Here, Mr Hotfoot The Devil is hotfooting it around the Black Country, searing footprints into the soil.
Posted by
Chris Woodyard
on
November 4, 2017
in Ephemera , Fairies and Elemental Spirits , Folklore , Fortean Mysteries , News , Panics , religion , Victorian , Wonders and Curiosities
and tagged Black Country , devil's foot prints , devil's foot-marks , Devil's Hoofmarks , Eagle Colliery , Great Devon Mystery of 1855 , Here Mr Hotfoot , Mike Dash , Mr Hotfoot , mysterious footprints , Rosley Regis , Satan's Spoor , Spring-heel-Jack , the devil
That masterful researcher Mike Dash brought us an extraordinary collection of stories of the devilish Victorian entity, Spring-heeled Jack. Here are a few reports of similar entities from the 19th and early 20th centuries.
Posted by
Chris Woodyard
on
February 23, 2013
in 18th century , Death , Fortean Mysteries , Ghosts , Grim and Grewsome , Interesting People , News , Panics , Short Story , Spiritualism
and tagged giant ghosts , Mike Dash , mystery assailants , Spring-Heeled Jack
