Ripperature: Building the Myth
Episodes
Constance Kent: Precursors to Fiction
30 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
HA! I published the episode within a month! In this episode, we talk about the murder of Francis Saville Kent and the crime and murderer in common nin...
Bonus: Check out Adaptation Today!
28 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
While all ten of you wait for my second episode (I'm almost done editing, I swear), check out Adaptation Today's backlog of episodes. Adaptation Today...
Introduction to Season Two
31 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
She's backkkkk! Join me as I start a new season with just as much heart but a lot more winging it. In this episode, we orient ourselves towards the ne...
Episode Ten: Conclusion
30 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Well, here we are! It’s the final episode of this season. Today, we’ll recap our arguments and reflect on the journey.Works Cited can be found on ...
Episode Nine: From Hell
22 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In the last episode of our detective chapter, we examine the movie From Hell and a fictional version of the historical detective involved in the actua...
Episode Eight: Stalking Jack the Ripper
15 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
It’s time! In this episode, we discuss the very popular book Stalking Jack the Ripper and how the protagonist/forensic detective is a complicated po...
Episode Seven: A Study in Terror
08 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today, we’ll explore a film called A Study in Terror, which combines two very famous Victorian figures, Sherlock Holmes and Jack the Ripper. In this...
Episode Six: Ripperature Detectives
01 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In our first episode on detectives, we walk through some common detective tropes, the dependence of Ripperature on those tropes, and the dime novel &n...
Episode Five: The Michaelmas Girls
25 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In our final episode on Jill the Ripper, we examine perhaps one of the more difficult texts, The Michaelmas Girls, to discuss Jill the Ripper’s viol...
Episode Four: Doctor Jekyll and Sister Hyde
17 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Gracie leads you through the cinematic masterpiece Doctor Jekyll and Sister Hyde, which combines Jill the Ripper with another famous ...
Episode Three: Jill Rips
10 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Who else had Dolph Lundgren on their 2024 Ripperature bingo card? In this episode, we look at the 2000 film Jill Rips and its portrayal of Jill the Ri...
Check-in
26 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Hi, everyone! Just to update everyone, I won't be publishing any more episodes until I graduate this semester. Don't worry! I am continuing to record ...
Episode Two: Jill the Ripper
28 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
In the second episode of this season, Gracie introduces one of the more popular theories of the Whitechapel Murderer’s identity, Jill the Ripper. Af...
Introduction to Ripperature: Building the Myth
08 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to Ripperature: Building the Myth! In this episode, Gracie introduces Jack the Ripper as a culture-text, briefly explains the five women canon...
Trailer: Season One
11 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
What do you think of when you hear "Jack the Ripper"? In 1888, five women, Polly Nichols, Annie Chapman, Elizabeth Stride, Catherine Eddowes, and Mary...