JTR & Black Magic: Victorian Conspiracy Theories, Secret Societies & the Supernatural

[auspirograph]

Jack the Ripper and Black Magic: Victorian Conspiracy Theories, Secret Societies and the Supernatural Mystique of the Whitechapel Murders

by Spiro Dimolianis

Foreword by Stewart P. Evans

Jack the Ripper is a legendary gothic tale of Victorian conspiracies, the supernatural, secret societies and the police. Scotland Yard hunted a serial killer shrouded in politics as the mutilator of East End prostitutes infused pop culture with demonic horror. As the Whitechapel murders of 1888 ceased an authorised mythology had developed that now forms the basis of criminal case studies. But how did these period stories begin and why have they emerged? This book examines historic sources and rare official reports following the evidence through mystery and the mists of time for some credible answers.

[The Grave Maurice]

The way it's going, pretty soon everyone in the world will have written at least one book about JtR. I should probably buy a few more bookcases.

[lynn cates]

synopsis.

Hello AG. Is there any good synopsis for this?

Cheers.
LC

[auspirograph]

Hello AG. Is there any good synopsis for this?

Hi LC,

Yes there is, contained in the foreword of Stewart Evans and in the preface to the book. I hope that is of some help.

Cheers
AG

[Magpie]

This look really interesting.

Definitely one for the wish-list.