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Spring-Heeled Jack, Victorian Terror or Urban Myth?

October 10, 2025 • William and Kat • Episode 82

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Before Jack the Ripper stalked Whitechapel, another figure haunted London’s imagination—one with glowing red eyes, clawed hands, and an uncanny ability to leap across rooftops. His name was Spring-Heeled Jack.

First reported in 1837, this mysterious figure attacked women in darkened streets, spat blue flames, and vanished into the fog with impossible agility. Was he a demon, a prankster nobleman with experimental gadgets, or simply the product of mass hysteria?

In this episode, we’ll dive into the legend of Spring-Heeled Jack:

The shocking eyewitness accounts that terrified Victorian London.
Theories ranging from aristocratic pranksters to supernatural forces.
How newspapers, penny dreadfuls, and folklore transformed him into a cultural phenomenon.
His enduring legacy in comics, literature, and modern urban legend.

Spring-Heeled Jack may never have been caught, but he left footprints in fear, folklore, and imagination that still echo today.

So tighten your cloak and keep an eye on the rooftops—because sometimes the strangest monsters are the ones we create ourselves.