The Evil Rises
The Evil Rises is a 2018 horror film written and directed by Daniel Florenzano in his feature film debut. The film stars Bailey La Flam, Michael Glauser, Julian De Mora and Joe Paulson.
Plot
An ancient statue possessed by an evil spirit terrorizes a group of young kids on its quest for world domination.
Cast
- Bailey La Flam
- Michael Glauser
- Julian De La Mora
- Joe Paulson
- Alec Lobato
- Ed Hollingsworth[1]
Production
The film is Florenzano's feature length debut[2] and shot in San Diego.[3]
Release
The Evil Rises was distributed by Terror Films.[4] It was released on Tubi for a period of time before branching out to other platforms[5] including JoBlo's YouTube channel.[2]
Reception
The film won Best Horror Film at Hollywood Reel Independent Film Festival.[6]
Critical response
Cryptic Rock said it is a "decent low budget," giving it 4 out of 5 stars.[7] Voices From The Balcony claims it's "the kind of stupid that kicked off so many of the 80s films" and scored it 3.5 out of 5.[8] Movies and Mania rated it 2 out of 5 stars.[9]
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External links
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- 2018 horror films
- 2018 films
- 2018 directorial debut films
- Films set in San Diego
- Films shot in San Diego
- Films released on YouTube
- 2018 independent films
- American independent films
- Films about spirit possession
- American teen horror films
- American comedy horror films
- American supernatural horror films
- 2018 comedy horror films
- 2010s supernatural horror films
- 2010s teen horror films
- Films about witchcraft
- English-language horror films