The Lurking Man

2017
PG-13
1h 30m

IMDb RATING

4.4/10

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Daniel Lench and Maritza Brikisak in The Lurking Man (2017)

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A woman battling addiction is given a chance at redemption if she accepts Death's offer.A woman battling addiction is given a chance at redemption if she accepts Death's offer.A woman battling addiction is given a chance at redemption if she accepts Death's offer.

Director
- C.J.
Writers
- Maritza Brikisak
- Keith Rommel
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IMDb RATING

4.4/10

427

YOUR RATING

Director
- C.J.
Writers
- Maritza Brikisak
- Keith Rommel
Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 95 wins & 54 nominations total

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8webstertravis

This film is dope!

Real good, this film is dope. Heart in my mouth, good.

10ramclean

A great job!!

Maritza is a true Renaissance woman of the horror genre. She co-wrote, executive produced, played the lead role beautifully, edited the film, designed the poster, and did an incredible job at all of it. This film has justifiably won numerous awards. And as Maritza says, "it's the only horror movie that makes people cry"! Truly, a remarkable achievement.

10dewofknowledge

A thought-provoking dark drama.

The Lurking Man is a drama portraying a woman's rollercoaster ride of addiction to alcohol in a fresh approach which is supernatural, and almost Faustian in nature. Without giving away too much, conflict and emotion are depicted by dark and complex characters. The protagonist Cailean, portrayed by Brikisak is painfully obliged by the Angel of Death to review her life and her decisions as they really occurred rather through the eyes of an addict in denial. I recommend this movie as a thought-provoking dark drama.

10fouranhalf

cool film

Have to say, horror films are not my first choice. My bf rented it and I was totally blown away. The story was sad, mixed with life lesson of numbing the senses with alcohol just to get through the guilt of past mistakes. The beginning and end was real awesome. Gotta say, the wings were way cool. I really liked this film. Lots of touching scenes. To my surprise the scary turn at the end had me wanting to know more. Cool stuff

9CitizenEA74

Hearts in eyes, loved it!

First of all, I LOVE Horror movies, my fave genre of all films (horror rom/com would be totally awesome) Kick in the suspense of The Lurking Man, you had my attention at the get go. Totally loved the beginning how the actors and the editor (sound & picture) made a strong pom pom feeling. The protagonist popped as though she was being revived Drew me in, in a big way. Great work from all involved' I felt fear in a good way, yet felt real sad for her... All the actors in this indie film rocked. Cailean and Deaths make up was so cool! Would love a part two, to see Chilean as the Angel of Death.

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Trivia
During the early stages of development, 'Sariel' had been thought of being mostly a Voice Over role. When 'Daniel Lench' auditioned, he was so animated that the character was reworked to include him in most all of his scenes with 'Cailean', he became a figure dwelling in the shadows,

Quotes
Sariel: You insolent fool, you do not dictate terms!

Alternate versions
The original uncut version of 'The Lurking Man' is being released March 2022 in Vimeo, simply titled 'The Lurking Man uncut'. Back in 2017, Maritza Brikisak, the executive producer, decided to release a shorter and rated version of 'The Lurking Man' to make it more acceptable for festival audiences. The plan worked, 'The Lurking Man' (2017) was rated PG-13 by the MPAA received 54 nominations and 95 wins in many festivals around the world. This uncut version is closer to the vision of the writers, it is very dark, it explores the love triangle of Wilson, Caliean and Emerson and shows dark forces possessing and manipulating a man into committing suicide. It will be in 4K , unrated, it will have a new poster and corresponding unrated trailer. The writers Keith Rommel and Maritza Brikisak are very pleased the world will see the film the way it was intended.