Spring heeled jack

Spring-Heeled Jack is a famous urban legend in English folklore of the Victorian era. The first claimed sighting of this creature was in 1837, and since then was spotted all over the UK, especially in London, in the Midlands and in Scotland. This entity was described as having a terrifying and frightful appearance, with diabolical physiognomy, clawed hands, and red inflamed eyes. One report claimed that, beneath a black cloak, he wore a helmet and a tight-fitting white garment like an…

Before Jack the Ripper began to kill, Victorian England was terrorized by another uncatchable demon: Spring Heeled Jack. It is not certain if Jack was a man or beast. Witnesses report him having long, sharp fingernails that looked almost like claws. His eyes had a crazed look about them that some said glowed red as he was about to strike.

A series of violent attacks by pale shrouded figures on lone pedestrians, especially women, was widely reported in the early 19th century. Jacob Middleton uncovers the sham ghosts of Georgian London.

With Halloween just around the corner I thought I would share with you the legend of Spring Heeled Jack who was once infamous in Victorian times and yet is now largely forgotten. Early 19th Century…

London in the 1830s was a truly weird and terrifying place. The city and surrounding villages were plagued at large by a menacing and mysterious figure who not only lurked in dark alleys, but had t…

Spring Heeled Jack

With Spooktober here on Destination America, it’s time to delve into the archives a bit and consider a fairly obscure but historically interesting cryptid who reportedly terrorized Lond…

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