IFC Films has announced the theatrical and streaming release of the shocking supernatural thriller When Evil Lurks / Cuando acecha la maldad, the fourth feature film from Argentine master of horror, writer-director Demián Rugna (Terrified). The film opens this Friday, October 6 in US theaters, and it will be available to stream in Shudder starting Friday, October 27.
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.
Born in Haedo, Buenos Aires, Argentina, director and screenwriter Rugna specializes in fantasy and horror films. After making numerous short films in the horror genre and a large number of original scripts, he's directed several feature films including The Last Gateway, Cursed Bastards! and You Don't Know Who You're Talking To. His fourth film, Terrified, was multi-awarded, sold to platforms all over the world, and was the most successful horror film at the box office in Argentina. Recently, he participated in an anthology film called Satanic Hispanics. His fifth feature film, When Evil Lurks, had its world premiere at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival.
