Underplayed Gems

Invisible Strangler (1976)

Invisible Strangler poster
Original title
The Astral Factor
Directed by
Arthur C. Pierce, Gene Fowler Jr., John Florea
Genre
science fiction film, mystery film, thriller film
Country
United States
Runtime
1h 25m
Rated
PG
Rating
4.4 of 10 from 18 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb
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How it feels

A convicted killer uses astral projection to escape prison and murder women. A detective tries to stop the invisible assailant.

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What happens

Invisible Strangler is a 1984 American horror film directed by John Florea, an alternate cut of the 1978 film The Astral Factor, also known as The Astral Fiend, made in 1976. The film stars Robert Foxworth, Stefanie Powers, Cesare Danova, Sue Lyon and Elke Sommer. Arthur C. Pierce wrote the screenplay and co-directed the film uncredited. The film was originally released in 1978 as The Astral Factor aka The Astral Fiend. It was later re-edited into a new, shorter version entitled The Invisible Strangler and released on video in 1984. Invisible Strangler runs 85 minutes, about ten minutes shorter than The Astral Fiend, and most of the killer's dialogue lines during the murders were edited out, while new music and some entirely new scenes were added. The film is available today on DVD as The Astral Fiend, which is the original uncut 1978 version of the film. It is on a double feature DVD with The Brain Machine (1972). (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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