Creep through London haunts

[icymist]

LONDON – The cobblestone street is dark and slick from rain; the clouds are heavy and low.

But light spills from Ten Bells pub. Inside, lagers and ales are poured, and a dozen patrons are drinking, laughing and lounging at the dark-wood bar.

More than 100 years ago, during what came to be called the Autumn of Terror, serial killer Jack the Ripper stalked this small pub in London’s East End. Two of his victims were thought to have walked out its door.

Today, the pub has become the centerpiece of one of London’s most popular walking tours – the Jack the Ripper Walk.

“I’ve tried to figure out why the tour’s so popular,” said author and guide Richard Jones, who leads nightly walks through the area where the 19th-century Ripper murders occurred.

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