Spring Heeled Jack

This week on Tales of History and Imagination we return to an episode from the first season to give it a new coat of (red) paint… speaking of, we’re going back to London in 1837 to discuss newspapers, the death of ‘Silly Billy,’ ‘painting the town red’ and a mysterious sex pest whose legend took on a life of it’s own throughout the remainder of the century… Content warnings: This week we discuss a sexual abuser. Sources Include: I failed to keep a list on this one back in 2020, (apologies all) and mostly built it up from online articles and a Reader’s Digest book on Mysteries … but Mike Dash’s ‘ Spring Heeled Jack: To Victorian Bugaboo from Suburban Ghost Was a given. Support Tales on Patreon for $2 US a month and get access to exclusive content, or Try our 7 Day Free Trial. Please leave Tales a like and a review wherever you listen. The best way you can support us is to share an episode with a friend - Creative works grow best by word of mouth. I post episodes fortnightly, Wednesdays. Tales of History and Imagination can be found on… | Facebook | TikTok | Threads | YouTube | Bluesky |

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