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Considered by many to be “Brazil’s Freddy Krueger,” the horror icon known as Coffin Joe was played by the late José Mojica Marins, who wrote, directed and starred in a series of outrageous movies from 1964 to 2008. They’re collected together for an Arrow Video Blu-ray set that was just announced this morning, fittingly titled Inside the Mind of Coffin Joe.

The 6-disc Blu-ray set will release in the US, UK, and Canada on November 28, 2023.

“Newly restored from the best available elements and packed with extras, Inside the Mind of Coffin Joe is a love letter to one of the great iconoclasts of horror who forged his films in the face of military dictatorship and religious censorship to become Brazil’s national Boogeyman.”

Here’s everything you need to know about the upcoming set, which features:

Brand new 4K restorations of all films
High Definition (1080p) Blu-ray presentations
Original lossless mono audio for all films (except Embodiment of Evil)
English subtitles for all films
Trailers for all films (except When the Gods Fall Asleep)
Collector’s book featuring new writing by Tim Lucas, Carlos Primati, Jerome Reuter, Amy Voorhees Searles, Kyle Anderson, and Paula Sacramento
Reversible sleeves with new artwork by Butcher Billy
Double-sided poster with new artwork by Butcher Billy
12 double-sided artcards

DISC 1: AT MIDNIGHT I’LL TAKE YOUR SOUL

Commentary with José Mojica Marins, filmmaker Paulo Duarte and film scholar Carlos Primati (Portuguese with English subtitles)
New video essay by Lindsay Hallam
Damned: The Strange World of José Mojica Marins, documentary on Marins by André Barcinski and Ivan Finotti
Bloody Kingdom, Marins’ first short film with director’s commentary
Excerpts from early works by Marins

DISC 2: THIS NIGHT I’LL POSSESS YOUR CORPSE / THE STRANGE WORLD OF COFFIN JOE

Commentaries for both films with Marins, Paulo Duarte and Carlos Primati (Portuguese with English subtitles)
New interview with Stephen Thrower on Marins’ influences
New video essay by Miranda Corcoran looking Coffin Joe as horror host
Alternative ending for The Strange World of Coffin Joe with commentary by Marins

DISC 3: THE AWAKENING OF THE BEAST / THE END OF MAN

Commentaries for both films with Marins, Paulo Duarte and Carlos Primati (Portuguese with English subtitles)
New interview with Guy Adams on Marins’ esoteric aspects
New video essay by Alexandra Heller-Nicholas on the gender politics of Marins’ films
Alternate opening titles for The Awakening of the Beast

DISC 4: WHEN THE GODS FALL ASLEEP / THE STRANGE HOSTEL OF NAKED PLEASURES

New interview with Virginie Sélavy on surrealism in Marins’ work
New interview with Jack Sargeant
New interview with Dennison Ramalho (co-writer of Embodiment of Evil)
Footage of Marins at the 2001 Sundance Film Festival
A Blind Date for Coffin Joe, short film by Raymond “Coffin Ray” Castile

DISC 5: HELLISH FLESH / HALLUCINATIONS OF A DERANGED MIND

Commentary for Hallucinations of a Deranged Mind with Marins, editor Nilcemar Leyart, Paulo Duarte and Carlos Primati (Portuguese with English subtitles)
New interview with Andrew Leavold on Marins’ place in 60s & 70s Marginal Cinema
New video essay by Kat Ellinger

DISC 6: EMBODIMENT OF EVIL

Lossless 2.0 and 5.1 audio
Commentary with producer Paulo Sacramento and co-screenwriter Dennison Ramalho (Portuguese with English subtitles)
New interview with Dennison Ramalho
Footage of Marins at the film’s premiere
Interview in which Ramalho pays tribute to Marins
Official Making Of and Experimental Making Of featurettes
Multiple featurettes with commentary by Marins”

You can pre-order your copy from Diabolik today!