IFC Films and Shudder
Presents…
WHEN EVIL LURKS
WRITTEN & DIRECTED BY Demian Rugna
STARRING Ezequiel Rodríguez, Eduardo Salomón, and Silvia Sabater
IN THEATERS OCTOBER 6TH
STREAMING ON SHUDDER OCTOBER 27TH
SYNOPSIS: When brothers Pedro (Ezequiel Rodríguez) and Jimmy (Demián Salomón) 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 wildly original take on the possession film, When Evil Lurks is a shocking supernatural thriller from Argentine master of horror, writer-director Demián Rugna (Terrified).
DIRECTOR & WRITER: Demian Rugna
CAST: Ezequiel Rodríguez, Eduardo Salomón, and Silvia Sabater
RUNTIME: 100 minutes
ABOUT THE DIRECTOR – Demian Rugna
Born in Haedo, Argentina. Director and screenwriter specialized in fantasy and horror films. After making numerous short films in the horror genre, he wrote a large number of original scripts including ” Death Knows Your Name”, “The Last Portal”, “They Want My Eyes.” He has several feature films to his credit such as, “Damn you, Sean!”, “You don’t know who you’re talking to,” and “You don’t know who you’re talking to.” “Terrified,” his fourth film, was multi-awarded and sold to different platforms all over the world, being the most successful horror film at the box office in Argentina. His 5th feature film “When Evil Lurks,” awarded with the Sitges Pith Box, Blood Window award and the Showcase Blood Window at the Fantastic Pavilion in Cannes 2023, will be released this 2023, with great potential.
