“The Lurking Fear” (* out of four) was a thuddingly inept horror thriller about a reality-television crew and various law enforcement (Robert Davi, Michael Madsen, Elisabette Fantone, and others) who congregate at an abandoned mental institution but find they are not alone and (yawn) there are a series of demons there who want them killed no matter what. Terrible script is matched by lackluster production and lifeless direction; both Davi and Madsen look hungover and bored. Let’s hope both have something better “lurking” in the near future.