Synapse Snaps Up Coffin Joe's Latest

Synapse Films has long been a champion of great little films that are criminally unseen. Only recently have they began to pick up newer releases. Today Fangoria was given the heads up that Synapse has now recieved the U.S. rights to Embodiment of Evil.

EMBODIMENT OF EVIL’s scenario, written by Jose Mojica Marins and Dennison Ramalho, sees the evil Coffin Joe rising from his grave to continue his quest for a woman to bear his child, torturing and killing anyone who stands in his way. The film has won raves and awards at numerous international festivals, including Montreal’s Fantasia, Spain’s Sitges and others. Synapse will issue the film on DVD and Blu-ray in 2010, with possible theatrical play before that.