Residents of Hull have reported several sightings of a mystery “werewolf”

which has terrified locals and sparked a hunt for the creature.

Reports suggest the 8ft “beast” is half-man-half-creature, lurks around

industrial estates and has allegedly been spotted eating a dog .

Some believe it is an old folklore legend called Old Stinker – a wolf

that transforms into a man at the full moon.

Old Stinker is traditionally known

to wander the Yorkshire Wolds.

The new sightings of the mystery being were reported at an old water channel

called the Barmston Drain during Christmas.

So far, more that 12 recorded sightings have been recorded

One woman claims to have seen the beast stand on its hind legs in a

terrifying incident which left her shaking.

She said: “It was stood upright one moment. The next it was down on all

fours running like a dog. I was terrified.

“It bounded along on all fours, then stopped and reared up on to its back

legs, before running down the embankment towards the water.

“It vaulted 30ft over to the other side and vanished up the embankment and

over a wall into some allotments.”

Another couple saw “something tall and hairy” eating a German Shepherd

dog by the side of the drain.

They stopped to get a closer look and saw it jump an 8ft fence, before

vanishing into the night, still clutching its prey in its jaws.

Another woman was walking her dog along the drain when she saw something

“half-man, half-dog” in the distance.

The reports have sparked a huge hunt for the beast in the town,

as worried locals have sought advice from a supernatural expert.

Locals are now waiting for a full moon to mount a werewolf hunt with

cameras and recording equipment.

Old stinker returns

The most recent sighting before this latest series of Werewolf sightings

was in the 1960s when a lorry driver claimed Old Stinker tried to smash

its way into his cab as he drove through the haunted Triangle.

Mr Christian said: “The Yorkshire Wolds was actually one of the last parts

of England to have wild wolves.

“Old Stinker was said to be operating on the other side of The Wolds but

that would be no distance at all for a large animal

Courtesy of Unexplained Mysteries

One of the most curious and persistent of all paranormal creatures is

Spring Heeled Jack.

The figure’s presence was first noted in September 1837 when he assaulted

four separate persons, three of them women, at locations in and around London

and was seen again from 1843 through 1845, and in the 1860s, the 1870s,

and in 1904 in other parts of England, he was called Spring Heeled Jack

or Springald, Springheel Jack.

Reports of his existence date back to the early 19th century in Sheffield,

England, and he has been reported on and off in England and the US as

recently as 1995.

A similar apparition, called “La Viuda,” or “the widow”

was reported in Chile in the 1940s and 50s, though he seemed to have been

motivated by theft as much as mischief. And while a decent case can be made

that the legend of Spring Heeled Jack is nothing more than a series of

cruel hoaxes, it would represent a conspiracy of impressive scope and

durability. And while his story changes from source to source,

it goes something like this…

In 1808, a letter to the editor of the Sheffield Times recounted how

“Years ago a famous Ghost walked and played many pranks in this historic

neighbourhood.” The writer went on to identify this entity as the “Park Ghost

or Spring Heeled Jack,” and briefly described its ability to take enormous

leaps and frighten random passers-by, but concluded, “he was a human ghost

as he ceased to appear when a certain number of men went with guns and sticks

to test his skin.”

Spring Heeled Jack would often go underground when the going got too rough,

and he often unchivalrously pitted himself against women.

In 1837, SHJ appeared to Polly Adams and two other women outside Blackheath Fair.

With iron tipped fingers, he tore the blouse off of Adams and scratched her

stomach before bounding into the darkness. According to some accounts,

Adams described her assailant as “Devil-like,” and according to others,

she described him as a “pop-eyed” nobleman-perhaps Henry de la Poer Beresford,

Marquis of Waterford.

When in 1838, the Lord Mayor, Sir John Cowan publicized this and other assaults,

He was besieged by letters by citizens who had suffered similar incidents

but were too sheepish to make them public.

Vigilante groups were formed to apprehend Jack, but he was quick, could leap

over hedgerows and walls, and evaded them easily.

After a while, the countryside attacked ended, the matter was dropped, and

nobody was prosecuted.

Jack attacks!

But later that year as Lucy Scales (or “Squires”) and her sister walked home on

a London street, Jack jumped out of the shadows and spat blue flames in her face,

temporarily blinding her, then retreated into the darkness.

This attack and others were widely reported by the press, so when Jane Alsop

heard a knock at the door and the words, “I’m a police officer-for God’s sake,

bring me a light, for we have caught Spring Heeled Jack in the lane!”

she ran outside eager to assist. She handed a candle to the tall, thin man

standing at the gate, but though he wore a helmet and cloak like a police officer.

When he took the light and drew it toward himself, Alsop could see he was wearing

tight white oilskin clothing and had glowing red eyes.

He spat blue and white flames at her, then pinning her head under one arm,

began to tear at her face, neck, and clothing with his icy claws.

Alsop’s sister, hearing screams, ran outside and dragged Jane into the house.

Spring Heeled Jack waited at the door, and knocked several times, then fled

when the help the girls called for finally arrived. He easily eluded them, but

dropped his cape.

It was picked up by an accomplice who also got away.

leaping from rooftop to rooftop, and even climbing

a church steeple, throughout the rest of the year. He also tried the same trick

he pulled on Jane Alsop, but the servant boy on the other side of the door

called out for help and Jack left.

The return of Jack

Then there were no Spring Heeled Jack sightings for an entire year; and for a

while after that, they were sporadic and occurred mostly in the country.

In 1842, prime suspect Marquis of Waterford married, settled in Ireland,

and reportedly led and exemplary life.

Courtesy of Unexplained Mysteries