Out of the Body (1989)

Director
Brian Trenchard-Smith

Main cast
Mark Hembrow; Tessa Humphries; Linda Newton; Margi Gerard; Tim Campbell

Genres
Thriller, Horror

Description
An invisible force is killing women in Sydney and stealing their eyes.


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