When Evil Lurks 2023

I love a horror movie that has set rules and gives you breadcrumbs throughout the scenes for you to find and figure out. When Evil Lurks managed to do exactly that and it's one of the great strengths of this movie but also it's biggest problem. When you have this much sauce you can get lost in it and when a character is introduced halfway through the movie to explain everything it feels like a bit of a studio note because the movie so far is a little too confusing. Nevertheless the setup and first half is so strong that I'll forgive the weaker second half and ending. The mix of practical effects with CGI is great throughout with some truly gory moments. But the one thing that really got me turned out to be the sound of polystyrene being scraped by a spoon... nightmarish stuff. Well worth your time.