Spring-Heeled Jack
A character from Victorian urban legend, Spring-Heeled Jack terrorized the citizens of London from the early 1800s through the early 1900s. Described as a demon-like gentleman with glowing eyes and metallic claws, the entity also had the ability to leap great distances and spew blue and white flames. Known for attacking women at night, reluctant believers were quick to call the figure a hoax and nothing more than a prank pulled by some ill-minded schoolboys. Some theorize the identity of the madman was Irish nobleman Henry de la Poer Beresford who was known for his wild antics and hatred of women.