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* In the {{Literature/Goosebumps}} book "Attack of the Jack O'Lanterns", the main characters are forced to trick or treat all night by a group of entities that can breath fire with jack o'lanterns for head. The are revealed to be [[spoiler:aliens]] by the end.
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* In the ''WesternAnimation/TheRealGhostbusters'' episode "When Halloween was Forever", the Ghostbusters must stop a powerful Halloween ghost named Samhain (who notably has a pumpkin for a head) from gathring all of the ghosts and goblins of New York to make it Halloween Night permanently.
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* [[http://www.rockpapercynic.com/index.php?date=2016-10-31 This]] strip from ''Rock, Paper, Cynic''.
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* [[http://www.rockpapercynic.com/index.php?date=2016-10-31 This]] strip from ''Rock, Paper, Cynic''.
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Overtime, the idea of Stingy Jack would be revered as a cautionary tale to those who play tricks and virtually not be Christian enough for everyone's liking, even equating jack to certain phenomenon like WillOTheWisp.
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Overtime, the idea of Stingy Jack would be revered as a cautionary tale to those who play tricks and are virtually not be Christian enough for everyone's liking, even equating jack Jack to certain phenomenon phenomena like WillOTheWisp.
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Stingy Jack is a character of Irish folklore, who was said to have tricked the devil into [[MortonsFork an inescapable situation]], be it he was tricked into his pocket where a rosary was, or he climbed a tree with a cross on it, anything cross-y really. Jack then made a simple deal with him; Jack lets him go, the Devil makes sure he [[ExactWords does not enter Hell]]. Unfortunately for Jack, his party-filled lifestyle does him in and when he enters the afterlife, he can't get into Heaven. Having nowhere else to turn to, he bites the bullet and makes his trek to Hell. But oh no, the Devil was [[BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor still sore over that silly joke he made!]] Having nowhere else to go but into the infinite darkness, the Devil did him a solid and gave Jack nothing but a candle, which he now keeps to this day in a small turnip.
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Stingy Jack is a character of Irish folklore, who was said to have tricked the devil into [[MortonsFork an inescapable situation]], be it he was tricked into his pocket where a rosary was, or he climbed a tree with a cross on it, anything cross-y really. Jack then made a simple deal with him; Jack lets him go, the Devil makes sure he [[ExactWords does not enter Hell]]. Unfortunately for Jack, his party-filled lifestyle does him in and when he enters the afterlife, he can't get into Heaven. Having nowhere else to turn to, he bites the bullet and makes his trek to Hell. But oh no, the Devil was [[BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor still sore over that silly joke he made!]] played!]] Having nowhere else to go but into the infinite darkness, the Devil did him a solid and gave Jack nothing but a candle, which he now keeps to this day in a small turnip.
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Such adaptations usually portray him as possessing a Jack O'Lantern for a head, while other cases simply portray him as possessing a pumpkin somewhere on their person. Because of the secularization of the holiday, how Stingy is perceived differs as well, from being portrayed as a jovial soul simply searching for peace, to ScaryScarecrows out to cause trouble and anarchy on old Samhain - like some sort of freakish Halloween [[TheKrampus Krampus]].
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* Lantern, the primary antagonist of the ''Manga/TokyoGhoul'' {{Prequel}}, ''JACK''. The murderous ghoul wears a Halloween-themed disguise when hunting, with a pumpkin-head mask and an overly-large trenchcoat. Their motivation also ties into the associated legends: [[spoiler: Minami desperately wants to live as a human, but can never escape her existence as a ghoul. Trapped living a double-life, she lashes out and kills people she thinks don't appreciate their good fortune]].
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Stingy Jack is a character of Irish folklore, who was said to have tricked the devil into [[MortonsFork an inescapable situation]], be it he was tricked into his pocket where a rosary was, or he climbed a tree with a cross on it, anything cross-y really. Jack then made a simple deal with him; Jack lets him go, the Devil makes sure he [[ExactWords does not enter Hell]]. Unfortunately for Jack, his party-filled lifestyle does him in and when he enters the afterlife, he can't get into Heaven. Having nowhere else to turn to, he bites the bullet and makes his trek to Hell. But oh no, the Devil was [[BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor still sore over that silly joke he made!]] [[WalkingTheEarth Having nowhere else to go but into the infinite darkness, the Devil did him a solid and gave Jack nothing but a candle, which he now keeps to this day in a small turnip]].
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Where is it said that the rosary *burned* the Devil?
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Stingy Jack is a character of Irish folklore, who was said to have tricked the devil into [[MortonsFork an inescapable situation]], be it he was tricked into his pocket where [[HolyBurnsEvil a rosary]] was, or he climbed a tree with a cross on it, anything cross-y really. Jack then made a simple deal with him; Jack lets him go, the Devil makes sure he [[ExactWords does not enter Hell]]. Unfortunately for Jack, his party-filled lifestyle does him in and when he enters the afterlife, he can't get into Heaven. Having nowhere else to turn to, he bites the bullet and makes his trek to Hell. But oh no, the Devil was [[BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor still sore over that silly joke he made!]] [[WalkingTheEarth Having nowhere else to go but into the infinite darkness, the Devil did him a solid and gave Jack nothing but a candle, which he now keeps to this day in a small turnip]].
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Stingy Jack is a character of Irish folklore, who was said to have tricked the devil into [[MortonsFork an inescapable situation]], be it he was tricked into his pocket where [[HolyBurnsEvil a rosary]] rosary was, or he climbed a tree with a cross on it, anything cross-y really. Jack then made a simple deal with him; Jack lets him go, the Devil makes sure he [[ExactWords does not enter Hell]]. Unfortunately for Jack, his party-filled lifestyle does him in and when he enters the afterlife, he can't get into Heaven. Having nowhere else to turn to, he bites the bullet and makes his trek to Hell. But oh no, the Devil was [[BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor still sore over that silly joke he made!]] [[WalkingTheEarth Having nowhere else to go but into the infinite darkness, the Devil did him a solid and gave Jack nothing but a candle, which he now keeps to this day in a small turnip]].
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That's not a Lenonine Contract. It's not clear how God is a jerk.
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Stingy Jack is a character of Irish folklore, who was said to have tricked the devil into [[MortonsFork an inescapable situation]], be it he was tricked into his pocket where [[HolyBurnsEvil a rosary]] was, or he climbed a tree with a cross on it, anything cross-y really. Jack then made a simple deal with him; Jack lets him go, the Devil makes sure he [[ExactWords does not enter Hell]]. Unfortunately for Jack, his party-filled lifestyle does him in and when he enters the afterlife, he can't get into Heaven. Having nowhere else to turn to, he bites the bullet and makes his trek to Hell. But oh no, [[GodAndSatanAreBothJerks the Devil]] was [[BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor still sore over that]] [[LeonineContract silly joke he made!]] [[WalkingTheEarth Having nowhere else to go but into the infinite darkness, the Devil did him a solid and gave Jack nothing but a candle, which he now keeps to this day in a small turnip]].
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Stingy Jack is a character of Irish folklore, who was said to have tricked the devil into [[MortonsFork an inescapable situation]], be it he was tricked into his pocket where [[HolyBurnsEvil a rosary]] was, or he climbed a tree with a cross on it, anything cross-y really. Jack then made a simple deal with him; Jack lets him go, the Devil makes sure he [[ExactWords does not enter Hell]]. Unfortunately for Jack, his party-filled lifestyle does him in and when he enters the afterlife, he can't get into Heaven. Having nowhere else to turn to, he bites the bullet and makes his trek to Hell. But oh no, [[GodAndSatanAreBothJerks the Devil]] Devil was [[BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor still sore over that]] [[LeonineContract that silly joke he made!]] [[WalkingTheEarth Having nowhere else to go but into the infinite darkness, the Devil did him a solid and gave Jack nothing but a candle, which he now keeps to this day in a small turnip]].
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Stingy Jack is a character of Irish folklore, who was said to have tricked the devil into an inescapable situation, be it he was tricked into his pocket where a rosary was, or he climbed a tree with a cross on it, anything cross-y really. Jack then made a simple deal with him; Jack lets him go, the Devil makes sure he does not enter Hell. Unfortunately for Jack, his party-filled lifestyle does him in and when he enters the afterlife, he can't get into Heaven. Having nowhere else to turn to, he bites the bullet and makes his trek to Hell. But oh no, the Devil was still sore over that silly joke he made! Having nowhere else to go but into the infinite darkness, the Devil did him a solid and gave Jack nothing but a candle, which he now keeps to this day in a small turnip.
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Stingy Jack is a character of Irish folklore, who was said to have tricked the devil into [[MortonsFork an inescapable situation, situation]], be it he was tricked into his pocket where [[HolyBurnsEvil a rosary rosary]] was, or he climbed a tree with a cross on it, anything cross-y really. Jack then made a simple deal with him; Jack lets him go, the Devil makes sure he [[ExactWords does not enter Hell.Hell]]. Unfortunately for Jack, his party-filled lifestyle does him in and when he enters the afterlife, he can't get into Heaven. Having nowhere else to turn to, he bites the bullet and makes his trek to Hell. But oh no, [[GodAndSatanAreBothJerks the Devil Devil]] was [[BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor still sore over that that]] [[LeonineContract silly joke he made! made!]] [[WalkingTheEarth Having nowhere else to go but into the infinite darkness, the Devil did him a solid and gave Jack nothing but a candle, which he now keeps to this day in a small turnip.
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* The identity of Jack O' Lantern has been taken by several people in the Marvel Universe, usually as second-string D-Lister foes of ComicBook/SpiderMan. The first Jack O' Lantern, a former CIA agent turned mercenary named Jason Macendale was probably the most notable, though he only gained any sort of prominence (and supernatural ability) after he took over as the Hobgoblin and made a DealWithTheDevil for demonic power. The current Jack O' Lantern is a lackey of the Crime Master, a pyromaniac, and appears to have regenerative abilities.
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* The ComicBook/GlobalGuardians originally had a member named Jack O' Lantern from Ireland, and his powers came from a magic fairy lantern. There've been three people using the character's name. The first was killed and replaced by a supervillain's agent to act as TheMole, and then he was killed as well. The third and current version of the character is the cousin of the original. He's been a member of the Guardians and two other teams, Primal Force and the Ultramarine Corps.
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The only thing that Stingy Jack seems to have in common with Jack Of All Trades and Jack Frost is the name Jack. Somehow this introduction makes no sense.
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One of the many faces of the JackOfAllTrades and the [[AllHallowsEve Halloween]] JackFrost.
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* The character is a recurring demon in the ''Franchise/ShinMegamiTensei'' franchise, under the name Pyro Jack. It has a pumpkin head, carries a candle and is the fiery counterpart to the mascot Jack Frost.
* Jack Skellington in his Pumpkin King outfit in ''VideoGame/TheNightmareBeforeChristmasOogiesRevenge''.
* Jack Skellington in his Pumpkin King outfit in ''VideoGame/TheNightmareBeforeChristmasOogiesRevenge''.
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* In ''WesternAnimation/TheGrimAdventuresOfBillyAndMandy'' episode "Billy & Mandy's Jacked-Up Halloween", is was revealed that Jack was a trouble maker that caused Endsville so much trouble that they came to his house and lynched him. When TheGrimReaper came to his house, Jack tricked hi into giving him his scythe, not giving it back until he gave him immortality. he agreed, then cut his head off immediately after. Centuries later, he meets with Billy (who had the scythe) and tricked him into giving him the scythe. He then used it to turn his pumpkin patch into a army of monsters, with intentions of enacting his revenge on Grim and making it Halloween forever.
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* In ''WesternAnimation/TheGrimAdventuresOfBillyAndMandy'' episode "Billy & Mandy's Jacked-Up Halloween", is was revealed that Jack was a trouble maker that caused Endsville so much trouble that they came to his house and lynched him. When TheGrimReaper came to his house, Jack tricked hi Grim into giving him his scythe, not giving it back until he Grim gave him immortality. he Grim agreed, then cut his head off immediately after. Centuries later, he meets with Billy (who had the scythe) and tricked him into giving him the scythe. He then used it to turn his pumpkin patch into a army of monsters, with intentions of enacting his revenge on Grim and making it Halloween forever.
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* In the Literature/Goosebumps book "Attack of the Jack O'Lanterns", the main characters are forced to trick or treat all night by a group of entities that can breath fire with jack o'lanterns for head. The are revealed to be [[spoiler:aliens]] by the end.
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* Sam from ''Film/TrickRTreat'' is a malevolent being that appears on Halloween, doing trick or treating (said tricks killing people) and has a head that looks a lot like a jack o'lantern.
* Pumpkinhead from ''{{Film/Pumpkinhead}}'' is a demon with a pumpkin-like head. Apart from the gourd cranium, Pumpkinhead is usually passed on from person to person, [[DealWithTheDevil given corporeal form from the corpse of the last person who summoned the last Pumpkinhead]].
* Sam from ''Film/TrickRTreat'' is a malevolent being that appears on Halloween, doing trick or treating (said tricks killing people) and has a head that looks a lot like a jack o'lantern.
* Pumpkinhead from ''{{Film/Pumpkinhead}}'' is a demon with a pumpkin-like head. Apart from the gourd cranium, Pumpkinhead is usually passed on from person to person, [[DealWithTheDevil given corporeal form from the corpse of the last person who summoned the last Pumpkinhead]].
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* One of the many monsters in ''Film/TheCabinInTheWoods'' is a tall figure with a jack o'lantern for a head that breaths fire.
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* Sam from ''Film/TrickRTreat'' is a malevolent being that appears on Halloween, doing trick or treating (said tricks killing people) and has a head that looks a lot like a jack o'lantern.
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* In the ''{{Comicbook/Fables}}'' spinoff ''Jack of Fables'', Jack Hoerner recalls in his youth how he found a devil by the name of Old Scratch who was trapped up a tree because the locals surrounded the tree with crosses. Scratch could tell that Jack was destined for Hell and decided to make a deal with Jack. he frees him, he does not have to go to Hell. Sweet deal. He agrees, Old Scratch runs free and Jack spends the rest of his life however he wants. He ends up getting caught kidnapping a princess (how he got into that situation, I'll never know) and is executed for it, the executioner being such a lousy shot that he ends up getting his back, the side of his neck and his scalp cut off before the executioner somehow ends up getting his own face hacked at. He is denied entry into Heaven and makes his way to Hell where Old Scratch is waiting. Remembering their deal, the Devil keeps him out, giving him nothing but a lit coal to light his way. Lost in the mortal plane, Jack comes across [[Literature/TheLegendOfSleepyHollow the Headless Horseman]], who he then knocks out and takes his jack o'lantern head for himself to carry the coal.
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One of the many faces of the JackOfAllTrades and the [[AllHallowsEve Halloween]] JackFrost.
Stingy Jack is a character of Irish folklore, who was said to have tricked the devil into an inescapable situation, be it he was tricked into his pocket where a rosary was, or he climbed a tree with a cross on it, anything cross-y really. Jack then made a simple deal with him; Jack lets him go, the Devil makes sure he does not enter Hell. Unfortunately for Jack, his party-filled lifestyle does him in and when he enters the afterlife, he can't get into Heaven. Having nowhere else to turn to, he bites the bullet and makes his trek to Hell. But oh no, the Devil was still sore over that silly joke he made! Having nowhere else to go but into the infinite darkness, the Devil did him a solid and gave Jack nothing but a candle, which he now keeps to this day in a small turnip.
Overtime, the idea of Stingy Jack would be revered as a cautionary tale to those who play tricks and virtually not be Christian enough for everyone's liking, even equating jack to certain phenomenon like WillOTheWisp.
With ye-old traditions migrating to America, some sacrifices are made and the traditions change with the times, as soon enough the turnip was traded for the [[PumpkinSpiceEverything pumpkin]] and the rest is history. To this day, the Jack O'Lantern is a popular Halloween icon, and the idea of Stingy Jack has transcended into media in many incarnations.
Such adaptations usually portray him as possessing a Jack O'Lantern for a head, while other cases simply portray him as possessing a pumpkin somewhere on their person. Because of the secularization of the holiday, how Stingy is perceived differs as well, from being portrayed as a jovial soul simply searching for peace to ScaryScarecrows out to cause trouble and anarchy on old Samhain.
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*Jack Skellington from ''WesternAnimation/TheNightmareBeforeChristmas'' isn't ''exactly'' accurate, but many things point to it. He's dead for one. He can also be a pumkpinheaded scarecrow that can set himself on fire, and rules over Halloween.
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*Tale of Stingy Jack stated above.
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* In the ''WesternAnimation/TheRealGhostbusters'' episode "When Halloween was Forever", the Ghostbusters must stop a powerful Halloween ghost named Samhain (who notably has a pumpkin for a head) from gathring all of the ghosts and goblins of New York to make it Halloween Night permanently.
* In ''WesternAnimation/TheGrimAdventuresOfBillyAndMandy'' episode "Billy & Mandy's Jacked-Up Halloween", is was revealed that Jack was a trouble maker that caused Endsville so much trouble that they came to his house and lynched him. When TheGrimReaper came to his house, Jack tricked hi into giving him his scythe, not giving it back until he gave him immortality. he agreed, then cut his head off immediately after. Centuries later, he meets with Billy (who had the scythe) and tricked him into giving him the scythe. He then used it to turn his pumpkin patch into a army of monsters, with intentions of enacting his revenge on Grim and making it Halloween forever.
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[[caption-width-right:350:Happy Halloween, foolish mortals!]]
One of the many faces of the JackOfAllTrades and the [[AllHallowsEve Halloween]] JackFrost.
Stingy Jack is a character of Irish folklore, who was said to have tricked the devil into an inescapable situation, be it he was tricked into his pocket where a rosary was, or he climbed a tree with a cross on it, anything cross-y really. Jack then made a simple deal with him; Jack lets him go, the Devil makes sure he does not enter Hell. Unfortunately for Jack, his party-filled lifestyle does him in and when he enters the afterlife, he can't get into Heaven. Having nowhere else to turn to, he bites the bullet and makes his trek to Hell. But oh no, the Devil was still sore over that silly joke he made! Having nowhere else to go but into the infinite darkness, the Devil did him a solid and gave Jack nothing but a candle, which he now keeps to this day in a small turnip.
Overtime, the idea of Stingy Jack would be revered as a cautionary tale to those who play tricks and virtually not be Christian enough for everyone's liking, even equating jack to certain phenomenon like WillOTheWisp.
With ye-old traditions migrating to America, some sacrifices are made and the traditions change with the times, as soon enough the turnip was traded for the [[PumpkinSpiceEverything pumpkin]] and the rest is history. To this day, the Jack O'Lantern is a popular Halloween icon, and the idea of Stingy Jack has transcended into media in many incarnations.
Such adaptations usually portray him as possessing a Jack O'Lantern for a head, while other cases simply portray him as possessing a pumpkin somewhere on their person. Because of the secularization of the holiday, how Stingy is perceived differs as well, from being portrayed as a jovial soul simply searching for peace to ScaryScarecrows out to cause trouble and anarchy on old Samhain.
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*Sam from ''Film/TrickRTreat'' is a malevolent being that appears on Halloween, doing trick or treating (said tricks killing people) and has a head that looks a lot like a jack o'lantern.
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*Jack Skellington from ''WesternAnimation/TheNightmareBeforeChristmas'' isn't ''exactly'' accurate, but many things point to it. He's dead for one. He can also be a pumkpinheaded scarecrow that can set himself on fire, and rules over Halloween.
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[[folder:Folklore & Mythology]]
*Tale of Stingy Jack stated above.
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[[folder:Western Animation]]
* In the ''WesternAnimation/TheRealGhostbusters'' episode "When Halloween was Forever", the Ghostbusters must stop a powerful Halloween ghost named Samhain (who notably has a pumpkin for a head) from gathring all of the ghosts and goblins of New York to make it Halloween Night permanently.
* In ''WesternAnimation/TheGrimAdventuresOfBillyAndMandy'' episode "Billy & Mandy's Jacked-Up Halloween", is was revealed that Jack was a trouble maker that caused Endsville so much trouble that they came to his house and lynched him. When TheGrimReaper came to his house, Jack tricked hi into giving him his scythe, not giving it back until he gave him immortality. he agreed, then cut his head off immediately after. Centuries later, he meets with Billy (who had the scythe) and tricked him into giving him the scythe. He then used it to turn his pumpkin patch into a army of monsters, with intentions of enacting his revenge on Grim and making it Halloween forever.
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