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The Asphyx

The Asphyx

If It Were In Your Power…Would You Sacrifice Your Wife…Your Children For Immortality? This Is The Story Of A Man Who Did!

PG 1972 · 99 min · ★ 6.0 · Fantasy, Horror, Science Fiction

Hugo is a brilliant turn-of-the-century scientist, loved and respected by his family and friends, admired by his colleagues. But he is a man quickly becoming obsessed with a curious and frightening question...What is the mysterious apparition found in the photographs of his dying subjects?

Directed by Peter Newbrook · Written by Brian Comport

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