The Strange World of Coffin Joe
O Estranho Mundo de Zé do Caixão
Coffin Joe hosts this anthology of three short horror stories which feature a strange dollmaker, a necrophiliac balloon seller with a foot fetish, and a psychotic professor involved in sadistic rituals.
Why it matters
A surreal anthology that plunges into Brazil’s darkest folk horror, anchored by the unsettling presence of Coffin Joe himself.
- José Mojica Marins’ Coffin Joe is an icon of outsider horror, blending philosophical menace with grotesque spectacle.
- Unearths taboo obsessions—necrophilia, sadism, fetishism—unapologetically exploring the shadows of human desire.
- Practical effects and low-budget ingenuity give the dollmaker and balloon seller stories a gritty, uncanny vibe.
- For fans of regional horror and cult anthologies that refuse to sanitize their nightmares.
Director
10 horror films in catalog
At Midnight I'll Take Your Soul 1964
This Night I'll Possess Your Corpse 1967
The Strange World of Coffin Joe 1968
The Awakening of the Beast 1970
The Bloody Exorcism of Coffin Joe 1974
The Strange Hostel of Naked Pleasures 1976
Hellish Flesh 1977
Hallucinations of a Deranged Mind 1978
Embodiment of Evil 2008
Dark Fables 2015
Cast
Horror DNA
Gore
85
Slow Burn
50
Psychological
43
Supernatural
20
Creature
0
Disturbing
100
Fun Factor
0
Cerebral
71
Survival
0
Anthology
