Jersey Devil
Jersey Devil, the child of a curse.. the child of the Devil.
There are many turns on the origin of the Jersey Devil, most of which lead back to Ms Deborah Smith, a Quaker who moved to live with her soon to be husband Mr Leeds. As the story goes Mrs Leeds was giving birth to her 13th child with Mr Leeds and is said to have invoked the Devil whilst in labor, probably in response to the birth being painful. From here there are different variations of the story.
1. The baby grew into a full grown Devil shortly after birth and escaped the house.
2. When Mrs Leeds was pregnant with the child she had damned it and cursed it as a Devil.
3. The Devil baby was a result of a family curse.
4. The child was a born a monster or genetic ‘freak’ and that Mrs Leeds cared for the baby up until her death, after which the creature escaped to the swamps.
The Jersey Devil is described as a winged creature about 3 or 4 feet tall, usually with a long thin neck with a face like a dog or a horse and almost every account describes the Devil to be hoofed. Some reports also claim that the Devil has glowing red eyes and makes a sound similar to a human scream.
Jersey Devil
Sounds good, but is there any proof?
There are many accounts of sightings of the Jersey Devil, the most interesting of which came from a councilman of Trenton who reports being awoken by the sound of wings flapping outside his bedroom window. The following morning he noticed hoof prints in the snow leading from the trees and noticed that the tracks actually lead straight across the roof of his home and off into the trees again.
There is only one account of the Jersey Devil harming another living creature, a dog. The Devil is said to have bitten the dog on the face and ripped off a piece of flesh before the dogs owner managed to distract the beast and escape. Numerous reports tell of the Devil actually being shot by locals only to see it leave the scene apparently uninjured.
No physical evidence or proof has ever been found.
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the jersey devil is one of my top fav. cryptids next to nessie=) i for one would like to see it…from a good distance<D
Yes, from a very VERY good distance…… binocular distance?
The Jersey Devil doesn’t make sense, im not saying I dont believe in it. But if a 13 child is supposed to be the devil why isnt the land who had like 20 babys didnt have a baby that was a devil?
I hope the jersey devil dosent decide to migrate anywhere else *_*
I hope the jersey devil dosent decide to migrate anywhere else *_*
i watched paranormal society when they went looking for it and i have to admit that what they caught in canera it make me want to know more about this creature – but having said all this ive got to wonder surly for this things survial there must be mre than one there are just so many plants and animals that we are discovering that i wouldnt surprise if this creature did exist would love to see a clear photo though
The New Jersey Devil is currently staying in New Jersey… Lucky for us… The Rake isn’t on here |Wipes sweat off face| Anyway, I’ve been studying accounts of attacks by hostile Cryptids Mysterious Creatures and I have found out that only monsters that are like the Jersey Devil actually attack people. For one, I have seen accounts were someone had been killed by a Chupicobra, The person was a young-adult male who had two vampire-like fang marks in his neck. Luck comes to us once AGAIN because this beast lives in Mexico… Though I would not be satisfied yet, Bigfoot is a mildly aggressive creature and is slightly hostile when it comes to territory, This creature roams accrorost America.
GTG IM BUSTED!