The Asphyx1972
“If It Were In Your Power…Would You Sacrifice Your Wife…Your Children For Immortality? This Is The Story Of A Man Who Did!”
Directed by Peter Newbrook
The premise
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?
Horror Vault's take
In Victorian England, a respected scientist becomes consumed by a chilling discovery lurking within his photographic experiments — a spectral entity that defies every assumption about life and death. What begins as scholarly curiosity curdles into dangerous obsession as he pursues an idea that could upend humanity's understanding of mortality itself. The Asphyx is a slow-burn British horror rarity that weaponises intellect against its protagonist, rewarding patient viewers with genuinely unsettling ideas. Its period setting and tragic undercurrent give it the weight of a cautionary fable.
Content: Mild Period Violence, Disturbing Imagery Around Death
Cast
Explore related
Ratings & reviews
No reviews yet — be the first to pass judgment.
Sign in to rate this title and warn (or tempt) the next viewer.
More like this
The Exorcist
1973 · 122m
The Innocents
1961 · 100m
Dead of Night
1945 · 103m
In Search of Darkness: Part II
2020 · 263m
The Phantom of the Opera
1925 · 107m
Sinners
2025 · 138m
The Night Strangler
1973 · 90m
A Nightmare on Elm Street
1984 · 91m