Sunday, October 1, 2017

31 DAYS OF HALLOWEEN DAY 1: THE ASTRAL FACTOR 1978 (TREELINE)

AKA Invisible Strangler.

This is a bizarre film that has a very interesting cast and a director, John Florea who is uncredited. I am not sure why this is the case unless he hated the film.

An insane killer in jail has learned the art of Astral Projection and can make himself invisible and move objects at will. he vows to get revenge on five women who testified against him in court and who remind him of his mother, whom he killed.

After escaping from jail he is tracked by a detective, Lt. Charles Barrett (Robert Foxworth) who has a hell of a time protecting the women against something nobody can see.

As the body count piles up, Barrett becomes more and more obsessed with catching the invisible killer. There is an amazing cast in this film including Stefanie Powers who looks stunning and has an almost nude scene, Sue Lyon, Leslie Parrish, Marianna Hill, Percy Rodriguez, and Cesare Danova. But the real standout here is gorgeous Elke Sommer.

Sommer is Chris Hartman, a potential victim. We are first introduced to her by a pool in a bikini and oh my god, does she look stunning. Every minute she is on screen is captivating.

If you haven't seen this film it is available on many PD sets, and I recommend it for Elke alone. Interesting premise.

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