Spring-Heeled Jack: Cryptid or Conspiracy?
Oct 29, 2025•50 min
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Episode description
Supernaturally-high leaps. Glowing red eyes. Fire breath. This monster violently assaulted young women, and terrorized others across London. Was he a band of upper-class criminals? A ghost? Or a business plan? Historian Dr. Mike Dash joins us to uncover the truth.
For more from Mike Dash, check out: www.mikedashhistory.com and his AskHistorians archive: https://www.reddit.com/r/AskHistorians/wiki/profiles/mikedash/. His book, Spring Heeled Jack: Representation and Interpretation, A Multidisciplinary Approach releases next year.
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