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1) 𝗦𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴-𝗛𝗲𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝗝𝗮𝗰𝗸

The name Spring-Heeled Jack came to be due to the creature's alleged abnormal ability to leap great heights and distances

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The name Spring-Heeled Jack came to be due to the creature's alleged abnormal ability to leap great heights and distances. In 1837, the legend gained a lot of popularity due to an influx of reports of a strange creature attacking women around South London.

Jack's description varied: from bat-like wings and a mouth that breathed blue flames, to metal claws and spring-loaded boots. Most of his victims were young women but there are no reports of a body count.

2) 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗗𝗼𝗴

Ghostly, and usually malevolent often frighteningly large, the Black Dog -identified as a Hellhound- is common to most regions of Britain and has been around for hundreds of years

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Ghostly, and usually malevolent often frighteningly large, the Black Dog -identified as a Hellhound- is common to most regions of Britain and has been around for hundreds of years. According to the legend, seeing a Black Bog is almost always a bad omen and a portent of death.

3) 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗛𝗼𝘁𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗹𝘀 𝗛𝗮𝘂𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴

In April 1831, a retired lawyer, his daughter and 3 servants moved into an old house known as Hotwells near the city of Bristol

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In April 1831, a retired lawyer, his daughter and 3 servants moved into an old house known as Hotwells near the city of Bristol. Less than 2 weeks later, two of the servants left, complaining that the house was haunted by a phantom black dog and a large ape.

They also heard frightening noises in the attic and courtyard as though people were being beaten and strangled. Although several more servants left, the lawyer didn't see or hear anything unusual until November, when a loud scream woke him up in the middle of the night.

The scream came from above, on the roof, and then he heard the sounds of 20 or 30 men ripping off the roof tiles and throwing into the garden. When the lawyer went to investigate outside, he found nothing in the garden or on the roof.

After a few more incidents like this, the lawyer decided to sell the house in 1832. The subsequent owners also experienced trouble, however, and the house was torn down.

4) 𝗩𝗮𝗺𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗴𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗖𝗲𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘆

The myth first appeared in 1969, and immediately caught the public attention

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The myth first appeared in 1969, and immediately caught the public attention. It all began with the sighting of a grey spooky figure. Locals were soon seen marching on the cemetery, some armed with crucifixes and wooden stakes, in the hope of killing it.

The furore only died after a man was arrested for consecrating graves. Since no proof of the vampire was ever found, it could still be out there.

5) 𝗞𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗿 𝗣𝗼𝗼𝗹 𝗶𝗻 𝗘𝗽𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗙𝗼𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁

One of the darkest of London's urban legends, this tale is about a pool that supposedly murders people

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One of the darkest of London's urban legends, this tale is about a pool that supposedly murders people. Many years ago in the forest, a young couple in love were murdered beside a pond by a woman's disapproving father, and things have gone rapidly downhill since then.

The water reportedly turned inky black, the wildlife around it started to die, and then corpses starting turning up in the shore. Locals began whispering that the pool was somehow drawing people towards it, and then drowning them in the murky depths.

Creepily, no-one knows exactly where this pool is, and it doesn't appear on any map-so the rules for Epping Forest are the same as they were in Jaws: don't go into the water.

A/N: I might write more urban legends, they seem very interesting, hope you like them.

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