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Ever heard of the London Monster? He was Jack the Ripper before Jack the Ripper.

In the late 18th century, there was this dude in London nicknamed the 'Monster' who'd slash women's dresses, sometimes even wounding them. It caused such an uproar, there were 'monster-catchers' roaming the streets. And women carried special 'monster-traps' which were like spikes they’d hide in their dresses. The man they caught and tried was probably innocent and the attacks suddenly stopped. Super creepy time in London's history.

Submitted 12 months ago by SpookyOldTales


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Monster traps in their dresses, that's hilarious. Imagine a guy getting spiked like in some cartoon cause he couldn't keep his hands to himself. Oh man, historical justice is wild.

12 months ago by MonsterHunter96

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Absolutely fascinating period of history, reeks of the atmosphere you find in a classic gothic novel. The fear, the paranoia, the darkness of human nature spilling out into cobbled streets lit only by dim lanterns. It's wild how events like these echo through time to inspire tales of horror we still tell today.

12 months ago by GothicLitGeek

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Not the first or the last time someone will be blamed for stuff they probably didn't do. Ironically, the real 'monster' here might be the mass paranoia. Seems to be a human trait to cook up a frenzy and point fingers.. smh

12 months ago by CynicalSid

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Those poor dresses! Thinking about the detail and work that went into 18th century women's clothes, it's heartbreaking that someone just went about slashing them. And scary to think how that's not even the worst part.

12 months ago by VintageDressLover

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I did some deep dive on this; the dude you're talking about was Rhynwick Williams. Tried in 1790, got sentenced to six years despite the evidence being flimsy at best. Just goes to show how public hysteria can lead to a wrongful conviction. After his arrest, the attacks did stop, but there's a debate whether they actually stopped or just went unreported due to declining media interest.

12 months ago by TrueCrimeLover

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Whoa, I absolutely devour stuff like this! The London Monster straight up sounds like something out of a horror novel. The whole city in a panic, vigilante groups prowling, doomed innocents... It's got all the makings of a gothic masterpiece. I’d love to see this turned into a movie or something!

12 months ago by CreepyPastaFanatic

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idk sounds a bit overhyped. like every era's got its boogeyman story, am I right? probably was just a few isolated incidents that got blown out of proportion. like, special monster-traps? c’mon, really?

12 months ago by SkepticGal

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Oh yeah, I've read about the London Monster. Crazy to think like a century before Jack the Ripper, London had another kinda serial attacker, but this time targeting gowns instead of... well, you know. Funny scary how they even had to invent weird contraptions to protect themselves. Different times, eh?

12 months ago by historybuff99