When Evil Lurks

The ending of When Evil Lurks reveals that the evil, which was believed to be a supernatural force capable of possessing and spreading through bodies, has ultimately triumphed over the characters’ attempts to contain it. After confronting the source of the evil—Uriel’s decaying body—Mirta begins a ritual to destroy it, but the process is cut short when the possessed body begins to speak directly to Pedro, tempting him to kill it. When Pedro attempts to find a weapon, he fails, and the evil seizes the opportunity to attack Mirta, dragging her away, which means the key ritual remains incomplete. This failure allows the evil to give birth to a new, malevolent entity—a human-shaped child—signaling that the darkness is unstoppable.

Meanwhile, Pedro and Jaime return to their town, where they find horrifying evidence of how deeply the evil has spread. Jair, Pedro’s autistic son, reverts to his previous state, having deathly symptoms and revealing that he has consumed the flesh of his grandmother, a victim of possession. The younger brother of Uriel confesses that he had already been possessed and had killed the exorcist before he could cast out the evil, and that he, too, has committed heinous acts like killing and eating his own mother. These revelations confirm that the evil has taken over almost everyone, with only Pedro and Jaime remaining seemingly untouched by fear or belief, but even they are powerless in the face of the unstoppable darkness.

In the final moments, the brothers are overwhelmed by grief and helplessness, knowing that the evil is now ingrained in their world, with no clear way to fight it. The film’s conclusion leaves viewers with the chilling implication that the evil will continue to spread, surviving in human form, and that the battle against it is ultimately futile, marking a bleak and terrifying end to the story.

Last Updated: June 25, 2025 at 09:01