Tag Archives: Brazil

Coffin Joe returns!

After 40 years, Brazilian filmmaker Jose Mojica Marins returned to the horror character that made him an icon in his own country – and a cult legend throughout the world decades later. In Embodiment of Evil, Marins brought back Coffin … Continue reading

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This Night I’ll Possess Your Corpse DVD

Coffin Joe returns! Coffin Joe appears yet again from his own private twilight zone to present another tale of sadism, immorality, and twisted philosophy! After struggling for quite some time with censor boards and religious groups, a brave theater owner finally decided to show … Continue reading

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Awakening of the Beast DVD

Banned for more than 30 years! Despite extreme difficulties with the Brazilian censor boards (both nationally and in local municipalities), José Mojica Marins managed to get his horror films into theaters. Once there, they became a sensation across the country, … Continue reading

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At Midnight I’ll Take Your Soul DVD

Coffin Joe on DVD! It cannot be stressed enough that before 1963’s At Midnight I’ll Take Your Soul there had never been (to the best of my knowledge) a horror film made in Brazil. There had been a version of … Continue reading

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