A group of children embark on a macabre adventure into the jungle of Brazil, one filled with characters from the horror traditions of Brazil: the werewolf, a witch, a ghost, monsters and The Saci. This anthology unites four of the most important names in Brazilian horror: Rodrigo Aragao, Petter Baiestorf, Joel Caetano and Jose Mojica Marins, the eternal Coffin Joe.

In the first story, directed by the brains behind this entire movie Aragão (Dark Sea, Cemetery of Lost Souls), the corrupt mayor of a city dies on the toilet and his blood and bile go directly into the water system he refused to fix, transforming everyone who interacts with the water into zombies filled with the same filth that he was. Talk about starting things off hot, as this is filled with so many gross-out effects.

Petter Baiestorf (Zombio 2: Chimarrão Zombies) directed the second story in which a military presence rules a town through violence, fear and outright racism. Yet when a werewolf starts to be sighted, even their might isn’t enough to stop it. This segment has some of the most gut-churning werewolf scenes I’ve ever seen, moments that look like barbecue-sauced infused blasts of muck, internal organs, peeling skin and always blood.

Marins directed and starred in the third story, a tale of exorcism gone wrong and the monster known as the Saci, which is a one-legged black man, always smoking a pipe and in a magical red hat that leaves behind a smell that never goes away. He appears and disappears in the form of a dust devil and has the power to grant wishes. Any small misfortune — even if a popcorn kernel fails to pop — is said to be caused by the Saci.

The final story is directed by Caetano (Encosto) has the ghost of a woman haunting a school, causing death after death that is hidden by being buried. The woman in charge of the school and this ghost are linked and that story is soon revealed.

I really had fun with this film. The credits are great with everyone seemingly overjoyed to work with Marins and when he is asked what it’s like to make a horror movie in Brazil, he answers, “Terrible.”

You can watch this on Tubi.