- Type
- Film
- Status
- Released
- Release
- October 5, 2023 (a year ago)
- Alias
- Cuando acecha la maldad
- Language
- Spanish
- Origin
- Argentina · United States
- Genres
- Religious horror
- Production companies
- Aramos Cine · INCAA · La Puerta Roja · Machaco Films · Shudder
- Runtime
- 1h 39m
- Rating
- Not Rated
When Evil Lurks

Where to watch (United States)
Cast
Ezequiel RodríguezPedro
Demián SalomónJimi
Silvina SabaterMirtha
Virginia GarófaloSabrina
Emilio VodanovichJair
Marcelo MichinauxSantino
Lucrecia Niron TalazacVicky
Luis ZiembrowskiRuíz
Paula RubinszteinSara
Isabel QuinterosMaria Elena Gómez
Desirée SalgueiroJimena
Federico LissLeo
Ricardo VelázquezEduardo
Jorge PradoLieutenant Iraola
Diego SampayoPolice Gutiérrez
Pedro LarrabideKid García
Cleo DíazBad Breath Girl
Agostina AguileraCrying Girl
Julián César LópezNeighbor 1
Maria Celina CarbajalPolicewoman
Pablo GalarzaUriel 1
Gonzalo GalarzaUriel 2
Berta MuñizUriel (voice)
Crew
Producers
Levels
- Sex & Nudity
- 1
- 2
- 3
>- Violence
- 1
- 2
- 3
>- Profanity
- 1
- 2
- 3
>- Algohol & Drugs
- 1
- 2
- 3
>- Fright & Intensity
- 1
- 2
- 3
>
Reviews
Fantastic Fest Review: When Evil Lurks Powerless in the face of hellish evil and earthly bureaucracy
Movie Review: When Evil Lurks Argentinian horror pits farmers against Hell and an uncaring government
‘When Evil Lurks’ TIFF Review – ‘Terrified’ Director Demián Rugna Doles Out Violent Possession Shocker Writer/Director Demián Rugna broke onto the horror scene with 2017’s aptly titled Terrified (Aterrados), a paranormal tour de force of shocking imager...
‘When Evil Lurks’ Review: This Argentinian Demonic Infection Movie Is Feverishly Mediocre Review of "When Evil Lurks," an Argentinian horror film premiering at Toronto International Film Festival.
Review: 'When Evil Lurks' calls back to the times when possession movies kept you guessing Argentinian director Demián Rugna outclasses the competition, including that new high-profile 'Exorcist' sequel, with his own unpredictable demon thriller.
'When Evil Lurks' review: A horror movie that dares you not to look away Can you handle it?
What to watch: ‘Fellow Travelers’ journeys to dark chapter in American history Also: One of the year’s best horror films drops on Shudder Oct. 27.
When Evil Lurks piles on the shocks, but it’s smart about horror Fans of Terrified, this one’s for you
When Evil Lurks movie review & film summary (2023) It’s an admirably vicious piece of work when it wants to be.
Movie Review: A Creepy Day and Two Nights in Argentina, “When Evil Lurks” “When Evil Lurks,” the Argentinian horror thriller titled “Cuando acecha la maldad” in Spanish, drops the viewer into a world where “evil” is rec...
'When Evil Lurks' Review: It’s a Rotten World, After All 'When Evil Lurks' Review: It’s a Rotten World, After Allreaches a disturbing level of truth as it traces the fallout of human failures to their absolute ex...
When Evil Lurks Review: A Cruel, Bloody Possession Movie For Sickos, By Sickos [Fantastic Fest 2023] - SlashFilm Gather around, sickos! Horror filmmaker Demián Rugna (Terrified) returns with a tale of rapidly spreading demonic possession in When Evil Lurks.
‘When Evil Lurks’ Is the Month’s First Great Halloween Thriller Gross and also grimly amusing, the new movie about a demon-affected man who terrorizes two brothers is an excellent kickoff to spooky season.
‘When Evil Lurks’ Review: Demonic Doings Spread Like Wildfire in an Unpredictable Thriller Demian Rugna’s engrossing 'When Evil Lurks' finds a mysterious force wreaking havoc in an Argentine agricultural backwater.
The Best Movies of 2023 This year seemed to mark the end of a film era. Has another exploded out of the box already?
Review: 'When Evil Lurks' walks a dark and nihilistic path to demonic possession that dares you to try and look away Demián Rugna's unrelentingly grim tale is easily one of the year's finest horrors.
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