The Awakening of the Beast

A hallucinatory dive into ’60s counterculture that blurs the line between clinical detachment and primal chaos.

• A rare blend of psychedelic horror and exploitation from Brazil’s José Mojica Marins, a cult figure in midnight cinema.
• Practical effects and surreal visuals capture the era’s acid-trip paranoia without resorting to cheap shock.
• Explores drug culture as a mirror for societal fears—an early example of horror as cultural barometer.
• Not for the fainthearted or those expecting tidy narratives; this one’s a hallucinogenic descent into depravity and madness.