Sci-Fi Skeptic VS Horror Girl

Episode 10: Spring-Heeled Jack: Demon of the Gaslit Streets

Sci-Fi Skeptic and Horror Girl Season 1 Episode 10

In this chilling episode of Sci‑Fi Skeptic VS Horror Girl, our hosts plunge into the eerie legend of Spring‑heeled Jack—the sinister specter who haunted Victorian London’s fog‑shrouded streets in the 1830s and beyond.

They retrace the spine‑tingling tales of terror: a pale, cloaked figure with blazing red eyes and clawed hands that reportedly attacked lone pedestrians—primarily young women—in the dead of night. Witnesses described flames spitting from his mouth and unbelievable leaps over walls, disappearing into darkness before help could arrive.

Together, they explore how these tales triggered moral panic, inspired penny dreadfuls, and cemented Jack in folklore as a devilish bogeyman—some even speculate he was a demon or extraterrestrial entity. 

Prepare for a dark journey into the heart of Victorian fear: dim lamplight, sudden leaps through shadows, and the sense that something inhuman lurks just beyond. Can you handle the terror?

Tune in—if you dare. 🎙️