The dedicated priest Pedro arrives in the city of Serinhaém, ready to reopen the church, closed by the feared local bandit, Rodrigo Napu, and tries to reestablish the Catholic faith of the population, oppressed by the domination of the evildoer.

After seeing the film "24 Horas de Sexo Explícito", Dr Margaret, sexologist hires the same crew to make a new movie, doubling the time - an orgy which would last for 48 hours, to further her research on sex. But as the film progresses it is revealed that she may have an ulterior goal in coaxing her actors into their drugged and sexually frenzied states.

An anthology divided in three segments, helmed by three of the most important Brazilian directors of the 20th century. A mother becomes involved with black magic and offers a virgin woman to the Devil in exchange for curing the illness of her only son. A poor laborer is the only man in the village with courage to face a group of guerrilheiros ("guerrilla ghosts") that haunt the minds of the locals. A young man is afflicted by fear of reptiles and spiders and the fear of being buried alive. When he undergoes a shocking event, he becomes unresponsive and is mistakenly buried, only to revive in the coffin after burial.

Coffin Joe, the unholy undertaker, is back in town to continue his quest for the perfect woman, embarking on an even more brutal campaign of terror, aided and abetted by his hunchbacked assistant.