Hi im lee,
from rotherham, uk and im new to this site.
i own my own paranormal group, and clothes shop.
i think i would like to start this as my first topic.
here is a article from my paranormal website *project-reveal* on SHJ.
writen by simon a member of project-reveal
enjoy.
Spring Heeled Jack
The stories and myths surrounding Spring Heeled Jack (SHJ) seem to go back as far as the early 19th century with its first official media report in a letter to the Sheffield Times dating 1808 “Years ago a famous Ghost walked and played many pranks in this historic neighbourhood, he was nicknamed the Park Ghost or Spring Heeled Jack” described as being able to leap enormous heights and frighten random passers-by, “he was a human ghost as he ceased to appear when a certain number of men went with guns and sticks to test his skin.”
Spring Heeled Jack has had many different descriptions over the period of the legend, having bat like wings or a cape, glowing red eyes or pop-eyed, devil-like, wearing tight white oilskin clothing or dressed as a nobleman, breathing blue and white flames and having claws. There are many more descriptions of which many lead me to believe there were many hoaxes and indeed many hoaxes were caught. In 1845 a Worcester man named Thomas Lowland was sentenced to 3 years hard labour for impersonating SHJ and terrorising the local neighbourhood, again there are many more.
However there are many stories that are extra-ordinary, many centred around London and its boroughs. Some involving the police and a British army barracks, even the lord mayor of London was informed of disturbances in the Peckam area. Again in Attercliffe, which resides in Sheffield, during the late 70’s another sighting of SHJ where local witness’s complained of a red eyed prowler who grabbed women and punched men (although there has been speculation that this was a local man who was know to be a trouble causer). However the story goes on to say that other witness’s saw SHJ bounding between rooftops and walking down the sides of walls, apparently the local police were brought to the scene and pursued the creature nearly trapping him, but vanished into thin air and disappeared from the area. I have yet to see a police report or newspaper article relating to this. SHJ can also be seen in a carving on The Queens Pub next to the Sheffield bus interchange.
As to the latter part of the disappearing routine it seems to be a regular piece to the stories, whenever the odds are against SHJ and however impervious he seems to be, he vanishes or retreats for a while sometimes to return again.
There are many creatures with similar attributes to SHJ too all around the world, The Grendel of Beowulf, The Mothman and many more besides. A good source for SHJ is Mike Dash who writes for Fortean.
Lastly I would like to point out that the name Jack has been used in many folklore tales, rhymes and nicknames for criminals. Jack the Ripper, the pagan association of Jack-Lore, Jack-in-the-green, Jack Frost originally the Norse Jokul son of the god of wind but renamed when brought to England. The nursery rhyme “Jack be nimble, Jack be quick, Jack jump over the candlestick” dating to around 1798 (first publication of the rhyme) just before the first sightings of SHJ.
I myself have a keen fascination with the legend and have found a link with SHJ in North Yorkshire and once investigated you can be sure we will post it on this site.
Full Version: The legend of Spring heeled jack
QUOTE (project-reveal @ Oct 7 2008, 12:34 AM) 
Hi im lee,
from rotherham, uk and im new to this site.
i own my own paranormal group, and clothes shop.
i think i would like to start this as my first topic.
here is a article from my paranormal website *project-reveal* on SHJ.
writen by simon a member of project-reveal
enjoy.
Spring Heeled Jack
The stories and myths surrounding Spring Heeled Jack (SHJ) seem to go back as far as the early 19th century with its first official media report in a letter to the Sheffield Times dating 1808 “Years ago a famous Ghost walked and played many pranks in this historic neighbourhood, he was nicknamed the Park Ghost or Spring Heeled Jack” described as being able to leap enormous heights and frighten random passers-by, “he was a human ghost as he ceased to appear when a certain number of men went with guns and sticks to test his skin.”
Spring Heeled Jack has had many different descriptions over the period of the legend, having bat like wings or a cape, glowing red eyes or pop-eyed, devil-like, wearing tight white oilskin clothing or dressed as a nobleman, breathing blue and white flames and having claws. There are many more descriptions of which many lead me to believe there were many hoaxes and indeed many hoaxes were caught. In 1845 a Worcester man named Thomas Lowland was sentenced to 3 years hard labour for impersonating SHJ and terrorising the local neighbourhood, again there are many more.
However there are many stories that are extra-ordinary, many centred around London and its boroughs. Some involving the police and a British army barracks, even the lord mayor of London was informed of disturbances in the Peckam area. Again in Attercliffe, which resides in Sheffield, during the late 70’s another sighting of SHJ where local witness’s complained of a red eyed prowler who grabbed women and punched men (although there has been speculation that this was a local man who was know to be a trouble causer). However the story goes on to say that other witness’s saw SHJ bounding between rooftops and walking down the sides of walls, apparently the local police were brought to the scene and pursued the creature nearly trapping him, but vanished into thin air and disappeared from the area. I have yet to see a police report or newspaper article relating to this. SHJ can also be seen in a carving on The Queens Pub next to the Sheffield bus interchange.
As to the latter part of the disappearing routine it seems to be a regular piece to the stories, whenever the odds are against SHJ and however impervious he seems to be, he vanishes or retreats for a while sometimes to return again.
There are many creatures with similar attributes to SHJ too all around the world, The Grendel of Beowulf, The Mothman and many more besides. A good source for SHJ is Mike Dash who writes for Fortean.
Lastly I would like to point out that the name Jack has been used in many folklore tales, rhymes and nicknames for criminals. Jack the Ripper, the pagan association of Jack-Lore, Jack-in-the-green, Jack Frost originally the Norse Jokul son of the god of wind but renamed when brought to England. The nursery rhyme “Jack be nimble, Jack be quick, Jack jump over the candlestick” dating to around 1798 (first publication of the rhyme) just before the first sightings of SHJ.
I myself have a keen fascination with the legend and have found a link with SHJ in North Yorkshire and once investigated you can be sure we will post it on this site.
from rotherham, uk and im new to this site.
i own my own paranormal group, and clothes shop.
i think i would like to start this as my first topic.
here is a article from my paranormal website *project-reveal* on SHJ.
writen by simon a member of project-reveal
enjoy.
Spring Heeled Jack
The stories and myths surrounding Spring Heeled Jack (SHJ) seem to go back as far as the early 19th century with its first official media report in a letter to the Sheffield Times dating 1808 “Years ago a famous Ghost walked and played many pranks in this historic neighbourhood, he was nicknamed the Park Ghost or Spring Heeled Jack” described as being able to leap enormous heights and frighten random passers-by, “he was a human ghost as he ceased to appear when a certain number of men went with guns and sticks to test his skin.”
Spring Heeled Jack has had many different descriptions over the period of the legend, having bat like wings or a cape, glowing red eyes or pop-eyed, devil-like, wearing tight white oilskin clothing or dressed as a nobleman, breathing blue and white flames and having claws. There are many more descriptions of which many lead me to believe there were many hoaxes and indeed many hoaxes were caught. In 1845 a Worcester man named Thomas Lowland was sentenced to 3 years hard labour for impersonating SHJ and terrorising the local neighbourhood, again there are many more.
However there are many stories that are extra-ordinary, many centred around London and its boroughs. Some involving the police and a British army barracks, even the lord mayor of London was informed of disturbances in the Peckam area. Again in Attercliffe, which resides in Sheffield, during the late 70’s another sighting of SHJ where local witness’s complained of a red eyed prowler who grabbed women and punched men (although there has been speculation that this was a local man who was know to be a trouble causer). However the story goes on to say that other witness’s saw SHJ bounding between rooftops and walking down the sides of walls, apparently the local police were brought to the scene and pursued the creature nearly trapping him, but vanished into thin air and disappeared from the area. I have yet to see a police report or newspaper article relating to this. SHJ can also be seen in a carving on The Queens Pub next to the Sheffield bus interchange.
As to the latter part of the disappearing routine it seems to be a regular piece to the stories, whenever the odds are against SHJ and however impervious he seems to be, he vanishes or retreats for a while sometimes to return again.
There are many creatures with similar attributes to SHJ too all around the world, The Grendel of Beowulf, The Mothman and many more besides. A good source for SHJ is Mike Dash who writes for Fortean.
Lastly I would like to point out that the name Jack has been used in many folklore tales, rhymes and nicknames for criminals. Jack the Ripper, the pagan association of Jack-Lore, Jack-in-the-green, Jack Frost originally the Norse Jokul son of the god of wind but renamed when brought to England. The nursery rhyme “Jack be nimble, Jack be quick, Jack jump over the candlestick” dating to around 1798 (first publication of the rhyme) just before the first sightings of SHJ.
I myself have a keen fascination with the legend and have found a link with SHJ in North Yorkshire and once investigated you can be sure we will post it on this site.
Thanks & welcome.
Ive heard of the story of SHJ but wasnt awaer that there had been activity in North Yorkshire.
Did the guy come & say if he;d investigated it yet?
welcome to the forums lee.
i myself im also fascinated with the legend of spring heeled jack. i wonder wether it was something supernatural or simply someone who had plenty of money and was bored so decided to create the ledgend of jack just for fun. but the incredible distances he was said to leap make me think it was supernatural. i once saw a programme and they read the account of a policeman chasing jack down a street and they came to 30ft gate. the policeman thought he had jack cornered and suddenly jack jumped straight over the 30ft gate with ease and ran off laughing. there also has bin reports that people shot at him multiple times with no results.
one of latest sightings of jack was in the 1940's in liverpool accoring tot the programme. an old lady heard scratching and footsteps moving about in her attic so she called the police and when they went up to have a look the officer reported seeing a tall pale man with bright orange eyes who was able to spit blue flames at him and he escaped and ran across the rooftops screaming and laughing. the first sighting of jack was in 1837 making him over 100. supernatural maybe or just another hoaxer? interetsing ledgend though.
i myself im also fascinated with the legend of spring heeled jack. i wonder wether it was something supernatural or simply someone who had plenty of money and was bored so decided to create the ledgend of jack just for fun. but the incredible distances he was said to leap make me think it was supernatural. i once saw a programme and they read the account of a policeman chasing jack down a street and they came to 30ft gate. the policeman thought he had jack cornered and suddenly jack jumped straight over the 30ft gate with ease and ran off laughing. there also has bin reports that people shot at him multiple times with no results.
one of latest sightings of jack was in the 1940's in liverpool accoring tot the programme. an old lady heard scratching and footsteps moving about in her attic so she called the police and when they went up to have a look the officer reported seeing a tall pale man with bright orange eyes who was able to spit blue flames at him and he escaped and ran across the rooftops screaming and laughing. the first sighting of jack was in 1837 making him over 100. supernatural maybe or just another hoaxer? interetsing ledgend though.
There goes my Jack the Ripper theory.
Im pretty sure i remember seeing an episode of jackie chan adventures (the cartoon) which had spring heeled jack in when i was younger =]
QUOTE (mermaidmanXD @ Oct 9 2008, 04:56 AM)
Im pretty sure i remember seeing an episode of jackie chan adventures (the cartoon) which had spring heeled jack in when i was younger =]
it kangaroo jack lol i know it that how he jump high he a kangaroo man i hated the day kangaroos turned evil
Poor Victorian era England. All kinds of maniacs. Spring-Heeled Jack, Jack the ripper, London monster...
I think SHJ was a ninja.
what people see is freaky armor and insane feats. but Ninjustu is like magic you want your audience freaked out it gives you the edge.
what people see is freaky armor and insane feats. but Ninjustu is like magic you want your audience freaked out it gives you the edge.
Spring-Heeled Jack was sighted all over England, and probably including Yorkshire.
He was sighted in Northern England. He was seen in the Everton area of Liverpool in 1904. He appeared on the rooftop of Saint Francis Xavier's Church, in Salisbury Street.
Witnesses reported that he suddenly jumped and fell to the ground, landing behind a nearby house. When they rushed to the point, so the story goes, they faced there a tall and muscular man, fully dressed in white and wearing an "egg shaped" helmet, standing there waiting. He laughed hysterically at the crowd and rushed towards them, making several women gasp in dismay. Clearing them all with a gigantic leap, he disappeared behind the neighbouring houses
The last sighting of Spring-Heeled Jack was actually in 1986 in Herefordshire. A travelling salesman named Marshall saw a man leap in enormous, inhuman bounds, passed Marshall on the road and slapped him on the cheek! The salesman described him as wearing a black ski-suit and had an elongated chin.
Whatever he was, he was unusual. In 1877, he was seen wearing a sheepskin in Lincolnshire. And on this occasion, he was shot at but the bullets had no effect.
He was sighted in Northern England. He was seen in the Everton area of Liverpool in 1904. He appeared on the rooftop of Saint Francis Xavier's Church, in Salisbury Street.
Witnesses reported that he suddenly jumped and fell to the ground, landing behind a nearby house. When they rushed to the point, so the story goes, they faced there a tall and muscular man, fully dressed in white and wearing an "egg shaped" helmet, standing there waiting. He laughed hysterically at the crowd and rushed towards them, making several women gasp in dismay. Clearing them all with a gigantic leap, he disappeared behind the neighbouring houses
The last sighting of Spring-Heeled Jack was actually in 1986 in Herefordshire. A travelling salesman named Marshall saw a man leap in enormous, inhuman bounds, passed Marshall on the road and slapped him on the cheek! The salesman described him as wearing a black ski-suit and had an elongated chin.
Whatever he was, he was unusual. In 1877, he was seen wearing a sheepskin in Lincolnshire. And on this occasion, he was shot at but the bullets had no effect.
"What you lookin' at?" *Slap*
QUOTE (Nik Xues @ Oct 10 2008, 06:09 PM)
I think SHJ was a ninja.
what people see is freaky armor and insane feats. but Ninjustu is like magic you want your audience freaked out it gives you the edge.
what people see is freaky armor and insane feats. but Ninjustu is like magic you want your audience freaked out it gives you the edge.
Yeah, maybe something like Yoshimitsu from Tekken. That would explain the wearing weird outfits, and being immune to bullets thing.
bet he used optical illusions to trick ppl into thinking he cud jump that high or wires perhaps...the blue fire can b done...but if this was all real, id like him 2 b on the good side cause that wud just b plain awesome 2 have some guy who can jump really high...^.^
As ninjas are trained from birth to utilize their existence with maximum effeciency it may simply be that it looked like a single bound. Nevermind the fact that ninjas were mountain people thus a simple wall is nothing more than another "practice" cliff.
QUOTE (Blackwhite @ Oct 12 2008, 10:24 PM)
Spring-Heeled Jack was sighted all over England, and probably including Yorkshire.
He was sighted in Northern England. He was seen in the Everton area of Liverpool in 1904. He appeared on the rooftop of Saint Francis Xavier's Church, in Salisbury Street.
Witnesses reported that he suddenly jumped and fell to the ground, landing behind a nearby house. When they rushed to the point, so the story goes, they faced there a tall and muscular man, fully dressed in white and wearing an "egg shaped" helmet, standing there waiting. He laughed hysterically at the crowd and rushed towards them, making several women gasp in dismay. Clearing them all with a gigantic leap, he disappeared behind the neighbouring houses
The last sighting of Spring-Heeled Jack was actually in 1986 in Herefordshire. A travelling salesman named Marshall saw a man leap in enormous, inhuman bounds, passed Marshall on the road and slapped him on the cheek! The salesman described him as wearing a black ski-suit and had an elongated chin.
Whatever he was, he was unusual. In 1877, he was seen wearing a sheepskin in Lincolnshire. And on this occasion, he was shot at but the bullets had no effect.
He was sighted in Northern England. He was seen in the Everton area of Liverpool in 1904. He appeared on the rooftop of Saint Francis Xavier's Church, in Salisbury Street.
Witnesses reported that he suddenly jumped and fell to the ground, landing behind a nearby house. When they rushed to the point, so the story goes, they faced there a tall and muscular man, fully dressed in white and wearing an "egg shaped" helmet, standing there waiting. He laughed hysterically at the crowd and rushed towards them, making several women gasp in dismay. Clearing them all with a gigantic leap, he disappeared behind the neighbouring houses
The last sighting of Spring-Heeled Jack was actually in 1986 in Herefordshire. A travelling salesman named Marshall saw a man leap in enormous, inhuman bounds, passed Marshall on the road and slapped him on the cheek! The salesman described him as wearing a black ski-suit and had an elongated chin.
Whatever he was, he was unusual. In 1877, he was seen wearing a sheepskin in Lincolnshire. And on this occasion, he was shot at but the bullets had no effect.
mmmmmm, do you think Mr Marshall 'shared' his experience with his pals down the pub.........me neither
Sort of like Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde.
Meh, seriously this kind of stuff reminds me of the Zodiac.
Meh, seriously this kind of stuff reminds me of the Zodiac.
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