The Clairvoyant (1982 film)

The Clairvoyant is a 1982 American psychological horror film directed by Armand Mastroianni and starring Perry King, Norman Parker, and Elizabeth Kemp.

The film was originally acquired for distribution by 20th Century Fox, who released it directly to video in 1985 under the alternative title The Killing Hour.

Paul "Mac" McCormack, an ambitious TV talk-show host, and Larry Weeks, a police detective and aspiring stand-up comedian, team up to try to locate the killer.

Mac is attacked in his apartment by a young man, later identified as Willie Gonzalez, a Puerto Rican immigrant.

The same night, Virna accompanies Larry to a stand-up comedy show at the Comic Strip, where Muriel has agreed to stop by after work.

On air, Virna goes into a trancelike state and begins drawing a portrait of handcuffed hands; simultaneously, Muriel is attacked in her car by the killer, who handcuffs her to the steering wheel and binds her legs before weighting down the accelerator pedal.

In one of the drawings, Larry notices an ornate crab-like figure, which resembles a glass figurine Paul has in his house.

It did receive a limited theatrical release, opening in Muskegon, Michigan on August 12, 1983, through Jensen Farley Pictures.