Night Ripper! (1986)

Director
Jeff Hathcock

Main cast
Larry Thomas; Courtney Lercara; April Audia

Genres
Horror

Description
A guy who does glamour shots for models and the like gets mixed up in a series of mutilation killings. The murders bare a resemblance to those committed by Jack the Ripper, and the victims are all models. Naturally, the photographer becomes a suspect. He also falls for one of his models and must try to protect her from the true killer.


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