S05E06 Demian Rugna - When Evil Lurks

Demian Rugna @demianrugna drops his latest When Evil Lurks on Shudder Friday October 27th. Perfect Halloween watch. Damien is one of few working today who, in my view, do horror right. This guy just goes for it. Horror is its own layer of cinema, it sends us to places within ourselves that other film does not. Analysis is cool, but the sensation horror derives is its own experience. Nothing generates our repressed feelings and connects our fight or flight processes in their most effective usage like a horror movie that knows its purpose. Rugna is all killer no filler. He’s not a jump scare guy—but his jump scares have been literally replicated in some of the biggest movies of the decade. He’s not an ‘elevated’ horror guy—but the mythology he creates runs well deeper than American horror, the themes tracked between his works of suburban poison are essay worthy, and there are many still images worth screen grabbing. I wasn’t surprised to learn his influences land on early 80s sensational movies. 60s were art. 70s production. 80s style. Rugna uses plot and characters and tone to deliver style. The holes in his stories aren’t really holes, they’re the housing for what matters. His movies emphasize bringing the audience where he wants them to go, and he succeeds. Check out Terrified and When Evil Lurks b2b on Shudder.

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