In the spring of 1982 Celebrated horror director Lucio Fulci, primarily known for blood drenched supernatural thrillers released a mean spirited gritty tale of a duck voiced slasher slicing and dicing his way through the seedy underbelly of Manhattan. As is the case with most of his work the film was met with a barrage of backlash including being accused of misogyny as well as being flat out being blocked from touching the shores of the U.K. On March 4th, 1982 Lucio Fulci's THE NEW YORK RIPPER was released. Carving it's way into infamy