Spring-Heeled Jack: Dastardly Victorian Cryptid

 

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185 years ago this month were two of the most famous Spring-Heeled Jack sightings: the Scales and Alsop reports.

The Victorian villain Spring-Heeled Jack terrorized Great Britain from 1837 through the turn of the century, stalking about the streets at night and making a nuisance of himself. He frightened people (and horses) with his sudden appearances and even more memorable disappearances.

Check out my Weird Wednesday blog post on Jack for the whole story, and some writing prompts, such as:

The hero type. Believe it or not, in penny dreadfuls, Jack sometimes appeared as a Robin Hood or superhero, defending the innocent. Jack as a Victorian Batman?

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