Hop Springs Eternal
b'London of the 1830s was terrorized by an astonishing figure\\u2014a caped man with long sharp metallic claws who spouted blue fire from his mouth and leaped over rooftops. Surely such a creature could be no more than myth, right? Or was there a mysterious aristocrat playing tricks on the working class? In this week\\u2019s episode of MonsterTalk, we talk with historian Mike Dash about the legendary figure known as Spring Heeled Jack.\\n READ episode notes \\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices'