The Jersey Devil

The Jersey Devil is a tale that has been around for centuries. Some say that the creature is a product of the devil himself, and that the woman who birthed him placed a curse on the child. It’s all just hearsay until things start going bump in the night.

The story that sparked the famous legend goes back to the 18th century when a woman, by the name of Mother Leeds, proclaimed something ghastly: “Let this one be a devil,” she said as she was giving birth to her 13th child. The curse came true and out came a creature with hooves, horns and wings (seriously?). The creature moved around the room, killing all of the midwives. After it finished them off, the creature flew off. Almost 200 years later, it resurfaced. In January of 1909, strange footprints on the roof of many people’s homes were reported. The terror was so intense that various mills and schools were closed down. Again in 1960, merchants offered $10K to anyone who could capture it. Of course, no one stepped up to the job. Even today, reports of the Jersey Devil circulate.