Spring Heeled Jack

Christmas eve was traditionally the time to tell scary stories around the hearth in the 19th century time period. This is an investigation of the Victorian ghost story, Spring Heeled Jack, as experts explore the stories of the mysterious character that was so often on the lips of the public and print papers. Spring Heeled Jack may not be as well heard of as the case of London's infamous Jack the Ripper, but had just as much of a hold over London during this time period. As the winter solstice is soon approaching, the true darkness of the night is described within this story. Here Karl Bell, gives us a common description of Spring Heeled Jack himself..