The Strange World of Coffin Joe (1968)

Original title

O Estranho Mundo de Zé do Caixão

Directed by

José Mojica Marins

Genre

horror film

Country

Brazil

Runtime

1h 20m

Rated

18

Rating

5.4 of 10 from 22 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This Brazilian horror anthology presents three short stories. They cover a dollmaker, an obsession, and a theory. Coffin Joe introduces each segment as a host.

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What happens

The Strange World of Coffin Joe (Portuguese: O Estranho Mundo de Zé do Caixão) is a 1968 Brazilian anthology horror film directed by José Mojica Marins, who also plays his alter ego Zé do Caixão (in English, Coffin Joe). The film is a collection of three short films titled O Fabricante de Bonecas (The Dollmaker), Tara (Obsession), and Ideologia (Theory). Joe only appears briefly in the role of a horror host, introducing the segments, and the film is not a part of the Coffin Joe trilogy (At Midnight I'll Take Your Soul, This Night I Will Possess Your Corpse, and Embodiment of Evil). The hymn-like title song was written by Marins, and performed by Edson Lopes and Brazilian samba band Titulares do Ritmo. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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