In the early 19th century, there were reports of ghosts that stalked the streets of London. [4] This idea matches the contents of the letter to the Lord Mayor, which accused a group of young aristocrats as the culprits, after an irresponsible wager. He has also collaborated with writers Leah Moore and John Reppion and with screenwriter Gary Young, whose credits include Harry Brown. [13], The Times reported the alleged attack on Jane Alsop on 2 March 1838 under the heading "The Late Outrage At Old Ford". Skulduggery Pleasant: Playing with Fire (2008) - Springheeled Jack appears in this book as a humanoid creature with long nails who can jump incredibly far and kills Londoners. She brought the person a candle, and noticed that he wore a large cloak. Millbank had been wearing white overalls and a greatcoat, which he dropped outside the house, and the candle he dropped was also found. Unmasking the True Identity of the Jersey Devil The Jersey Devil. The jumping devil’s legacy lives on in the popular imagination to this day, notably in the mischievous little toy known as the Jack-in-the-Box. Pérák, like Spring-heeled Jack, went on to become a folklore hero, even starring in several animated superhero cartoons, fighting the SS, the earliest of which is Jiří Trnka's 1946 film Pérák a SS or Springman and the SS.[36]. [citation needed], Gradually, the news of the strange character spread, and soon the press and the public gave him the name "Spring-heeled Jack". The soldier issued a challenge, which went unheeded, and the figure came up beside him and delivered several slaps to his face. By the 1880s, Spring Heeled Jack was eclipsed by a far more lethal villain, Jack the Ripper. Another apparition, the Southampton ghost, was also reported as assaulting individuals in the night. By the early 1900s he was being represented as a costumed, altruistic avenger of wrongs and protector of the innocent, effectively becoming a precursor to pulp fiction and then comic book superheroes. Subject Name: Spring-heeled Jack. [10] This was followed with an account of the trial of one Thomas Millbank, who, immediately after the reported attack on Jane Alsop, had boasted in the Morgan's Arms that he was Spring-heeled Jack. [21][22] However, there is no record of Alfrey ever being court-martialled for the offence. ALL YOUR FAULT. Spring-heeled Jack is a character in English folklore of the Victorian era who was known for his startling hops. She was taken home, and he then learned from his other sister what had happened. Spring Heels. Several reports mention that he could breathe out blue and white flames and that he wore sharp metallic claws at his fingertips. The strange figure then disappeared into the surrounding darkness "with astonishing bounds. [4][5], According to much later accounts, in October 1837 a girl by the name of Mary Stevens was walking to Lavender Hill, where she was working as a servant, after visiting her parents in Battersea. She described Lucy's assailant as being of tall, thin, and gentlemanly appearance, covered in a large cloak, and carrying a small lamp or bull's eye lantern similar to those used by the police. Gallery quality framed photographic prints, metal prints, canvas prints, art prints, and art boards to update your space with awesome art. The Springheel Saga (2011) - a three-series audio drama produced by the Wireless Theatre Company. (pyro-helfier/ Deviant Art) Spring Heeled Jack 2, So I've decided to give Fiddles a brother.. NNNTTHHHHHH-- YOU. 96, ed. - With Names. "[18][19][20], Lord Ernest Hamilton's 1922 memoir Forty Years On mentions the Aldershot appearances of Spring-heeled Jack; however, he (apparently erroneously) says that they occurred in the winter of 1879 after his regiment, the 60th Rifles, had moved to Aldershot, and that similar appearances had occurred when the regiment was barracked at Colchester in the winter of 1878. Springheeled Jack is his current masterpiece. In the most problematic cases, an "attack" is witnessed by several people and substantiated by some physical evidence, but the attacker cannot be verified to exist. [9], Perhaps the best known of the alleged incidents involving Spring-heeled Jack were the attacks on two teenage girls, Lucy Scales and Jane Alsop. The Life and Fantastical "Crimes" of Spring Heeled Jack (2020) - a novel in memoir form positioning the title character as a Victorian-era superhero. 97, ed. 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