Spring Heeled Jack

Many people in Victorian London reported sightings of "Spring-heeled Jack." They described him to be a monster with claws and a cape, who could spit fire and jump more than 9 feet in the air. He reportedly often accosted and frightened women into seizure and catatonic states. His most notable sighting was reported in 1877 when a group of soldiers in Aldershot Garrison encountered him and opened fire. He is said to have slapped one soldier and jumped away.