When Evil Lurks

Name: When Evil Lurks
Released: 2023-10-05
Rating: 9.7

Released 5 October 2023

9.7out of 10

No. 3 on the Scare Scale

Based on 1 rating

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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.

How it scares

Each kind of scare is rated out of 10. Hover over a score, or use the info button, to see what it means.

Gore
7.0 out of 10,Intense
Blood, injuries and body horror shown on screen. Violence that happens off-screen barely counts.
Gore 7.0 is intense (7-8 on the scale):
- Graphic injuries, mutilation or body horror, often in close-up
- A regular part of the film that's hard to watch
1. 1-2Mild
2. 3-4Moderate
3. 5-6Strong
4. 7-8Intense
5. 9-10Extreme
Creepy
10.0 out of 10,Extreme
Unsettling images, atmosphere and things that feel wrong. Not sudden shocks (Jumpscares) or waiting for something to happen (Suspense).
Creepy 10.0 is extreme (9-10 on the scale):
- Skin-crawling images and atmosphere you can't shake
- Constant from start to finish, and it stays with you for days
1. 1-2Mild
2. 3-4Moderate
3. 5-6Strong
4. 7-8Intense
5. 9-10Extreme
Jumpscares
8.0 out of 10,Intense
Sudden shocks designed to make you jump, usually a fast movement or a loud noise. Not slow-building dread (Suspense).
Jumpscares 8.0 is intense (7-8 on the scale):
- Frequent, well-timed jumpscares that are hard to predict
- Quiet scenes rarely feel safe
1. 1-2Mild
2. 3-4Moderate
3. 5-6Strong
4. 7-8Intense
5. 9-10Extreme
Suspense
10.0 out of 10,Extreme
Tension and dread while you wait for something to happen. Not the scare itself when it arrives (Jumpscares or Gore).
Suspense 10.0 is extreme (9-10 on the scale):
- Relentless tension that becomes genuinely stressful to watch
- Almost no relief from start to finish
1. 1-2Mild
2. 3-4Moderate
3. 5-6Strong
4. 7-8Intense
5. 9-10Extreme
Psychological
9.0 out of 10,Extreme
Horror that gets in your head: paranoia, madness, doubting what's real and ideas that stay with you. Not how a scene looks (Creepy) or feels in the moment (Suspense).
Psychological 9.0 is extreme (9-10 on the scale):
- Profoundly disturbing ideas that shake how you see things
- Overwhelming from start to finish, and hard to shake for days
1. 1-2Mild
2. 3-4Moderate
3. 5-6Strong
4. 7-8Intense
5. 9-10Extreme

How the overall score of 9.7 is worked out

A film doesn't need to do every kind of horror to be scary, so the overall score only uses its three strongest categories. Any of those three scoring 3 or lower counts as zero and takes off another0.5.