Terror at London Bridge
London Bridge, London, England, 1888: Jack the Ripper dies in the Thames river. London Bridge, Lake Havasu, Arizona, 1985: the last original stone used to rebuild London Bridge is laid and all the city is happy...but then some strange murders start happening. Policeman Don Gregory has some suspects, but when he develops a theory that Jack the Ripper has been resurrected, no one believes him.
Why it matters
A charmingly offbeat slasher that transplants Victorian terror to the sun-scorched Arizona desert, blending period legend with small-town paranoia.
- Unearths Jack the Ripper mythos through a low-budget, fish-out-of-water lens rarely seen in ‘80s slashers.
- Practical effects and gore lean into campy charm rather than polish, making it a cult curiosity for gore hounds and B-movie buffs.
- The Arizona desert setting upends typical urban Ripper lore, offering an unusual backdrop that foreshadows today’s genre mashups.
- For fans of regional horror and ’80s direct-to-video oddities, this is a time capsule of ambitious storytelling on a shoestring.
Director
Cast
Horror DNA
Gore
14
Slow Burn
17
Psychological
29
Supernatural
20
Creature
18
Disturbing
0
Fun Factor
33
Cerebral
0
Survival
50
