Horror Crush: Almanta Suska

It's been quite a while since we've inducted someone from Euro-horror into this site's Horror Crush section. But, we're about to correct as we do just that with the gorgeous Almanta Suska!

There is very little to no info on Suska online, other than Google also has under the name Almanta Keller. And, according to her IMDb, she has a total of nine acting credits. But, only one of them is a horror movie. Ahh, but what a movie it is! As it's Lucio Fulci's The New York Ripper!

The New York Ripper deals with police Lieutenant Fred Williamson (Jack Hedley) who is after a sadistic killer who likes to slice up beautiful women with various sharp instruments. Oh and he quacks like a duck. 

Having a gritty and sleazy feel and adding the very graphic violence inflicted upon women, earned it much controversy. In someways, it might be the most infamous of Fulci's movies. It was even labeled as being misogynistic by some. 

And, yes it is a nasty and brutal mix of sex, slasher, and giallo. But, is also a damn good movie. The odd choice of the quacking killer brings it down a notch or two. So while it ain't S or A tier Fulci, it's damn fucking good and probably in his top five or six best works.

Suska plays Fay, a woman who survives an attack from the razor blade wielding killer. She's a witness now, so the killer definitely wants her dead. Suska is good in her role making for a likable girl. She's also incredibly beautiful, with one of the prettiest faces you're likely to see anywhere. Kind of a shame she didn't do more horror, and honestly more acting in general, cause the camera really likes her. And, she does a good job with what she's given. Honestly, I could totally have seen her do way more Euro-horror flicks and have done great in them.

And, that's it as far as the genre goes. Suska left the movie industry by the 90s. But, her beauty (those gorgeous eyes and long, blonde hair!) and likable performance in one of the master's most infamous movies, more than qualify her for induction into Horror Crushes!t v