#Spring-Heeled Jack

[caleod]

29-7-24

[xphaiea]

SPRING-HEELED JACK by XPHAIEA

First witnessed in the early 19th century, Spring Heeled-Jack was a menacing spectral fiend, who delighted in terrorising London especially frightening young women whose clothing he would tear and personages he would maul at, as well as jumping in the pathway of coaches and causing dreadful accidents.

Jack was popularly imagined to be a tall, thin figure in a long black cloak, with clawed hands and fearsome eyes that "resemble red balls of fire" whilst also also commonly depicted as breathing blue or white flame and emitting a maniacal devilish laugh.

This urban prankster was often depicted in Penny Dreadfuls and other sensation fiction of the Victorian period.

[briefbestiary]

The leaping legend who, supernatural or not, terrified streets across a nation.

[cryptozoolliegy]

2. What pronouns do people use for them? How do they feel about it? Would they change it if they could?

3. How much autonomy are they given?

7. How do they dress to go on missions? Do they have an uniform?

:)

AARJRKAGLKAFKSKFJW HELLO HELLO :D answering with Finley/04/4/Spring-Heeled Jack :33333

2. People use He/Him exclusively. He actually used he/they pronouns before this mess but he doesn't really mind and stopped noticing after a while. He probably would change it if they could tho

3. Like. Zero 😭 they get to read books and do their own thing in their containment chamber but otherwise every single thing that they do is under the control of their handlers

7. They wear a black jumpsuit and combat boots. It is a uniform. He HATESSS how it looks but he has absolutely no room to object to it so....

[holycatsandrabbits]

On this day in 1838 Spring-Heeled Jack was sighted in London! 

The Victorian villain Spring-Heeled Jack terrorized England 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.

If you met him on the street, you might take Jack for a gentleman— except for his silver claws and flaming eyes. He also had the ability to escape pursuers by leaping tall buildings in a single bound— thus the “spring-heeled” nickname. 

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

Cosplay opportunity! What about a steampunk Jack with metal claws and real springs in his heels? Maybe the jumping might be the way he reaches his airship. Where would he get his tech?  From an engineer side-kick, or would he make it himself? Maybe Jack might even become a fashion icon, with young people copying his style, despite his villainous deeds.

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[mysterious-secret-garden]

Illustration of Spring-heeled Jack, from the serial Spring-heel'd Jack The Terror of London.

[blogparanormalexpresso2stuff]

Spring-heeled Jack

[idontthinkimokaymentally]

Hello there Spring-Heeled Jack fans.

[cultfaction]

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[zepholito]

I recognize 4 of these and want to find all of them

TOP TEN WAYS TO BRING RUIN ON THYSELF IN YE OLD LEGENDS :tm:

Kill the giant evil monster thing that has been wrecking your king's castle. Conveniently forget that it has a mom.

Get aroused at the naked, flexing men competing in the Naked Men Flexing Contest. (Grand prize: Celery)

Be so good at karaoke that the Sun itself gets offended and rap battles you, before giving the judge sudden magic donkey ears and ruining your career.

Be so good at practical jokes that everyone you know gets offended and plays the hilarious prank of brutally slaughtering your teenage sons and tying you to a rock with their guts.

Be so good at weaving that Wisdom herself gets offended and has a weaving competition with you, before making it the only thing you are allowed to do for the rest of your life.

Be so good at running that two gods who hate each other decide not to kill you when you eat too much of your dinner, before forcing you to run in circles faster than the mountains can think.

Basically be so good at anything that a force of nature decides 'unacceptable' and subjects you to devastating humiliation or plain torture.

Put things in tunnels because you don't like them. It doesn't matter what this is, if it goes in a tunnel you are preordering dramatic irony and sudden painful death.

Be so bad at dying that when you finally do, the devil bets you all of his demons on a card game, which you win; then annoy Jesus so badly that he decides you are the one person for whom He can make an exception to the unconditional love clause. Subsequently exploit this glitch to become immortal and infinitely wealthy.

Give the homeless man who does your laundry more food than he asked for, causing him to subsequently laugh at your cow so hard that it never makes milk again.

[nicstylus]

The CreaturesTM + a couple of normal people with questionable morals + an almost god + an actual god

And Tesseract :]

[cryptozoolliegy]

i really should work on the next part of Spring-Heeled Jack huh

[holycatsandrabbits]

Looking for writing inspiration? Find out about some creepy urban legends on my blog, and get writing prompts!

Spring-Heeled Jack: Dastardly Victorian Cryptid

Room for One More: a Deadly Invitation

The Black Shuck: English Hell Hound

Mirrors (Including Bloody Mary)

The Mysterious Ouija Board

A prompt:

Bloody Mary. The grande dame herself. Probably everything that can be done with her has been done, but two cakes, right? Possibilities with Mary include the ritual playing out as predicted (Mary shows up, you wish she hadn’t), the effect being delayed (Mary shows up after the sleepover, in your own bathroom, you still wish she hadn’t), Mary being summoned to fix a “problem” for you, demon-style (Mary shows up for somebody else, you are very glad). Mary could come out of the mirror and hang out for a while (not good), or Mary might show up in any reflective surface, from sunglasses to a lake (very not good), or— since we’re talking mirrors here— the opposite could happen: either Mary shows up and you are glad because she’s awesome, or you get pulled into the mirror yourself.

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[cryptozoolliegy]

spring heeled jack living weapon whump recovery series and the new pet whump thing I'm working on (featuring the same guy but I can't stop making AUs for him)

you guys have WIPs?

[blogparanormalexpresso2stuff]

Spring-Heeled Jack Deep Dive: Fact or Fiction? Exploring the Victorian Urban Legend

In this video, we explore the chilling tale of Spring-Heeled Jack, one of the most mysterious and terrifying figures from Victorian London. Known for his incredible agility and ability to leap over walls and rooftops, Spring-Heeled Jack terrorized citizens with his glowing eyes, sharp claws, and eerie, fire-breathing appearances. From his first sighting in 1837 to his numerous encounters across England, the legend of Spring-Heeled Jack has grown over the years, leaving behind a trail of fear, confusion, and speculation.