WHEN EVIL LURKS’ Demián Rugna Developing Vampire Horror-Comedy FELIX
The pic is inspired by vamp classics like FRIGHT NIGHT and THE LOST BOYS.
Following the news that his 2023 possession horror When Evil Lurks has a sequel in development, Demián Rugna is currently also working on a new vampire movie titled Felix: A Complex Puzzle.
Revealed exclusively by Dread Central, Felix is said to combine the “humor-and-genre combo punch of recent horror-comedy classic Zombieland”, and follows:
…Omin, a hard-partying vampire playboy and leader of the notorious “Blood-Suckers” clan. After falling into a river during a wild yacht bender, Omin is presumed dead and sent to the morgue, where doctors mistakenly harvest all his organs, including a lung.
Waking up the next morning, disoriented and dismembered, Omin rallies vampire bounty hunters from across the globe—from Romania to Indigenous American clans—to track down his missing body parts. Meanwhile, in the Big City, we meet Felix, a hypochondriac night tour guide, unknowingly about to become part of the bloody puzzle.
Guido Rud, CEO and founder of Buenos Aires-based sales company FilmSharks is producing the pic.
Speaking with Dread, Rugna calls Felix:
“…a super fun spooky comedy in the vampire world that plays a lot with horror and dark comedy. It features endearing characters and draws a lot of influence from films like Fright Night and Lost Boys. It explores my very peculiar comedy style without losing my genre director signature, as in every project.”
Rud adds:
“The script is complete […] It’s a vampire comedy, and the script is masterful. It’s got fresh takes on themes like masculinity and excess. And elements of a road trip movie. It’ll be a masterpiece.”
The FANGORIA Chainsaw Award-nominated When Evil Lurks hit theaters via IFC Films on October 6, 2023, with its Shudder debut following on October 27. Rugna's follow-up to the equally terrifying Terrified (2017) quickly became a hit with horror fans due to its gory and shocking scenes. With two nightmare-inducing horror features under his belt, we can't imagine will be anything less. Look out for updates as we get them.
