Hands of the Ripper1971
“The hands of Jack the Ripper live again...”
Directed by Peter Sasdy
The premise
A series of murders occur that mirror those committed by the Whitechapel Ripper. Through his experiments with psychoanalysis Dr Pritchard discovers a deadly violence in one of his young female patients. As he delves into the recesses of her mind he uncovers that Anna is possessed by her dead father's spirit, willing her to commit acts of gruesome savagery over which she has no control. But the most chilling revelation of all is the identity of her father: Jack the Ripper himself.
Horror Vault's take
In fog-drenched Victorian London, a pioneering psychoanalyst takes a troubled young woman under his care after a brutal killing brings her to his attention — only to find that the darkness lurking within her runs far deeper than any conventional diagnosis can explain. As the body count rises and the murders echo a notorious chapter of Whitechapel history, Dr. Pritchard's clinical curiosity becomes a dangerous obsession. Hammer's 1971 shocker blends Gothic period atmosphere with proto-psychological horror, asking whether the sins of a parent can truly be visited upon an innocent child. The result is a surprisingly thoughtful — and viscerally unsettling — entry in the studio's golden-era catalogue.
Content: Graphic Violence, Gore, Violence Against Women, Stabbing Sequences
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