Exorcismo Negro

The first two thirds of this Brazilian no-budget horror movie consist a guy in a leisure suit wandering around a jungle estate, stroking his chin and pondering the how weird it was that his dad was briefly possessed by a demon. Okay, a few more things do happen like when the child discovers a tree filled with snakes and tarantulas, there’s a visit to an old voodoo priestess, and there’s also a second demonic possession. But it’s all so cheap and feels like they decided to make a movie while at a lakefront getaway vacation. Way too much time is spent on the lead actor (who is also the director, of course) and his attempts to seem self-reflective and intellectual.

But then, that third act hits. It opens with gratuitous nudity and Exorcist “inspired” antics. We are then transported to a fever-dream satanic wedding with (more) nudity, sacrifices, and demonic dancing. This goes on for about thirty minutes and, I have to admit, it’s pretty enthralling. The ceremonies are hosted by Coffin Joe. He is the alter ego of our lead actor and is apparently the villain in some dozen or more Brazilian horror movies. Turns out this movie is a meta analysis of horror movies themselves. I don’t know if I can fully recommend watching it but Exorcismo Negro was surprisingly weird and interesting for such a cheap piece of crap.