According to the writer of Perpendicularity.com the legend of the Jersey Devil dates back to 1735. Perpendicularity.com (2011) found; one of New Jersey’s earliest residents, “Mother” Leeds, was wife to a drunkard who did little to help care for their 12 children. Perpendicularity.com (2011) states that when she discovered she was pregnant with a 13th, she screamed “Let this one be the Devil!” The child was born on a stormy night. Perpendicularity.com (2011) says the baby was born seemingly normal at first, the baby transformed into a hideous, growling creature with hoofed feet, clawed hands, glowing red eyes, bat-like wings and a forked tail. The devilish abomination then slaughtered its mother and father, several of the midwives and many of its siblings. It then flew up the chimney and escaped to the Pine Barrens.”
Weird NJ (2012) states that in 18th and 19th centuries the Jersey Devil was spotted throughout the Pine Barrens region, scaring local residents and any of those brave enough to traverse the vast undeveloped expanses of New Jersey’s southern reaches. Weird NJ found that unearthly wails were often reported coming from the dark forests and swampy bogs, and the slaughter of domesticated animals would invariably be attributed to the Phantom of the Pines. Over the years the legend of the Leeds Devil grew, occasionally even overstepping the boundaries of its rural Pine Barrens haunt to terrorized local towns and cities.
I myself think the Jersey Devil is real, I just think the stories told about how the Devil was made are a little fake. I truthfully think based on all the people who claim to have seen it and all those who have"disappeared" in the Pine Barrens.
~Wumbo
This is a video I found on the Jersey Devil:
http://animal.discovery.com/videos/freak-encounters-the-jersey-devil.html
Weird NJ (2012) states that in 18th and 19th centuries the Jersey Devil was spotted throughout the Pine Barrens region, scaring local residents and any of those brave enough to traverse the vast undeveloped expanses of New Jersey’s southern reaches. Weird NJ found that unearthly wails were often reported coming from the dark forests and swampy bogs, and the slaughter of domesticated animals would invariably be attributed to the Phantom of the Pines. Over the years the legend of the Leeds Devil grew, occasionally even overstepping the boundaries of its rural Pine Barrens haunt to terrorized local towns and cities.I myself think the Jersey Devil is real, I just think the stories told about how the Devil was made are a little fake. I truthfully think based on all the people who claim to have seen it and all those who have"disappeared" in the Pine Barrens. This is a video I found on the Jersey Devil:
http://animal.discovery.com/videos/freak-encounters-the-jersey-devil.html
Brandon A
ReplyDeleteAwesome topic! I once saw a video on the Jersey Devil on tv. The origin was scary.