The film streamlines the dense narrative, focusing more on Abberline's investigative process and his psychic visions—aided by opium use—rather than the heavy philosophical and Masonic themes of the book.
Rather than a simple whodunnit, Moore uses Stephen Knight’s theory that the murders were a Masonic conspiracy to cover up an illegitimate royal baby fathered by Prince Albert Victor. Themes: Desde el infierno
The story suggests the Ripper's ritualistic violence "gave birth" to the modern age of mass media and global violence. The film streamlines the dense narrative, focusing more
Directed by the Hughes Brothers, the film stars as Inspector Frederick Abberline. The film streamlines the dense narrative