Is it me or was Victorian London a really terrifying place? They had Jack the Ripper, Black dogs and a shit load of ghosts and demons just prowling...

@luminous3558

4 жыл бұрын

They had probably the scariest real city that every existed, constant darkness/clouds, terrible air and disease. Its no wonder that a lot of horror is based on the Victorian era because it just makes you believe everything could've existed in the darkness, along the alley or behind a corner. That city must've worked terrible wonders on human imagination.

@DellBlackberry22

4 жыл бұрын

But they did have Sherlock Holmes

@joerogers9413

4 жыл бұрын

Don't forget Dracula.

@Jason4197

4 жыл бұрын

Le Aundre J you’re sexy. Just saying!

@stephaniebaker6001

4 жыл бұрын

I think during the time of the Victorian era would have been creepy enough without the belief that a demonic, fire breathing, cloaked boogieman was (literally) jumping around the city and indiscriminately attacking the people who called London home at that time!

"I'm not the boogeyman this city deserves, but I'm the boogeyman this city needs." --Springheeled Jack(?)

@House.Of.Pain.

3 жыл бұрын

schmacker101 damn you, you beat me to it... by like 7 months lol as soon as he said that in the video I was like I gotta go write that real quick then saw your damn comment and said man I can’t now 😞 lol

@Facade953

2 жыл бұрын

" I'm vengeance, i am the night, i am...SPRING HEELED JACK "!

There was a book I read where Spring Heeled Jack was a time traveler whose technology accidentally caused an Industrial Revolution

@truefanforum3273

4 жыл бұрын

Bovine Designs I read that book too! I really enjoyed it, and in fact I think there is a series, and this was the first in it.

@BPMOONEY

4 жыл бұрын

That sounds wild! What's the name of the book?

@truefanforum3273

4 жыл бұрын

Bailey L Jenner Its called the Strange Affair of Spring-Heeled Jack be Mark Hodder. Its a cool combination of steampunk and alternate history, and features several historical figures from that period. I certainly recommend it.

@truefanforum3273

4 жыл бұрын

Kevin McDougall I actually like that theory. It could make for a good book or something.

@jonathansteadman7935

4 жыл бұрын

I want a pair of Spring Heeled Jack boots, bet they look cool. Rock n Roll/ Steam punk/ Victorian style !!!!

It sounds like a combination of things - genuine criminals and lunatics, hysteria, urban myth, and the illusions created by the unfamiliar sights and sounds of industrial cities ( it would be quite easy to imagine you had seen a strange fire blowing creature on a roof), and love of a good scary story

British Police: "What you can fly?" -samurai jack- Spring heeled jack: "No, jump good."

@TheSWolfe

4 жыл бұрын

Ha-ha! Sounds like Flaming Carrot.

@gothnerd887

4 жыл бұрын

Just like the original Superman

@Facade953

2 жыл бұрын

@@gothnerd887 Able to leap tall buildings in a SINGLE bound!

I was actually introduced to a man of this name in the "Skulduggery Pleasant" book series. He could not breathe fire, but he enjoyed killing people(especially children) and could easily leap onto and across rooftops. The video was amazing, thank you for producing another work of greatness for us to digest.

@trinityjay8893

4 жыл бұрын

Me too! One question, were you sad when he died? I feel like i need someone elses opinion on this because i was actually quite upset when Tanith killed him, and i didnt expect to be.

@wildebeest1454

4 жыл бұрын

@@trinityjay8893 I was upset, too. I liked the concept of that character a lot and despite his atrocious character, he was, in a way, sympathetic and maybe to an extent even relatable.

@lurkerino5585

4 жыл бұрын

@@trinityjay8893 Yes actually I was. Although yes, Jack was not a morally right person, he was an amazing character that I genuinely enjoyed. His design and personality was very interesting.

@lurkerino5585

4 жыл бұрын

@lwandile dube Regrettably I did not, but if done right, this series could make an amazing show. The execution of it and where they take it will be very important though. It would be a shame if they pushed out something that did not compare to the books.

@lurkerino5585

4 жыл бұрын

@lwandile dube Two books per season honestly would not be a bad choice. It would allow for an optimal amount of episodes per season, as well as keep it light enough for them to get all of the details.

I’m from Liverpool and was told about Spring Heeled Jack as a boy... I love English folklore and the Victorian era..

So we’ve got Jack the Ripper and then there’s Spring heel Jack... Jack seems to be a popular name 😂 Also, sweet animation Mythology and Fiction! 👍🏼👌🏼

@longriderxx

4 жыл бұрын

Jack was like the Americans using John doe ..

@PortbyhanMan

4 жыл бұрын

It was used in the UK as a form of slang for 'man' as in 'Some jolly jack waved at me from across the street'.

@Drp_br_

4 жыл бұрын

PortbyhanMan ah! Ok

@stevenkies802

4 жыл бұрын

I think Jack is also slang for the Devil, so monsterous figures often pixked up the moniker.

@Drp_br_

4 жыл бұрын

Steven Kies British people have weird names for the Devil?

Spring heeled Jack patron saint of parkour.

Romantic video on valentines day? Naaaaah. Edit, some idiot (me) forgot to render the video in 60fps so apologies for the choppy intro. For those wanting to support the channel you can do so here www.patreon.com/MythologyExplained

@TheRealGuywithoutaMustache

4 жыл бұрын

Who needs romance when you can be a badass?

@jackofallclaws6672

4 жыл бұрын

Mythology & Fiction Explained fun fact, Ol’ Spring Heeled Jack is also the fort modern Superhero!

@redblushinrose

4 жыл бұрын

Who wants romance when you can have horror

Sounds like Jack was a very athletic guy with syphilis- hence the babbling and maniacal laugh

Jack was a character from a book on tape that I listened to as a kid. In that story he was basically a Victorian super hero who looked like the devil and literally had springs on his heals. Really cool to learn about his origins.

@Facade953

2 жыл бұрын

The English Batman!😅

I wanna see an animated horror film from Spring Heeled Jack’s point of view That would be fascinating as all hell

@cocochocs3126

4 жыл бұрын

Ezra Stardust I agree !!

If your doing videos on the victorian era, why not do videos on dorian gray and dr jekyl & mr hyde.

@TheSonOfTheDragon

4 жыл бұрын

Why not talk about The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen while we're at it.

@wcapewell3089

4 жыл бұрын

@@TheSonOfTheDragon great idea, love that comic series.

@TheSonOfTheDragon

4 жыл бұрын

@@wcapewell3089 I like how Mr. Hyde is so unapologetically evil and despicable, as he should be.

@shenloken2

4 жыл бұрын

And perhaps include Jack the Ripper

@cha5

4 жыл бұрын

TheSonOfTheDragon “This is the life, eh Griffin? This is the life.” 😱

Raid Shadow Legends *shudders

I read about spring healed jack when I was a kid back in '80s, it scared the crap out of me, I can't remember the magazine but I loved it

@daverevill5577

4 жыл бұрын

Was it the unexplained , that's where I read it in the 80s weekly mag with evp floppy disc 45rpm

There was a Primeval episode featuring Spring-Heeled Jack. In that show, it turns out that Jack was actually a raptor.

I’m thinking I want to make a D&D monster based off this legend and use it as a minor boss character in an urban campaign.

@Veinaru71

4 жыл бұрын

www.collegeoflore.com/npc/springheeled-jack/

@Veinaru71

4 жыл бұрын

Im essentially doing the same thing for my first campaign just gtta make the world Also just add a breath attack witha 1d6 round cooldown with a fort save of say 14 or be knocked unconsious or does x damage or something to simuilate the fire breathe.

@animefan3794

4 жыл бұрын

Veinaru DON’T go for auto-unconsciousness. That can very, very quickly break an encounter to the player’s disadvantage. After all, while unconscious melee attacks against them are at advantage and auto Crit on a hit.

@Veinaru71

4 жыл бұрын

@@animefan3794 i'm aware very aware that's why it's a low dc and a 1d6 (5-6) die reroll 12-14 con save xd only really affecting non front liners maybe like a mage or such

I never knew about this creature before. Thanks man, I learned something new today.

Love this. excellent production values.

I've seen a few comments about this so far but I was also introduced to Jack through the Skulduggery Pleasent, while he didn't breath fire, in his first appearance he's gleefully trying to eat a child so I'm glad his character was preserved

That joke about "the original Victorian jump scare" is severely underrated 😂

@ardenalexa94

Жыл бұрын

He does have a pretty good sense of humor. 😂

Houdini and Doyle did an episode on The Spring Heeled Jack. He's one of my favorite cryptids, right next to The Jersey Devil.

@lokilxix

4 жыл бұрын

Thank you I couldn't remember the name of the show.

First time I was introduced to Jack was in a Jackie Chan adventure episode

@riches3581

4 жыл бұрын

AC syndicate

@carlosgarza400

4 жыл бұрын

Nani!?

@rahulrai7910

4 жыл бұрын

Same

@Lorekeeper72

4 жыл бұрын

Oblivion for me though that was more reference

@vernonsmith3609

4 жыл бұрын

Me too.

This guy's my all-time favorite cryptid! Thanks for bringing this urban legend to life!

I like to see more about British folklore. Had the terrifying monster interesting. Skip use it to Jack the Ripper to Springhill Jack.

There should be a Doctor who episode with Spring Heeled Jack.

@kevinlane1219

4 жыл бұрын

That sounds more like a matter for Vastra, Jenny, and Strax.

@karenknicely1788

4 жыл бұрын

Oh, you know it!! That would be as some Espically with the new Doctor being a female!!

@ScaryClownProduction

4 жыл бұрын

There is a Doctor Who comic about him

@kevinlane1219

4 жыл бұрын

David Wofford Thank you.

@davidaltman3867

4 жыл бұрын

@@ScaryClownProduction what was it?

I really enjoyed this video. He’s like a figure from folklore, but more recent folklore than figures like Robin Hood. I feel like I want to find out more about him. I really enjoyed the artwork in the video too. He’s almost like a proto Batman villain or similar

Spring Heeled Jack vs Jack The Ripper.

@Mrspiderman20014

4 жыл бұрын

Ripper hasn't shown the sheer brute strength that spring-heel had, ripper is taking the L.

@TheSonOfTheDragon

4 жыл бұрын

@@Mrspiderman20014 How can we be sure? We know literally nothing about Jack The Ripper.

@Mrspiderman20014

4 жыл бұрын

@@TheSonOfTheDragon this the best estimate with what we have, spring heel jack has better feats than jack the ripper.

@TheSonOfTheDragon

4 жыл бұрын

@@Mrspiderman20014 I wouldn't call his feats better. Yes Spring Heeled Jack could jump high and far but all he did was scare his victims while Jack The Ripper successfully murdered his victims.

Please do not stop with the wonderful animation it's so bad nificent magnificent isn't the word for it I enjoy it so much

Great video man! I was wondering why his name sounded so familiar and then I remembered there was a mission in Assassin's Creed Syndicate where you had to investigate these disappearances and in the end you found him and fought him but even if you beat him he just vanished into the darkness of the night.

@kingjamesii404

4 жыл бұрын

Anita Remenárová it was a fun mission. Bad game though overall.

@anitaremenarova6662

4 жыл бұрын

@@kingjamesii404 I enjoyed it. Was my first AC game though so I guess I just didn't have anything to compare it to. The fight club was fun though, enjoyed breaking those guys arm's like it's nothing haha

@kingjamesii404

4 жыл бұрын

Anita Remenárová Oh I see I played since Ac1 so i guess it’s a little different for me. But I did enjoy some of the side activities in that game also!

@anitaremenarova6662

4 жыл бұрын

@@kingjamesii404 Also the setting of the industrial London was perfect for me, I just love the culture and everything

@kingjamesii404

4 жыл бұрын

Anita Remenárová I think you might like Unity also France during the revolution is awful yet beautiful at the same time. I do agree London is a great setting.

Happy Valentine's!

Spring Heeled Jack...the name really doesn't send shivers dwn my spine. Sounds like he got bullied for the way he walked. Least Jack the Ripper is a scary sounding name.

"He's the hero London deserves, but not the one it needs right now"🦇👍🏻🤪

Please make a video about the rolling calf. It’s a Jamaican demon, red eyes, shape shifts, burns it’s victims to death, basically like a Djinn. I remember hearing about Spring Heeled Jack as a child, it reminded me of the rolling calf.

12:34 A weird Victorian Batman 🤣🦇

@chansesturm7103

4 жыл бұрын

I was pleasantly surprised when he said that, because I'd thought earlier in the video, "Hey, Jack sounds like he'd be a pretty interesting villain for Batman to face." I mean, c'mon: metal claws, fire breath, running across rooftops and leaping farther and higher than any human? Imagine the fight/chase scene!

@syguzman5739

4 жыл бұрын

@@chansesturm7103 ❤

*You're so original* that no matter what KZread recommends on ancient myths and folklores, I tend to ignore them. I just wouldn't listen to anyone else narrate, other than you. So damn accustomed to you, dude. Is it crazy? xd All love x

The mysterious thing in London. Why name important figures Jack?

@TonyaB005

4 жыл бұрын

Jack is like John Doe in America. If you don't know the name, you call him Jack.

@cayreet5992

3 жыл бұрын

Jack was a common name. Besides, Jack the Ripper named himself when he wrote letters to the newspapers.

1:10 : Wolverine got sent back in time, and decided to go 'Batman' until he can find a way back home, occasionally lighting up his 'beer belches' to add to the effect ^_^

@lokilxix

4 жыл бұрын

Amalgam's NightClaw!

@ametrineambrosia4929

3 жыл бұрын

That's a good one!!

My aunt and uncle had a terrifying encounter with a Spring Tail Jack creature in 1932 at Needles, California when they were teenagers. Even into their later years, they both said that it had terrified them. My uncle served in combat during WW2, but he remained even more fearful of this creature than the battlefield, and he did not like to go outside at night as that was when the encounter happened.

@ametrineambrosia4929

3 жыл бұрын

Well what did it look like??

@Rabid.Prinxe

2 жыл бұрын

Care to elaborate???

@Justificus

2 жыл бұрын

@@Rabid.Prinxe My aunt was visiting a girlfriend (teenagers) and my grandparents sent her younger brother to walk her home as it was now dark out.. On the way, they saw a tall figure at a distance that was up the street and in front of them, it leaped across the two lane highway in 3 jumps. Surprised but not afraid, they continued walking, and sharing what they had just seen. When they passed the spot where the leaper had appeared, he was nowhere in sight. But then, they also started hearing noises that followed my aunt and uncle as they walked home. These noises sounded like they were coming from almost every front yard as they went pass, and sometimes it sounded like gibberish. A crashing sound that came from behind caused both my aunt and uncle to turn around. Once again, they saw the dark figure leap across the street in 3 jumps. At this point, they started walking fast, and my uncle pulled out his pocket knife and held it at the ready.. Immediately behind them they heard a giggling cry and a hand reached right over the top of my uncle and seized his knife hand. It picked him right off the ground and held him pressed against the chest of this figure. Another hand went under his chin, pulling his head back, and a terrible face kissed him on the mouth. He was dropped as soon as my aunt started screaming. Both of my aunt and uncle said the figure was very tall, had an exceptionally long face, and was covered by a heavy topcoat. They both said the "man" didn't look completely human. The leaper jumped away in one bound into the nearest yard and then leapt up and onto the roof. They, of course, sprinted home scared to death and out of breath. As crazy as this whole story sounds - my aunt and uncle swore it was absolutely true - and you couldn't doubt their sincerity.

@jamesrobiscoe1174

Жыл бұрын

@@Justificus Thanks for sticking your neck out to relate this story about your relatives. No doubt they endured ridicule, so they didn't tell the story to make themselves popular. The creature could have fit many explanations, but the terror was real.

I remember doing a side mission in Assassin's Creed syndicate where you have to try and track down Jack. It was really fun

@treasurelaughcomedy35

4 жыл бұрын

😃😃😃 that's cool

Absolutely fantastic! I have written severel papers and contributed to a few books on Old Jack, he's still around trust me. 😅 The later tales are fascinating as he becomes more of a folk hero, dare I say it, a Robin Hood, Batman character. Really thank you for making this it has made my day.

I adore the MArk Hodder books that start with " The Strange Affair of Spring Heeled Jack" Edit, this video was amazing!

The first time I heard about Spring Heeled Jack was in a comic book hero video. It talked about the leaping prankster/demon at great length. In the Penny Dreadfuls, Spring Heeled Jack was portrayed as somewhat of a superhero. Saving damsels in distress and taking on evildoers. I think Spring Heeled Jack needs a Netflix or Amazon Prime series about his exploits. Yeah, that would be awesome.

Spring Heeled Jack was basically a psychological manifestation of the fear the English had towards Industrial Progress and the loss of Cultural Traditions. He represented the point in between the Old World and New World.

@Survivethejive

4 жыл бұрын

Interesting

@DatcleanMochaJo

4 жыл бұрын

Judging by his constant preying on women it might be a metaphor to warn people not to walk at night alone to avoid being attacked. Much like stories of goblins and grindylows to keep kids away from forests and ponds.

@emersonjongeling4195

4 жыл бұрын

Am in a band i wrote a song about Sringheld jack

@tzaph67

4 жыл бұрын

Emerson Jongeling was it any good? Where did you get the idea? Tbh I’d never heard of him before this video and I know a bit about folklore. I think he sounds interesting

@tzaph67

4 жыл бұрын

Lord6of6the6Blackmoon I think the industrial revolution probably had quite a bit to do with it. Also life didn’t get better for the factory workers. It would have been terrifying, especially for young women, coming from a quiet village to live and work in the cities which were expanding so rapidly. I bet loads of the women did feel predated on. There would be a lot that was unfamiliar to people. I think he sounds like a pretty good representative of the industrial revolution. A figure like him would have made a lot of sense to the people of those times. Especially the poor who had little or no protection.

The "Boots of Springheel Jak" were my favorite item in Oblivion.

The intro is 🔥🔥🔥

Yesssss please dont ever stop making these videos!

This Spring Heeled Jack and Jack the Ripper sound oddly similar in some ways.... at least to me it does

@maurice4348

4 жыл бұрын

.... do you guys think what i'm thinking.... ? ....

@friday26th

4 жыл бұрын

Jack was used the same way as "John Doe" is now.

@tzaph67

4 жыл бұрын

Matt Brown A Jack was basically a bloke. It didn’t have the association of being a particular person called Jack, the way we interpret it today

@technounionrepresentative4274

4 жыл бұрын

@@tzaph67 great now i am imagining a newspaper publishing a headline Of Bloke the ripper strikes again

@torinjones3221

4 жыл бұрын

Only Jack the Ripper was in 1888 that's 50 years after Spring-Heel Jack.

I remember the Jackie Chan Adventures cartoon back when TV was still good. There's an episode with Spring Heeled Jack and he is portrayed as a leprechaun with a tongue for rhyming as he speaks. The Tiger Talisman was used, splitting him in two, the Talismans power being the separation of one, parting good from bad and in Jackie's case, his bad side was called Black Tiger and his good side is a cowardly wimpy mess, but he still maintained his martial artistry. Its a good cartoon and maybe I'll watch it again sometime!]:P

I love hearing your calm voice, keep it up my friend.

In all honesty, this is the first time I have ever of Jack. I thought I knew most urban legends stories. I found this to be fascinating.

I've been watching for a while now an never really commented but I must say I love your animation & story telling keep up the great work love these videos. Love mythology N lore. From someone from Long Island NY😊🎉🎈🌟🍥🍿

I believe spring-heel jack is simply a wendigo raised in a completely different environment as traditionals, traditional wendigo represent what people feared most at the time, for instance the bitter cold of winter the hopelessness of being alone in the wilderness, spring-heel represents the fears of the people of Victorian England smog, dark alleys and dangerous metal machinery, most malevolent entities represent the fears of the local townspeople and villagers. as it has always been and will always be.

I absolutely love this channel, the gentleman's voice is very soothing 👍🏽

SLIPPITY SLAP IT’S SPRING HEELED JACK! AND AWAY I GOOOOO!

Ah yes, the real super villain of London the -parkour molester- Spring Heeled Demon.

First time I heard of Spring Heeled Jack was the show Freakylinks.

The best folklore story ever and my favorite

@Raccon_Detective.

4 жыл бұрын

Me too.

I was the storyboard artist on the series Houdini & Doyle, one particular episode I loved doing was the Sprinheeled Jack ep. I also got to create press drawings of the monster that Houdini shows to Doyle. Great fun.

PLEASE continue this series. I LOVE the victorian era... and love your content already.

I loved the opening of this video. Looking forward to seeing more of this.

This is probably the undisputed best channel on youtube. I quite enjoy these stories.

Before I go on any further lemme just say that intro to your video was well done and truly a work of art,thank you old friend. I’ve missed your content so very much.

The production quality of this channels content is on another freaking level. Subbed!

You should make a series where you tell stories

Wow! Genuinely love this new animated format! Keep it up!

D-Hero Dashguy in Yu-gi-oh is based on Spring Heeled Jack.

Please make a video on orcs. Spring Heeled Jack sounds like an awesome name! Also great new intro!

Hi! Your videos are always awesome, but I love the new intro and generally the new style and the animation! :D

Your videos are so well done & the visuals are so stunning. 🖤

YES! YES! YES! Love this myth, been waiting for this one for a while! THANK YOU!!!!

I've never heard of this figure before. Thanks for sharing. I love learning about different legends.

Great pacing and narration along with excellent illustrations you deserve more views, a hidden gem.

Spring Heeled Jack the kind of demon who says: these harlots boughta catch this fish

Abel Korzeniowski soundtrack is a MASTERPIECE! One of my favourite tv series for sure! Great video as always.

@MythologyFictionExplained

4 жыл бұрын

It's actually a piece I had composed for the channel but it was heavily inspired by Korzeniowski's work on the Penny Dreadful show.

The production values of your channel are growing exponentially ! Keep up the good work!

Thank you for doing these and for having the credits for the music and Art. Enjoy much, watching all of them as this virus keeps one inside.❤❤❤🙂🙂🙂

*in Sherlock Holmes voice* The game is afoot, Watson!

@ZnenTitan

4 жыл бұрын

He does sound rather posh, doesn't he?

@marcusblackwell2372

4 жыл бұрын

@@ZnenTitan quite so good sir

@marcusblackwell2372

4 жыл бұрын

@Maria Kelly I didn't even know the paranormal existed in the Sherlock Holmes universe. Well, with him being a skeptic anyway. Of course, only Sherlock Holmes books I read were graphic novels anyway

@johnnystander3142

4 жыл бұрын

Once you eliminate the impossible, whatever remains, no matter how improbable, must be the truth.

@BitOfUltraviolence

4 жыл бұрын

Springheeled Jack would beat the shit out of Holmes. He would then beat the shit out of Watson.

thank you for this legend,really interestring folklore from the British history.! looking forward for more videos from this era!

I'm surprised no one has bothered to make a horror movie on this legend. It seems like it would pretty much write itself.

Incredible graphics...TY... luv the character featured

I just found this channel. It's incredibly well produced. Subscribed and bingeing.

Beautiful animation. Looking forward to more videos.👌

Wow, great video! The animations are awesome. Thanks for the great video.

I love the new intro. Been a fan of this channel for a long time and I like what you've done with it!

Been amazed at this story since I was a kid . Great video

When I was a kid I had a book with the stories of Kaspar Hauser, Spring Heeled Jack and the "Moving Coffins of Barbados." That book, written for teens, substituted truth with a lot of drama and scared me silly. It was somewhat disappointing to know that they can all be removed from the Unexplained Supernatural Occurrences category.

I just LOVE your Intro. It is so cool!! Love your channel!

This is my first visit to your channel and I must say that I am really impressed - by the excellent and clearly spoken narrative, the impressive illustrations and animations, and finally the highly interesting subjects dealt in the videos. Needless to say, I immediately subscribed and now look forward to watching all previous and upcoming videos. 😉

Apparently the Duke of Wellington even took part in trying to hunt Jack down. And he was in his eighties.

Thank you for your work! It's amazing.🙏

MYTHOLOGY & FICTION EXPLAINED: Hi, Jack!! SPRING-HEELED JACK: You may not like Rage:Shadow Legends interrupting you videos but there are other ads that replaces it.

The art and story telling is amazing.

I remember there was an episode of Jackie Chan adventures about this guy!

More of these please

As soon as I saw what your channel was about I hit subscribe immediately! Glad I found you! My love for everything English/British especially its history left you on my suggested feed

Wow these are amazing mate! Please do continue

Great video keep up the good work

Love the animations on this video. Keep making these.