Irish legend says Stingy Jack asked the devil to have a drink with him, but because Jack was so stingy he didn’t want to pay for the devil’s drink, so he asked the devil to turn himself into a ...

Stingy Jack, often described as a blacksmith, invited the devil to join him for a drink. Stingy Jack didn’t want to pay for ...

David Dastmalchian was raised in a religious household where “everything was ‘the Devil’s work’” and he was constantly told not to open myself up to anything evil that could come in ...

After she died, Jack is unable to process the grief. And this book comes across my desk, “Conversations With the Devil.” I take a meeting — nothing illicit at all, but because I’m ...

The name jack-o-lantern comes from an Irish folktale of a man named Stingy Jack. The story goes that Jack invited the Devil to have a drink with him, but Jack didn't want to pay for the drinks and ...

Jack used that leverage to make a deal with the devil to not take his soul. The History Channel reports another version, in which Stingy Jack invited the devil to have a drink. Not wanting to pay ...

Legend has it that Stingy Jack invited the devil to share a drink with him one day. But, true to his name, he didn’t have any money to pay. According to the legend, ...

Why Halloween falls on Oct. 31st and why we celebrate: From Celtic origins to Stingy Jack. Jordan Green. ... The story goes that Jack invited the Devil to have a drink with him, ...

The twisted transatlantic tale of American jack-o’-lanterns. Celtic rituals, tricks of nature, and deals with the devil have all played a part in creating this iconic symbol of Halloween.

Irish legend says Stingy Jack asked the devil to have a drink with him, but because Jack was so stingy he didn’t want to pay for the devil’s drink, so he asked the devil to turn himself into a ...

Jack freed him again, on the condition that the devil once again not take revenge and not claim Jack’s soul. When Stingy Jack eventually died, God would not allow him into heaven, and the devil ...

We VERIFY fun facts about the origin of jack-o'-lanterns, the Ghostbusters Stay Puft Marshmallow Man scene and the original Halloween Michael Myers mask. Skip Navigation. Share on Facebook; ...