Weird Meade County

15/07/2024

What goes bump in the night isn't always small and hidden.

98 likes, 5 comments. “Would you still dare to visit? Just when I thought KY couldn’t get any creepier… it does!”

09/07/2024

Don't stay in room 12!

265 likes, 17 comments. “The Doe Run Inn will have you SPOOKED, where ghost encounters are far too common - especially in room 12! Send this to a friend who’s brave enough to tag along 🫣”

23/02/2024

Coming soon!

22/02/2024

Don't forget to check out our upcoming Podcast.

22/02/2024

I too was once a "tall and thin weirdo"

Springheeled Jack of Kentucky

The legend of Springheel Jack, or Spring-Heeled Jack, began in England when reports began to surface about sightings of a strange humanoid creature with batlike wings, small pointy horns or ears, a black leathery flowing cape, and an ability to jump and bounce like a kangaroo on steroids. That may sound somewhat ludicrous to readers today, and yet over a century ago thousands of people in England were completely convinced Jack was real. And I'm not saying he wasn't.

Spring-heeled Jack was so named for his ability to leap great distances in a single bound, a feat testified to by many sane and sober sworn witnesses of the day. Even the British Army took the notion completely seriously and issued warnings about him after he was allegedly spotted defying the laws of physics by leaping from the ground to the rooftop of one of their sentry guntower posts in 1870.

Many believe that Jack, if real, somehow made his way to America and came to Kentucky. Researcher Jim Brandon tells of reports from July 28, 1880 of a "tall and thin weirdo" appearing out of nowhere and terrorizing citizens of the "Old Louisville" section of downtown Louisvile (which wasn't so old then).

Reportedly this Kentucky Jack caused chaos in the streets with his high-jumping antics, and tore clothing from random females. Eyewitnesses described his superhuman ability to jump impossible distances and heights, evading capture by leaping over horse-drawn carriages and onto roofs. This Jack was described as wearing a cape and a helmet, and having an eerie glowing light emanating from his chest.

We can also deduce that this Jack appeared in outlying farm country - probably in the direction of Butchertown - because one of the sightings mentions him jumping over haystacks, and then vanishing behind one.

Spring-heel Jack may well be the template from which sprung a number of bogeymen popular in our collective unconscious today: the reports sound as if they're describing Batman to a T, and some have also compared the phenomena to the Mothman. The whole idea of "Jack the Ripper", including the name, may also have been inspired by the Springheeled Jack stories.

09/02/2024

Remember, it's only fiction. That doesn't mean it won't scare you.

The Guardian Rock of Oolite This story is a work of fiction and any coincidences with real life are purely coincidence. Dead of Winter is a production of Weird Meade County. Be sure to stay tuned f…

09/02/2024

How do you think the story is going to end?

09/02/2024

Dead of Winter Part 1 should hopefully be out this weekend.

02/02/2024

Our Dead of Winter series is going to be fictional horror stories inspired by true stories and places in Meade County. Thanks to our partner The Battletown Witch Festival for helping to promote this series.

25/01/2024

With lots of research and great respect for those who fact-checked this story, we present some of the Cherokee lore from inside Meade County.

Long ago, in the heart of Meade County, Kentucky, the echoes of Cherokee myths resonated through the dense forests and whispered among the rolling hills. This land, rich with history and mystique, …

25/01/2024

This one came to us straight from the Kentucky Historical Society. The actual "conjured chest" has been in their archives since 1976.

In 1976, the Kentucky Historical Society1 received a haunting artifact—the Conjured Chest—from Virginia Cary Hudson Mayne. This chest had cast a shadow of dread over Mayne’s family for genera…

24/01/2024

There are stories of little creatures from all cultures and around the globe. Here is a fun story that wove together from bits and pieces of lore that has been in the area before even Daniel Boone. https://weirdmeadecounty6.wordpress.com/the-little-creatures-of-kentucky/

24/01/2024

Reports from the 1800s claim that Meade County was once home to a race of giants. This article tells the tale of one of two incidents where giant bones were found inside Kentucky's weirdest county.

The skulls of Peckinpaugh’s Landing. Meade County’s own ancient giants. In the late 18th and early 19th centuries, a wealth of reports surfaced from reputable sources detailing the discovery of eno…

24/01/2024

24/01/2024

Seventy-six years ago this January, one of the most extensively documented UFO incidents began at Fort Knox, Kentucky.

In 1948 a decorated WWII fighter pilot has one of the best documented UFO encounters in history.