →The Last Gateway (2007): Stuart Gordon-type whackadoodlery made for roughly eight bucks by the writer/director of Terrified and When Evil Lurks. That's it, that's the whole pitch; a surprising amount of gross, gory fun, as befits a movie in which a gate to hell opens up in some poor dude's stomach.
neutral · AI labelView post →Man, they weren’t kidding about that Argentinian horror movie, “When Evil Lurks”. That was one of the most vicious films I’ve seen in years. The word I keep coming back to is unsentimental. It does not care. A truly doomed world with vast lore largely obscured. Absolutely rad. Watch. This. Film.
positive · AI labelView post →In this week’s letter— - The Vanishing’s rest area as “one of horror’s great, malevolent spaces” - How CGI as a technology and practice undermines the latest Final Destination movie - The remarkable, dangerous chaos of When Evil Lurks www.deadofnightletter.com/bleak-cruel-... #filmsky #horrorsky
neutral · AI labelView post →When Evil Lurks is an absolute beast of a film, full of nastiness and cool lore, and it's all heavily about now. Recommended if you like your horror strong.
positive · AI labelView post →Disc market share for week ending in 2025-06-07: Captain America and Yellowstone are at #1 and #2 yet again.. **Top 20 Selling Blu-ray Discs** 1. Captain America: Brave New World 2. Yellowstone: Season 5, Part 2 3. The Day The Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie 4. Doctor Who: John Pertwee - Complete Season One 5. Sonic the Hedgehog 3 6. Wicked 7. Landman: Season One 8. When Evil Lurks 9. How to Train Your Dragon Triple Feature 10. Mission: Impossible - Dead Reckoning 11. Kingdom of Heaven 12.…
neutral · AI labelView post →HAVE Y’ALL SEEN WHEN EVIL LURKS CAUSE DAAAAAAAMN* (On Shudder) *One of the best — if not the best — horror movie of ‘23
positive · AI labelView post →Now watching When Evil Lurks. I've heard so many hushed whispers about how dark and scary this horror movie is that I confess I'm worried of getting Skinamarink'd here.
neutral · AI labelView post →Thinking about the dog scene in Demián Rugna's "When Evil Lurks". Fuck, that movie goes so god damn hard...
positive · AI labelView post →When Evil Lurks is such a good horror movie. I’ll never watch it again, but it’s amazing.
positive · AI labelView post →i also think we're in a post When Evil Lurks world now which is absolutely a good thing. Weapons is never as transgressive, bleak, or opaque as that movie, but I think Rugna has cast a long shadow
positive · AI labelView post →This was my second favorite horror movie of 2023. Loved this then two weeks later I saw When Evil Lurks. #FrightClub #TalkToMe
positive · AI labelView post →Movie 60- When Evil Lurks (2023) #TheLastDriveIn #MutantFam #100HorrorMoviesIn92Days
neutral · AI labelView post →Top game of the year: BG3: Bugbear Fuckin’ Edition Top movie of the year: When Evil Lurks-laughed during some of this, I’m going to hell Top snack of the year: MEAT Top Top of the year: IDK I’m a lonely bottom
positive · AI labelView post →holy shit man, WHEN EVIL LURKS is a real horror movie... it's like THE THING x THE EXORCIST and absolutely pitiless. good practical effects. it's fucking nasty!!!!!
positive · AI labelView post →🍿 SHUDDER Film 31 of 31: When Evil Lurks 🪓 (I still watch Shudder daily, but this was the last of my "original" run). Oh boy. Ended on a very grim note. Excellent movie, albeit with some scenes that will stick with me in ways I don't necessarily appreciate. Approach with caution.
positive · AI labelView post →#NowWatching When Evil Lurks Since The Last Drive-in won’t be starting up for a while, I’m checking out one of the movies that was shown during the Nightmareathon. From what I’ve heard, it’s a pretty unsettling film.
neutral · AI labelView post →When Evil Lurks (2023). Brutal, mean, nasty, bleak horror movie.
positive · AI labelView post →When Evil Lurks (2023), directed and written by Demián Rugna, starring Ezequiel Rodríguez and Demián Salomón. 4/5 stars. Rugna is perhaps the best horror director we have right now. His films FEEL like how a horror film should, always raising the gruesome stakes while never chinsing out for shlock
positive · AI labelView post →Believe the hype on this one. While I think I enjoyed the director's previous film, TERRIFIED, more - WHEN EVIL LURKS makes so many smart decisions with such a simple premise. I'm happy that horror movies can still surprise me sometimes. Highly recommended. (Shudder)
positive · AI labelView post →Happy scary season. Want a horror movie that will completely mess you up forever? When Evil Lurks. It will completely mess you up forever.
positive · AI labelView post →New episode now live! REC (2007) and When Evil Lurks (2023) with special guest, WEL and Aterrados director Damien Rugna! pod.link/1802719820/e... Available everywhere! Please give us a listen and share 🙏🏻 #horror #horrorsky #horrormovies #horrorfilms #demons
neutral · AI labelView post →My 31 for 31 this year is complete! And a little early this year, finally. List and brief blurbs within. My 31 for 31: Any movie with an asterisk* is a new watch. Speaking of, anyone who knows will, I’m sure, notice that a lot of my watches are from All the Haunts be Ours. Perfect time of year to dig more deeply into them. 1 — Edge of the Knife (2019)* Really exceptionally done, I enjoyed it more than I anticipated. Excellent cinematography, well-paced, and very unique. Can’t believe I…
neutral · AI labelView post →Currently watching "When Evil Lurks" It's the most original and brutally relentless horror movie I've ever seen. Possibly my favorite exorcism movie. Highly recommend. #FilmSky #Movies 🎬🎥 #Horror #HorrorSky
positive · AI labelView post →On Monday’s episode, we will be discussing the 1954 kaiju film GODZILLA! In the meantime, enjoy last week’s episode on WHEN EVIL LURKS and even more here: allmylinks.com/thepodmortem
neutral · AI labelView post →WHEN EVIL LURKS is brutal, gory, and violent. It’s a really tense piece of cinema from the very beginning. Demián Rugna has really established himself as top notch horror director. The film does not hold anything back. It really pummels the audience. I enjoyed this film immensely. 📽️🕸️🍿🗃️
positive · AI labelView post →Now watching WHEN EVIL LURKS 📽️ filmsky
neutral · AI labelView post →This makes me wanna watch a good movie like When Evil Lurks #FrightClub
positive · AI labelView post →Oh lord, yes. Please watch this and Damien Rugna's other film, When Evil Lurks (Cuando acecha la maldad). Two extremely lame titles, for some reason, but both movies are A+ fucking fantastic.
positive · AI labelView post →Movie 25 - When Evil Lurks (2023) 🎥 #100HorrorMoviesIn92Days #horrorsky
neutral · AI labelView post →Movie = When Evil Lurks (AKA Evil Dead’s cousin in my opinion - been meaning to review that one). Absolutely does not survive, lol. Dead very fast. He’s not meant for the world of brutal action horror. #HorrorWritersChat
positive · AI labelView post →WHEN EVIL LURKS features my favorite line of dialogue of 2023: "Evil loves children, and children love evil." The rest of the film is rad as well, reminiscent of Cronenberg's THE BROOD. As with THE BROOD, this is a horror movie about divorce, specifically fears of your kids turning against you.
positive · AI labelView post →Halloween 2025 film #1 When Evil Lurks (2023) chosen by @ambientpiss.bsky.social 🪓👻 #halloween #tgif #filmsky
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