Sir, you have lived a fine and useful life. You have responsibilities, yes, but one of those responsibilities is to know when to relinquish power.
—- Giles Cunningham – The Asphyx

I walked to the Starbucks near my house, did some typing, then sat down with my new tablet to watch a movie. I had a handful already downloaded, but the Starbucks had a good internet connection so I streamed a film from Tubi. I had seen a YouTube video on forgotten horror movies and remembered one from Hammer Studios called The Asphyx.

It was available for free on Tubi (with some ads) and the Starbucks WIFI was good enough for streaming, so I was able to enjoy it for free.

It came out the same year as The Exorcist and therefore, failed miserably at the box office. It was one of the older, less graphic, psychological horror offerings and couldn’t compete with the sudden modern makeup effect-driven splatterdom. Over the years, it has maintained a bit of cult following… also, the gimmick of scientists creating device to catch a spirit, entrap it in some containment, and then seal it away would be the basis for the 1984 film Ghostbusters.

But I have an affection for the older, thinking horror, especially the Hammer Horror and thoroughly enjoyed The Asphyx.