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, starring Robert Foxworth, Stefanie Powers, Cesare Danova, Sue Lyon and Elke Sommer. Arthur C. Pierce wrote the screenplay and co-directed the film uncredited.[1]

Invisible Strangler
Directed by	John Florea Arthur C. Pierce(uncredited)[1] Gene Fowler Jr.[citation needed]
Written by	Earle Lyon (story) Arthur C. Pierce (writer)
Produced by	Fred Jordan (executive producer) Earle Lyon (producer)
Starring	Robert Foxworth Stefanie Powers Sue Lyon
Cinematography	Alan Stensvold
Edited by	Bud S. Isaacs
Music by	Richard Hieronymus Bill Marx Alan Oldfield
Release date	1984
Running time	85 minutes (reedited 1984 version) 96 minutes (original 1978 version)
Country	United States
Language	English

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).

Plot summary

Studying the paranormal allows a convicted strangler to make himself invisible to kill five women who testified against him at his trial. The movie is about trying to catch the invisible murderer.

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Cast

• Robert Foxworth as Lt. Charles Barrett
• Stefanie Powers as Candy Barrett
• Sue Lyon as Darlene DeLong
• Mark Slade as Detective Holt
• Leslie Parrish as Colleen Hudson
• Marianna Hill as Bambi Greer
• Elke Sommer as Chris Hartman
• Percy Rodrigues as Captain Wells
• Alex Dreier as Dr. Ulmer
• Rayford Barnes as Sgt. Archer
• Frederick Tully as Detective Sloan
• Frank Ashmore as Roger Sands
• Larry Golden as Detective Rouseau
• Renata Vaselle as Roxane Raymond
• Cesare Danova as Mario
• Eddie Firestone as Jacobs
• Bill Overton as Kingsley
• Carol Blalock as Sgt. Davis
• Jennifer Burton as Policewoman
• George Cheung as Jim, Medical Examiner
• Albert Cole as Cop in Alley
• John Hart as Harbormaster
• Robert F. Hoy as Harris
• Harry Lewis as Stage Manager
• Walter O. Miles as Fingerprint Man
• Queenie Smith as Darlene's Landlady
• Al Tipay as Miller
• Frank DeSal as Prison guard
• Troy Melton as Prison guard
• George Robotham as Cemetery Guard
• Jerry Wills as Cop
• Budd Bryan as Lead Dancer
• Bea Marie Busch as Dancer
• Bonnie Evans as Dancer
• Kathy Gale as Dancer
• Marcia Hewitt as Dancer
• Nancy Martin as Dancer
• Judy Van Wormer as Dancer

References

External links

• Invisible Strangler at IMDb
• Invisible Strangler on YouTube
• Invisible Strangler is available for free download at the Internet Archive

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