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and B-side">B-side</a></span></th><td class="infobox-data plainlist">"Don't Play Around"</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Released</th><td class="infobox-data plainlist">September 1980</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Recorded</th><td class="infobox-data plainlist">1980</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Music_genre" title="Music genre">Genre</a></th><td class="infobox-data category hlist"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Hard_rock" title="Hard rock">Hard rock</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Heavy_metal_music" title="Heavy metal music">heavy metal</a><sup id="cite_ref-Stanley_2013_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Stanley_2013-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> </td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Length</th><td class="infobox-data plainlist"><span class="duration"><span class="min">3</span>:<span class="s">55</span></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Record_label" title="Record label">Label</a></th><td class="infobox-data hlist"><a href="/wiki/Vertigo_Records" title="Vertigo Records">Vertigo</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Songwriter" title="Songwriter">Songwriter(s)</a></span></th><td class="infobox-data hlist"><a href="/wiki/Phil_Lynott" title="Phil Lynott">Phil Lynott</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Record_producer" title="Record producer">Producer(s)</a></span></th><td class="infobox-data hlist">Kit Woolven and Thin Lizzy</td></tr></tbody></table> <p>"<b>Killer on the Loose</b>" is a song by Irish rock band <a href="/wiki/Thin_Lizzy" title="Thin Lizzy">Thin Lizzy</a>, released as a single in September 1980. It was written by <a href="/wiki/Phil_Lynott" title="Phil Lynott">Phil Lynott</a>, and is from their 1980 album <i><a href="/wiki/Chinatown_(Thin_Lizzy_album)" title="Chinatown (Thin Lizzy album)">Chinatown</a></i>.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The song was a chart hit, peaking at No. 10 on the <a href="/wiki/UK_Singles_Chart" class="mw-redirect" title="UK Singles Chart">UK Singles Chart</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and No. 5 on the <a href="/wiki/Irish_Singles_Chart" title="Irish Singles Chart">Irish Singles Chart</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Controversy">Controversy</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Killer_on_the_Loose&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Controversy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The song, in which Lynott took the persona of <a href="/wiki/Jack_the_Ripper" title="Jack the Ripper">Jack the Ripper</a>, received much controversy. The single was released amidst the <a href="/wiki/Peter_Sutcliffe" title="Peter Sutcliffe">Yorkshire Ripper</a> murders and many members of the British public, largely women, were outraged by the song's lyrics and its references to the Ripper.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A music video, in which Lynott is dressed in a Ripper style trench coat surrounded by scantily clad women, generated even more controversy when it was released in 1980.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (May 2021)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Personnel">Personnel</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Killer_on_the_Loose&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Personnel"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Phil_Lynott" title="Phil Lynott">Phil Lynott</a> – bass guitar, vocals</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Scott_Gorham" title="Scott Gorham">Scott Gorham</a> – lead guitar</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Snowy_White" title="Snowy White">Snowy White</a> – lead guitar</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Darren_Wharton" title="Darren Wharton">Darren Wharton</a> – keyboards</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brian_Downey_(drummer)" title="Brian Downey (drummer)">Brian Downey</a> – drums</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Charts">Charts</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a 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</th> <td style="text-align:center;">10 </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Killer_on_the_Loose&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output 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"Some Kind of Monster: Metal". <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=9emZAAAAQBAJ&pg=PT7"><i>Yeah Yeah Yeah: The Story of Modern Pop</i></a>. Faber & Faber. p. 570. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-571-28198-5" title="Special:BookSources/978-0-571-28198-5"><bdi>978-0-571-28198-5</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=bookitem&rft.atitle=Some+Kind+of+Monster%3A+Metal&rft.btitle=Yeah+Yeah+Yeah%3A+The+Story+of+Modern+Pop&rft.pages=570&rft.pub=Faber+%26+Faber&rft.date=2013-09-13&rft.isbn=978-0-571-28198-5&rft.aulast=Stanley&rft.aufirst=Bob&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%3Fid%3D9emZAAAAQBAJ%26pg%3DPT7&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AKiller+on+the+Loose" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.allmusic.com/album/chinatown-mw0000200049">"Chinatown – Thin Lizzy | Songs, Reviews, Credits"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/AllMusic" title="AllMusic">AllMusic</a></i><span class="reference-accessdate">. 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">1 June</span> 2021</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Officialcharts.com&rft.atitle=killer+on+the+loose+%26%23124%3B+full+Official+Chart+History+%26%23124%3B+Official+Charts+Company&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.officialcharts.com%2Fsearch%2Fsingles%2Fkiller-on-the-loose%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AKiller+on+the+Loose" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-4">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><i><a href="/wiki/The_Late_Late_Show_(Ireland)" class="mw-redirect" title="The Late Late Show (Ireland)">Late Late Show</a></i> interview with Phil Lynott, 1981</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-sc_Ireland2_-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-sc_Ireland2_5-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">"<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://irishcharts.ie/search/placement?page=1&search_type=title&placement=Killer+on+the+Loose">The Irish Charts – Search Results – Killer on the Loose"</a>. <a href="/wiki/Irish_Singles_Chart" title="Irish Singles Chart">Irish Singles Chart</a>. 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href="/wiki/Andy_Gee" title="Andy Gee">Andy Gee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Du_Cann" title="John Du Cann">John Cann</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dave_Flett" title="Dave Flett">Dave Flett</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mark_Nauseef" title="Mark Nauseef">Mark Nauseef</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marco_Mendoza" title="Marco Mendoza">Marco Mendoza</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Randy_Gregg_(musician)" class="mw-redirect" title="Randy Gregg (musician)">Randy Gregg</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Francesco_DiCosmo" title="Francesco DiCosmo">Francesco DiCosmo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tommy_Aldridge" title="Tommy Aldridge">Tommy Aldridge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_Lee_(musician)" title="Michael Lee (musician)">Michael Lee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Vivian_Campbell" title="Vivian Campbell">Vivian Campbell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Richard_Fortus" title="Richard Fortus">Richard Fortus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Midge_Ure" title="Midge Ure">Midge Ure</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tom_Hamilton_(musician)" title="Tom Hamilton (musician)">Tom Hamilton</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Studio albums</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Thin_Lizzy_(album)" title="Thin Lizzy (album)">Thin Lizzy</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Shades_of_a_Blue_Orphanage" title="Shades of a Blue Orphanage">Shades of a Blue Orphanage</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Vagabonds_of_the_Western_World" title="Vagabonds of the Western World">Vagabonds of the Western World</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Nightlife_(Thin_Lizzy_album)" title="Nightlife (Thin Lizzy album)">Nightlife</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Fighting_(Thin_Lizzy_album)" title="Fighting (Thin Lizzy album)">Fighting</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Jailbreak_(album)" title="Jailbreak (album)">Jailbreak</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Johnny_the_Fox" title="Johnny the Fox">Johnny the Fox</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Bad_Reputation_(Thin_Lizzy_album)" title="Bad Reputation (Thin Lizzy album)">Bad Reputation</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Black_Rose:_A_Rock_Legend" title="Black Rose: A Rock Legend">Black Rose: A Rock Legend</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Chinatown_(Thin_Lizzy_album)" title="Chinatown (Thin Lizzy album)">Chinatown</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Renegade_(Thin_Lizzy_album)" title="Renegade (Thin Lizzy album)">Renegade</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Thunder_and_Lightning_(album)" title="Thunder and Lightning (album)">Thunder and Lightning</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Live albums</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Live_and_Dangerous" title="Live and Dangerous">Live and Dangerous</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Life_(Thin_Lizzy_album)" title="Life (Thin Lizzy album)">Life</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/BBC_Radio_One_Live_in_Concert_(Thin_Lizzy_album)" title="BBC Radio One Live in Concert (Thin Lizzy album)">BBC Radio One Live in Concert</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Peel_Sessions_(Thin_Lizzy_album)" title="The Peel Sessions (Thin Lizzy album)">The Peel Sessions</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Thin_Lizzy_Live_at_Sydney_Harbour_%2778" title="Thin Lizzy Live at Sydney Harbour '78">The Boys Are Back in Town: Live in Australia</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/One_Night_Only_(Thin_Lizzy_album)" title="One Night Only (Thin Lizzy album)">One Night Only</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/UK_Tour_%2775" title="UK Tour '75">UK Tour '75</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Still_Dangerous" title="Still Dangerous">Still Dangerous</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Compilations</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Remembering_%E2%80%93_Part_1" title="Remembering – Part 1">Remembering – Part 1</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Continuing_Saga_of_the_Ageing_Orphans" title="The Continuing Saga of the Ageing Orphans">The Continuing Saga of the Ageing Orphans</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Adventures_of_Thin_Lizzy" title="The Adventures of Thin Lizzy">The Adventures of Thin Lizzy</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Dedication:_The_Very_Best_of_Thin_Lizzy" title="Dedication: The Very Best of Thin Lizzy">Dedication</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Wild_One:_The_Very_Best_of_Thin_Lizzy" title="Wild One: The Very Best of Thin Lizzy">Wild One</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Whiskey_in_the_Jar_(album)" title="Whiskey in the Jar (album)">Whiskey in the Jar</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Vagabonds_Kings_Warriors_Angels" title="Vagabonds Kings Warriors Angels">Vagabonds Kings Warriors Angels</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Greatest_Hits_(Thin_Lizzy_album)" title="Greatest Hits (Thin Lizzy album)">Greatest Hits</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Definitive_Collection_(Thin_Lizzy_album)" title="The Definitive Collection (Thin Lizzy album)">The Definitive Collection</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Songs</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Farmer_(song)" title="The Farmer (song)">The Farmer</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Whiskey_in_the_Jar" title="Whiskey in the Jar">Whiskey in the Jar</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Rocker_(song)" title="The Rocker (song)">The Rocker</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Still_in_Love_with_You_(Thin_Lizzy_song)" title="Still in Love with You (Thin Lizzy song)">Still in Love with You</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Boys_Are_Back_in_Town" title="The Boys Are Back in Town">The Boys Are Back in Town</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Jailbreak_(Thin_Lizzy_song)" title="Jailbreak (Thin Lizzy song)">Jailbreak</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Cowboy_Song_(Thin_Lizzy_song)" title="Cowboy Song (Thin Lizzy song)">Cowboy Song</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Dancing_in_the_Moonlight_(It%27s_Caught_Me_in_Its_Spotlight)" title="Dancing in the Moonlight (It's Caught Me in Its Spotlight)">Dancing in the Moonlight (It's Caught Me in Its Spotlight)</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Waiting_for_an_Alibi" title="Waiting for an Alibi">Waiting for an Alibi</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Do_Anything_You_Want_To" title="Do Anything You Want To">Do Anything You Want To</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Sarah_(Thin_Lizzy_song)" title="Sarah (Thin Lizzy song)">Sarah</a>"</li> <li>"<a class="mw-selflink selflink">Killer on the Loose</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Hollywood_(Down_on_Your_Luck)" title="Hollywood (Down on Your Luck)">Hollywood (Down on Your Luck)</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Angel_of_Death_(Thin_Lizzy_song)" title="Angel of Death (Thin Lizzy song)">Angel of Death</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Cold_Sweat_(Thin_Lizzy_song)" title="Cold Sweat (Thin Lizzy song)">Cold Sweat</a>"</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Sun_Goes_Down_(Thin_Lizzy_song)" title="The Sun Goes Down (Thin Lizzy song)">The Sun Goes Down</a>"</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Videos and DVDs</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Live_and_Dangerous" title="Live and Dangerous">Live and Dangerous</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Thin_Lizzy_Live_at_Sydney_Harbour_%2778" title="Thin Lizzy Live at Sydney Harbour '78">Thin Lizzy Live at Sydney Harbour '78</a></i></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/One_Night_in_Dublin:_A_Tribute_to_Phil_Lynott" title="One Night in Dublin: A Tribute to Phil Lynott">One Night in Dublin: A Tribute to Phil Lynott</a></i></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Other articles</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Thin_Lizzy_members" title="List of Thin Lizzy members">Thin Lizzy band members</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thin_Lizzy_discography" title="Thin Lizzy discography">Discography</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Funky_Junction" title="Funky Junction">Funky Junction</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grand_Slam_(band)" title="Grand Slam (band)">Grand Slam</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Black_Star_Riders" title="Black Star Riders">Black Star Riders</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Philomena_Lynott" title="Philomena Lynott">Philomena Lynott</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" 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class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Dear_Boss_letter" title="Dear Boss letter">"Dear Boss" letter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/From_Hell_letter" title="From Hell letter">"From Hell" letter</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Saucy_Jacky_postcard" title="Saucy Jacky postcard">"Saucy Jacky" postcard</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Film</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Waxworks_(film)" title="Waxworks (film)">Waxworks</a></i> (1924)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Lodger:_A_Story_of_the_London_Fog" title="The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog">The Lodger: A Story of the London Fog</a></i> (1927)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Pandora%27s_Box_(1929_film)" title="Pandora's Box (1929 film)">Pandora's Box</a></i> (1929)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Lodger_(1932_film)" title="The Lodger (1932 film)">The Lodger</a></i> (1932)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Lodger_(1944_film)" title="The Lodger (1944 film)">The Lodger</a></i> (1944)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Room_to_Let_(1950_film)" title="Room to Let (1950 film)">Room to Let</a></i> (1950)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Man_in_the_Attic" title="Man in the Attic">Man in the Attic</a></i> (1953)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Jack_the_Ripper_(1959_film)" title="Jack the Ripper (1959 film)">Jack the Ripper</a></i> (1959)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Lulu_(1962_film)" title="Lulu (1962 film)">Lulu</a></i> (1962)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/A_Study_in_Terror" title="A Study in Terror">A Study in Terror</a></i> (1965)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Hands_of_the_Ripper" title="Hands of the Ripper">Hands of the Ripper</a></i> (1971)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Dr._Jekyll_and_Sister_Hyde" title="Dr. Jekyll and Sister Hyde">Dr. Jekyll and Sister Hyde</a></i> (1971)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Ruling_Class_(film)" title="The Ruling Class (film)">The Ruling Class</a></i> (1972)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/What_the_Swedish_Butler_Saw" title="What the Swedish Butler Saw">What the Swedish Butler Saw</a></i> (1975)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Jack_the_Ripper_(1976_film)" title="Jack the Ripper (1976 film)">Jack the Ripper</a></i> (1976)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Murder_by_Decree" title="Murder by Decree">Murder by Decree</a></i> (1979)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Time_After_Time_(1979_film)" title="Time After Time (1979 film)">Time After Time</a></i> (1979)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Jack%27s_Back" title="Jack's Back">Jack's Back</a></i> (1988)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Edge_of_Sanity_(film)" title="Edge of Sanity (film)">Edge of Sanity</a></i> (1989)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Deadly_Advice" title="Deadly Advice">Deadly Advice</a></i> (1994)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Ripper_(film)" title="Ripper (film)">Ripper</a></i> (2001)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/From_Hell_(film)" title="From Hell (film)">From Hell</a></i> (2001)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Bad_Karma_(2002_film)" title="Bad Karma (2002 film)">Bad Karma</a></i> (2002)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Case_Closed:_The_Phantom_of_Baker_Street" title="Case Closed: The Phantom of Baker Street">Case Closed: The Phantom of Baker Street</a></i> (2002)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Ripper_2:_Letter_from_Within" title="Ripper 2: Letter from Within">Ripper 2: Letter from Within</a></i> (2004)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Lodger_(2009_film)" title="The Lodger (2009 film)">The Lodger</a></i> (2009)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Holmes_%26_Watson._Madrid_Days" title="Holmes & Watson. Madrid Days">Holmes & Watson. Madrid Days</a></i> (2012)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Batman:_Gotham_by_Gaslight" title="Batman: Gotham by Gaslight">Batman: Gotham by Gaslight</a></i> (2018)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Parody</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Bizarre,_Bizarre" title="Bizarre, Bizarre">Bizarre, Bizarre</a></i> (1937)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Phantom_Raspberry_Blower_of_Old_London_Town" title="The Phantom Raspberry Blower of Old London Town">The Phantom Raspberry Blower of Old London Town</a></i> (1976)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Amazon_Women_on_the_Moon" title="Amazon Women on the Moon">Amazon Women on the Moon</a></i> (1987)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Music</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Jack_the_Ripper_(song)" title="Jack the Ripper (song)">Jack the Ripper</a>" (1963)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Ripper_(song)" class="mw-redirect" title="The Ripper (song)">The Ripper</a>" (1976)</li> <li>"<a class="mw-selflink selflink">Killer on the Loose</a>" (1980)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Somatic_Defilement" title="The Somatic Defilement">The Somatic Defilement</a></i> (2007)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/List_of_Epic_Rap_Battles_of_History_episodes#Season_4_(2014–2015)" title="List of Epic Rap Battles of History episodes">Jack the Ripper vs. Hannibal Lecter</a></i> (2014)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Stage</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Earth_Spirit_(play)" title="Earth Spirit (play)">Earth Spirit</a></i> (1895 play)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Pandora%27s_Box_(play)" title="Pandora's Box (play)">Pandora's Box</a></i> (1904 play)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Lulu_(opera)" title="Lulu (opera)">Lulu</a></i> (1937 opera)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Lodger_(opera)" title="The Lodger (opera)">The Lodger</a></i> (1960 opera)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Ruling_Class_(play)" title="The Ruling Class (play)">The Ruling Class</a></i> (1968 play)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Comics</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Blood_of_the_Innocent" title="Blood of the Innocent">Blood of the Innocent</a></i> (1985)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Gotham_by_Gaslight" title="Gotham by Gaslight">Gotham by Gaslight</a></i> (1989)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/From_Hell" title="From Hell">From Hell</a></i> (1989–98)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Wonder_Woman:_Amazonia" title="Wonder Woman: Amazonia">Wonder Woman: Amazonia</a></i> (1997)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_League_of_Extraordinary_Gentlemen,_Volume_III:_Century" title="The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Volume III: Century">The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, Volume III: Century</a></i> (2009)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Literature</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Sherlock Holmes</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Last_Sherlock_Holmes_Story" title="The Last Sherlock Holmes Story">The Last Sherlock Holmes Story</a></i> (1978)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Whitechapel_Horrors" title="The Whitechapel Horrors">The Whitechapel Horrors</a></i> (1992)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Sherlock_Holmes:_The_Unauthorized_Biography" title="Sherlock Holmes: The Unauthorized Biography">Sherlock Holmes: The Unauthorized Biography</a></i> (2005)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Dust_and_Shadow" title="Dust and Shadow">Dust and Shadow</a></i> (2009)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Ripper_Legacy" title="The Ripper Legacy">The Ripper Legacy</a></i> (2016)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Short stories</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/A_Toy_for_Juliette" title="A Toy for Juliette">A Toy for Juliette</a>" (1967)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Prowler_in_the_City_at_the_Edge_of_the_World" title="The Prowler in the City at the Edge of the World">The Prowler in the City at the Edge of the World</a>" (1967)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Other</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/A_Feast_Unknown" title="A Feast Unknown">A Feast Unknown</a></i> (1969)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Time_After_Time_(Alexander_novel)" title="Time After Time (Alexander novel)">Time After Time</a></i> (1979)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Night_of_the_Ripper" title="Night of the Ripper">Night of the Ripper</a></i> (1984)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Phantom_Blood" title="Phantom Blood">Phantom Blood</a></i> (1987)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Naomi%27s_Room" title="Naomi's Room">Naomi's Room</a></i> (1991)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Anno_Dracula" title="Anno Dracula">Anno Dracula</a></i> (1992)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/A_Night_in_the_Lonesome_October" title="A Night in the Lonesome October">A Night in the Lonesome October</a></i> (1993)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Jack_the_Ripper,_Light-Hearted_Friend" title="Jack the Ripper, Light-Hearted Friend">Jack the Ripper, Light-Hearted Friend</a></i> (1996)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Matrix_(Perry_and_Tucker_novel)" title="Matrix (Perry and Tucker novel)">Matrix</a></i> (1998)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Lost_(Maguire_novel)" title="Lost (Maguire novel)">Lost</a></i> (2001)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Portrait_of_a_Killer" title="Portrait of a Killer">Portrait of a Killer: Jack the Ripper—Case Closed</a></i> (2002)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Blood_and_Fog" class="mw-redirect" title="Blood and Fog">Blood and Fog</a></i> (2003)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Witches_of_Chiswick" title="The Witches of Chiswick">The Witches of Chiswick</a></i> (2003)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Broken_(Armstrong_novel)" title="Broken (Armstrong novel)">Broken</a></i> (2006)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Darkside_(novel)" title="Darkside (novel)">Darkside</a></i> (2007)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Lifeblood_(novel)" title="Lifeblood (novel)">Lifeblood</a></i> (2007)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Dracula_the_Un-dead" title="Dracula the Un-dead">Dracula the Un-dead</a></i> (2009)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/I,_Ripper" title="I, Ripper">I, Ripper</a></i> (2015)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Cutthroat" title="The Cutthroat">The Cutthroat</a></i> (2017)</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Television</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Series</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Jack_the_Ripper_(1973_TV_series)" title="Jack the Ripper (1973 TV series)">Jack the Ripper</a></i> (1973)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Jack_the_Ripper_(miniseries)" title="Jack the Ripper (miniseries)">Jack the Ripper</a></i> (1988)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Sanctuary_(Canadian_TV_series)" title="Sanctuary (Canadian TV series)">Sanctuary</a></i> (2007–11)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Whitechapel_(TV_series)" title="Whitechapel (TV series)">Whitechapel</a></i> (2009–13)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Ripper_Street" title="Ripper Street">Ripper Street</a></i> (2012–17)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Time_After_Time_(American_TV_series)" title="Time After Time (American TV series)">Time After Time</a></i> (2017)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Case_File_n%C2%BA221:_Kabukicho" title="Case File nº221: Kabukicho">Case File nº221: Kabukicho</a></i> (2019–20)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Sherlock_in_Russia" title="Sherlock in Russia">Sherlock in Russia</a></i> (2020)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Beforeigners" title="Beforeigners">Beforeigners</a></i> (2019–present)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Episodes</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li>"<a href="/wiki/Wolf_in_the_Fold" title="Wolf in the Fold">Wolf in the Fold</a>" (1967)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Comes_the_Inquisitor" class="mw-redirect" title="Comes the Inquisitor">Comes the Inquisitor</a>" (1995)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Ripper_(The_Outer_Limits)" class="mw-redirect" title="Ripper (The Outer Limits)">Ripper</a>" (1999)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/Sanctuary_for_All" title="Sanctuary for All">Sanctuary for All</a>" (2008)</li> <li>"<a href="/wiki/The_Great_British_Fake_Off" title="The Great British Fake Off">The Great British Fake Off</a>" (2020)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Other</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Bridge_Across_Time" title="Bridge Across Time">Bridge Across Time</a></i> (1985 TV film)</li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Video games</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Jack_the_Ripper_(1987_video_game)" title="Jack the Ripper (1987 video game)">Jack the Ripper</a></i> (1987)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Lost_Files_of_Sherlock_Holmes" title="The Lost Files of Sherlock Holmes">The Lost Files of Sherlock Holmes</a></i> (1992)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Ripper_(video_game)" title="Ripper (video game)">Ripper</a></i> (1996)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Duke_Nukem:_Zero_Hour" title="Duke Nukem: Zero Hour">Duke Nukem: Zero Hour</a></i> (1999)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Shadow_Man_(video_game)" title="Shadow Man (video game)">Shadow Man</a></i> (1999)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/MediEvil_2" title="MediEvil 2">MediEvil 2</a></i> (2000)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Jack_the_Ripper_(2004_video_game)" title="Jack the Ripper (2004 video game)">Jack the Ripper</a></i> (2004)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Sherlock_Holmes_Versus_Jack_the_Ripper" title="Sherlock Holmes Versus Jack the Ripper">Sherlock Holmes Versus Jack the Ripper</a></i> (2009)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Ripper_(video_game)" title="The Ripper (video game)">The Ripper</a></i> (canceled)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/The_Order:_1886" title="The Order: 1886">The Order: 1886</a></i> (2015)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Assassin%27s_Creed_Syndicate:_Jack_the_Ripper" title="Assassin's Creed Syndicate: Jack the Ripper">Assassin's Creed Syndicate: Jack the Ripper</a></i> (2015)</li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Dance_of_Death:_Du_Lac_%26_Fey" title="Dance of Death: Du Lac & Fey">Dance of Death: Du Lac & Fey</a></i> (2019)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%">Other</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd" 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