The Asphyx
The Asphyx, also known as Spirit of the Dead and The Horror of Death, is a 1972 British horror film/science fiction film directed by Peter Newbrook and starring Robert Stephens and Robert Powell.
Plot
In Victorian England, philanthropic scientist Sir Hugo Cunningham is a member of a parapsychological society that studies psychic phenomena. As part of their latest investigation, the men have been photographing individuals at the moment of death. The resultant photos depict a strange smudge hovering around the body. Though the society concludes that they have captured evidence of the soul escaping the body, Cunningham is skeptical.
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| author | Brian Comport |
|---|---|
| director | Peter Newbrook |
| editor | Maxine Julius |
| events | supernatural |
| genre | horror science fiction |
| keywords | adopted son boating accident capture condemned man crush cunning decapitate drip irrigation electric chair england film force framing sequence greek mythology grim reaper guinea pig help horrify kill move parapsychological parapsychology phosphorus police officer trap victorian victorian england victorian era |
| musicBy | Bill McGuffie |
| producer | John Brittany |
| publisher | Cinema Epoch |
| theme | ghost home movies mad scientist science fiction horror steampunk |