An old antique ring turns a college professor into a homicidal maniac when he puts it on. The ring originaly belonged to Jack the Ripper, and the Ripper's spirit possesses whoever wears it.An old antique ring turns a college professor into a homicidal maniac when he puts it on. The ring originaly belonged to Jack the Ripper, and the Ripper's spirit possesses whoever wears it.An old antique ring turns a college professor into a homicidal maniac when he puts it on. The ring originaly belonged to Jack the Ripper, and the Ripper's spirit possesses whoever wears it.
Jeffrey R. Fontana
- Brian
- (as Jeffrey Fontana)
Wilma Jeanne Cummins
- Mrs. Pratt
- (as Wilma Cummins)
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Did you know
- TriviaTom Savini was embarrassed by his involvement with this film. When he attended a 1996 Fangoria Weekend of Horror's convention, part of his routine there included playfully getting on his knees to "beg forgiveness" from horror fans at the gathering! Was also reported on at a recounting of the events at the convention in a future issue of Fangoria a few months later.
- GoofsRichard and Steve are supposedly watching 'The Conqueror Worm' on TV. 'The Conqueror Worm' is the title 'Witchfinder General' was released under in the US, and it specifically mentioned that it stars Vincent Price, so there is no doubt what film they are referring to. However, the dialogue of the film indicates it is a film about a atomically mutated giant worm (and features no one who sounds anything like Vincent Price).
- ConnectionsFeatured in Making 'Blood Cult' Pioneering Shot on Video Movies (2012)
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Written by Rod Slaine
Performed by Pam Savage
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Christopher Lewis, who punished horror fans with tripe "Blood Cult," and its sequel "Revenge," pulls a master stroke of bad cinema, using the good name of Tom Savini to sell an awful video. I write video, and not film, because this production was shot on videotape. The opening scene has Jack the Ripper stalking and murdering a woman in Oklahoma, which is sadly trying to pass for Victorian London. The setting may be the late 1800's, but the traffic lights and automobiles tell us someone forgot to check their shot before hitting RECORD on the tape deck. Fast forward ninety years to an anonymous university where Professor Richard Harwell (Tom Schreier) is teaching a course entitled Famous Crimes on Film. The class is going to study real crimes, then see how Hollywood reenacts them. The class pet is know-it-all film buff Steve (Wade Tower), and his right hand girl is Cindy (Andrea Adams). Richard is getting it on with Carol (Mona Van Pernis), the university dance teacher. Richard calls her "honey" throughout the film, and I did not know her name was Carol until the climax. Carol and Richard shop in an antique store and Richard finds a garish ring. It just so happens that the ring belonged to Jack the Ripper, and Richard puts the ring on and cannot get it off. The town starts experiencing horrific murders, and Richard seems to be sleeping an awful lot. He dreams of the murders being committed by the world's most notorious serial killer. The desperate, laughable finale involves a character being taken hostage by the Ripper's spirit (Tom Savini).
Tom Savini, better known for his special effects makeup work, acting in films like "Knightriders" and "From Dusk till Dawn," and fantastic direction of a "Night of the Living Dead" remake is top-billed and appears on the video box cover. However, he does not appear onscreen until the final five minutes. Let me repeat that: he does not appear onscreen until the final five minutes. There is a dark figure who commits the murders throughout the video, but it ain't Tom. The gore effects are not great, as plastic skin and watery fake blood are used. The cast is awful, but they cannot be blamed; with this material, they are given nothing to work with. Savini looks lost. He wears weird contact lenses, and speaks with an American accent, playing Britain's infamous killer. Lewis tries to make this a bigger production than it is, but he is too lousy a director. Taped in the 1980's, the video is a time capsule. Recoil as suspenseful calls are made on rotary phones! Delight in a dance number that makes "Staying Alive" look like Nureyev! Pant as major plot points revolve around such icons as Trivial Pursuit and "The People's Almanac!" "The Ripper" is awful in so many senses of the word, you have been warned.
Tom Savini, better known for his special effects makeup work, acting in films like "Knightriders" and "From Dusk till Dawn," and fantastic direction of a "Night of the Living Dead" remake is top-billed and appears on the video box cover. However, he does not appear onscreen until the final five minutes. Let me repeat that: he does not appear onscreen until the final five minutes. There is a dark figure who commits the murders throughout the video, but it ain't Tom. The gore effects are not great, as plastic skin and watery fake blood are used. The cast is awful, but they cannot be blamed; with this material, they are given nothing to work with. Savini looks lost. He wears weird contact lenses, and speaks with an American accent, playing Britain's infamous killer. Lewis tries to make this a bigger production than it is, but he is too lousy a director. Taped in the 1980's, the video is a time capsule. Recoil as suspenseful calls are made on rotary phones! Delight in a dance number that makes "Staying Alive" look like Nureyev! Pant as major plot points revolve around such icons as Trivial Pursuit and "The People's Almanac!" "The Ripper" is awful in so many senses of the word, you have been warned.
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- NoDakTatum
- Oct 10, 2023
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- University of Oklahoma, Norman, Oklahoma, USA(University scenes)
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- $75,000 (estimated)
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