Now the brand new epic release of Inside the Mind of Coffin Joe brings us all 10 films spanning over 4 decades. And featuring tons of bonus features. Let's take a look at what is included in this Blu-ray set.
Our Rating System:
****=Don’t Miss it!
***=Worth a look.
**=An Ok way to spend an evening.
*=You haven’t missed anything.
At Midnight I'll Take Your Soul (1964) A gravedigger prowls the city in search of a female to bear him a son. ***
This Night I'll Possess Your Corpse (1967) After the events of the previous film, Coffin Joe continues to seek a maiden to give him a son. With the help of servant Bruno, he kidnaps six girls from a village. Which one of them will pass his trials of fear? ***
The Strange World of Coffin Joe (1968) A dollmaker whose dolls are eerily human, a tale of necrophilia, and a doctor proves love is dead. ***
The Awakening of the Beast (1970) Psychiatrist experiments LSD on 4 volunteers, to investigate Coffin Joe's influence over them. Each patient presents a different reaction, involving sex, perversion and sadism. ***
The End of Man (1971) A man emerges from the sea and begins to walk the streets, interfering in daily episodes, always in search of justice. ***
When the Gods Fall Asleep (1972) Prophet Finis Hominis escapes from jail and resumes his mission of saving humanity from its moral ruin. ***
The Strange Hostel of Naked Pleasures (1976) The events of several travelers who stop at a sinister hostel one stormy night. **
Hellish Flesh (1977) Dr. Medeiros is a brilliant scientist who doesn't have time for beautiful wife Raquel so she falls for Oliver, best friend of her husband, and soon they plot to kill the good doctor and inherit his fortune. **
Hallucinations of a Deranged Mind (1978) A psychiatrist is being driven insane with hellish nightmares in which the sinister bogeyman Coffin Joe. **
Embodiment of Evil (2008) The gravedigger continues his search for the perfect woman to bear his son. **
Every single one of these have received a simply stunning new 4K restoration. These films are presented in High Definition (1080p). The soundtracks feature the original lossless mono audio for all films. In addition, there is the option for English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.
Now every single one of these films look and sound pretty amazing. And Arrow Video releasing all of these films in one collection.. amazing. But they went above and beyond here and added some great bonus features on this 6 Disc Set. Take a look at what is included.
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
Finally in addition to all the on-disc bonus features Arrow Video added A 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 and 12 double-sided artcards.
From 4K restorations, audio commentaries, video essays, interviews, featurettes and more, Arrow Video made a Blu-ray release here that b-horror movie are going to be nuts for.
If you love strange cinema this new release of Inside the Mind of Coffin Joe is a Blu-ray release that will be a great addition to your collection. Head over to Amazon and order your copy today.
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