''Trilogy of Terror'' ( pt, Trilogia de Terror) is a

1968 The year was highlighted by protests and other unrests that occurred worldwide. Events January–February * January 5 – "Prague Spring": Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia. * Januar ...

Brazilian

horror film Horror is a film genre that seeks to elicit fear or disgust in its audience for entertainment purposes. Horror films often explore dark subject matter and may deal with transgressive topics or themes. Broad elements include monsters, apoca ...

directed by

José Mojica Marins José Mojica Marins (13 March 1936 – 19 February 2020) was a Brazilian filmmaker, actor, composer, screenwriter, and television horror host. Marins is also known for creating and playing the character Coffin Joe (loosely translated from Zé d ...

, Luís Sérgio Person and Ozualdo Candeias. The film consists of 3 stories adapted from the Brazilian TV series ''Além, Muito Além do Além'' (Beyond, Much Beyond the Beyond): ''O Acordo'' (The Agreement), ''A Procissão dos Mortos'' (Procession of Dead), and ''Pesadelo Macabro'' (Macabre Nightmare).

Plot

;''The Agreement (O Acordo)'' A mother becomes involved with black magic and offers a virgin woman to the devil in exchange for curing the illness of her only son. (40 minutes) Cast: Lucy Rangel, Regina Célia, Durvalino de Souza, Luis Humberto, Alex Ronay, Henrique Borgens, Ugarte, Nádia Tell, Éddio Smani, Eucaris de Morais. ;''Procession of Dead (A Procissão dos Mortos)'' A poor laborer is the only man in one village with courage to face a group of ''guerrilheiros'' ("guerrilla ghosts") that haunt the minds of the local villagers. (28 minutes) Cast:

Lima Duarte Ariclenes Venâncio Martins (born 29 March 1930), known professionally as Lima Duarte, is a Brazilian actor. He played a number of characters in Brazilian telenovelas, such as Zeca Diabo in ''O Bem-Amado'' and Sinhozinho Malta in ''Roque Santeiro ...

, Cassilda Lanuza, Waldir Guedes, Carlos Alberto Romano, Roberto Ferreira (Zé Coió), Lenoir Bittencourt, Pontes Santos, Wilson Júnior, Francisco Ribeiro. ;''Macabre Nightmare (Pesadelo Macabro)'' A young man named Claudio (

Mário Lima Mário Lima is a Brazilian actor and film and television producer. He produced and acted in many films by Brazilian filmmaker José Mojica Marins. Filmography *'' My Destiny in Your Hands'' as Actor *'' Adventurer's Fate'' as Actor *'' At Midnigh ...

) is obsessed by fear of

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s and spiders and the fear of being buried alive. When he undergoes a shocking event, he becomes unresponsive and is mistakenly buried, only to revive in the coffin after burial. His screams of terror from underground go unheard by the villagers (31 minutes) Cast:

, Vany Miller, Nelson Gasparini, Ingrid Holt, Walter C. Portella, Kátia Dumont, Francis Mary, Milene Drumont, Sebastião Grandin, Paula Ramos.

References

External links

Official film site
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{{José Mojica Marins 1968 films 1968 horror films Brazilian horror films Films directed by José Mojica Marins 1960s Portuguese-language films Films directed by Luis Sérgio Person Brazilian anthology films