The Asphyx (1972)
- Directed by
- Peter Newbrook
- Genre
- horror film, science fiction film, ghost film
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Runtime
- 1h 39m
- Rated
- PG
- Rating
- 6.0 of 10 from 82 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A Victorian scientist discovers he can photograph the spirit of death that appears around people at their moment of passing. He tries to capture this spirit to achieve immortality, but his experiments have grim consequences.
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What happens
The Asphyx, also known as Spirit of the Dead and The Horror of Death, is a 1972 British science fiction horror film directed by Peter Newbrook and starring Robert Stephens and Robert Powell. Asphyx refers to the Ancient Greek word asphyxÃa, meaning "lack of pulse", or English asphyxiation. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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