Interview: Demián Rugna On His Acclaimed Horror, When Evil Lurks, And It’s Second Life

To celebrate the re-release of modern cult horror classic When Evil Lurks, released by Second Sight Films on a superb new 4K and Blu-ray presentation, we sat down with director Demián Rugna to look back on the film and its second life.

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.

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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).

Born in Haedo, Buenos Aires, Argentina, director and screenwriter Demián Rugna specialises 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.

You can watch the interview below. Shane A. Bassett asks the questions.

When Evil Lurks is out now on Dual Limited Edition and Standard Edition 4K/UHD and Blu-ray. 

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