Sunday, October 19, 2014

31 Days of Monsters 2014: Spring-heeled Jack

Spring-heeled Jack is a figure who first came to people's attention in Victorian London. A diabolical figure capable of amazing feats of agility, Jack had the country in a grip of panic as he sprang from alleys attacking women and men with impunity. He became the subject of many penny-dreadful stories of the era, becoming a replacement for the bogeyman and even Satan himself in some traditional tales.

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