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"Ripper Notes: The Legend Continues" looks at the enduring mystery of the Jack the Ripper murders with essays covering the myths from the past that still survive today as well as the way modern enthusiasts keep the case alive. Wolf Vanderlinden starts things off with an in-depth look at Carl Feigenbaum, a convicted murderer whose own lawyer thought he was Jack the Ripper. Dan Norder tackles the concept of copycat killings and uncovers evidence that the Whitechapel murderer changed his methods to live up to his own legend. John Bennett examines top hats, black bags and other icons of the Jack the Ripper myth. Craig Hansen criticizes unrealistic attempts to romanticize the life of Ripper victi...
From heart-stopping accounts of apparitions and manifestations, to eerie encounters with phantoms and spirits, this collection of stories reveals the dark history of Salisbury. Drawing on historical and contemporary sources, Haunted Salisbury examines some of the lively characters that are said to haunt the city, including murdered schoolboy Teddy Haskell, whose apparition returns to trouble the streets around Meadow Road. There are many other ghosts waiting to be discovered in this book so, if you dare, see what's lurking inside.
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Miscast in the media for nearly 130 years, the victims of Jack the Ripper finally get their full stories told in this eye-opening and chilling reminder that life for middle-class women in Victorian London could be full of social pitfalls and peril.
The opening of the New Picture House Cinema in Fisherton Street on 27th September 1937 caused quite a stir in Salisbury. For 24 years, the cinema drew in the crowds and entertained the people of Salisbury until it closed in 1961. On 30th January 1963, the building received a new lease of life when it opened as the City Hall, a multi-purpose community venue. The Hall became the home for the local beat dances, hosting the likes of the Beatles, the Rolling Stones and local boys, Dave Dee Dozy Beaky Mick & Tich. This book charts the history of the building from 1937 to 2013, based upon interviews with staff both past and present.
An innovative and powerful graphic novel which lays bare the dark, murky world of Jack the Ripper with a fear-fest that will delight true crime and comic book fans alike Whitechapel is out of control with a maniac at large. Women are being slaughtered on the streets of London's East End and, with the situation escalating, drastic action is needed. Enter Chief Inspector Abberline, called back from Scotland Yard to solve a series of murders unparalleled in the history of England.
The magnificent medieval city of Salisbury is steeped in history... and hauntings. From unnerving accounts of apparitions to eerie encounters with spirits, this book reveals the dark story of Salisbury and its haunted hinterland. A whole host of ghostly characters are said to haunt the area. Among those examined in Haunted Salisbury are the 'Demented Whist Player' who still walks the floors of the famous Haunch of Venison, and the tragic lovesick ghost of Zeals House. Featuring some of the city's iconic buildings, and drawing on a variety of historical and contemporary sources, this book will entertain everyone interested in the city's paranormal history. Read on... if you dare.
Enterprising Hazel Green tries to convince the city to allow children to march in the annual Frogg Day parade.
Five brutal murders shocked London in the summer and autumn of 1888. They have never been forgotten. The Jack the Ripper case has never been solved - the killer remains a blood-spattered silhouette. Although ‘Jack’ as an entity was almost certainly invented by an unscrupulous journalist, he became an archetype - decked in the top hat and cloak of a Victorian melodrama villain, stalking the fog-wreathed streets of the old East End. The numerous Ripper theories which emerged at the time tell us more about Victorian attitudes than they do about the killer’s true identity. In Jack the Ripper the authors follow the grim homicidal trails that have permeated popular culture since the Whitecha...