The Awakening of the Beast1970

Horror Vault's take

A Brazilian cult landmark that blurs the line between clinical study and descent into madness, The Awakening of the Beast follows a psychiatrist who doses four subjects with LSD in a controlled experiment — only for the results to spiral into something far darker than science can explain. Director and horror icon José Mojica Marins weaves his infamous Coffin Joe persona into the fabric of the film itself, turning a provocative examination of 1960s counterculture into a nightmarish fever dream. Part social critique, part occult horror, it challenges viewers to question where depravity ends and the demonic begins.

Content: Graphic Depictions Of Drug Use, Sexual Perversion And Disturbing Sexual Content, Surreal And Disturbing Imagery, Scenes Set In A Psychiatric Ward