À Meia-Noite Levarei Sua Alma aka At Midnight I Will Take Your Soul (José Mojica Marins, 1964)

We meet Coffin Joe for the first time! He is spooky fuck, obsessed with continuation of his bloodline. But his wife cannot bear him a son so he kills her and then rapes local girl Terezinha who as a result hangs herself. But before that he also kills her fiancee and mutilates a bit local guy during card game. And after that he mutilates another of locals with barbed crown of Jesus statue! Brilliant and hilarious scene, definitely my favorite one!

So lots of shit is going on and it's all really good. But special quality of this exploitation flick is grim atmosphere and of course Coffin Joe himself! He is really unique in all his contempt towards everything and everybody. He plays the role in ultra over the top theatrical way which for some reason works extremely well. Sure, he gets a bit comical here and there but overall he's spectacular. Truly menacing sadistic bastard!

Totally ahead of its time and still unique.

9/10