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Come Play With Us: A Spooky Storytelling Podcast
Gather around the virtual campfire and join us as we listen to spooky stories and creep ourselves out. We believe in the power of great storytelling and we’ve invited our friends to challenge them to scare the shit out of us. We'll rate them to see how they've done, and hopefully we'll still remain friends by the end of the episode.
Come Play With Us: A Spooky Storytelling Podcast
Spring-Heeled Jack
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Episode 38
Today, Leila tells us about the legend of Spring-Heeled Jack and how, after over a century and more of sightings, no one has been able to identify him. He was described as having a devilish appearance, glowing red eyes, and able to leap in great bounds. Hear about the creepy sightings over the past two hundred years, even one as recent as 2012.
Other media mentioned in the episode:
- The Invention of Murder, a New York Times bestselling nonfiction book exploring murder in the nineteenth century
- Penny Dreadfuls, serialized fiction publications that were popular in Victorian London
- Batman, comic books featuring a caped crusader published by DC Comics
- Jeepers Creepers, a horror film released in 2001
- Grand Theft Auto, an action-adventure video game series