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UPDATE: Charges Upgraded for 5 Suspects in USS Ling Vandalism
UPDATE: Charges Upgraded for 5 Suspects in USS Ling Vandalism. Read latest NEWS HERE. It’s sad and hopeless looking sight to see – a U.S. Naval submarine mired in the muck of a river not deep enough...
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Gravity Roads
One of the most common “road” myths in New Jersey is the story of Gravity Road, or Hill. We’ve investigated several of these locations where the forces of gravity seem to hold true in theory only....
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The Dark Invader and the Black Tom Explosion
It was 2:00 am, July 30, 1916, and all was quiet in Jersey City. Despite a great war raging throughout Europe, most residents of the New York metropolitan area, along with the rest of the nation, lay...
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The Mercedes Benz Tombstone
A Stylish Ride to the Other Side Located in the peaceful setting of the Rosedale Cemetery in Linden, stands a monument to one young man’s love of an automobile. The final resting place of Raymond Tse...
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Beware of the BLOB: It Came from the Jersey Shore!
It was on this day, August 6, in Weird NJ history that a large mysterious blob appeared in a Little Egg Harbor tributary in 2003. The Jersey State Police’s marine unit was called in the Department of...
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Joe Mulliner, the “Robin Hood of the Pines”
Often referred to as “The Robin Hood Of The Pine Barrens,” Joe Mulliner was a Tory outlaw who was forced to flee his home in 1779 to avoid arrest, then went on a crime spree throughout the Pine...
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Tripod Rock and the Standing Stones of Pyramid Mountain
Although the question of how these stone structures were originally formed has been debated countless times, the fact remains they are awesome sites to behold. While some believe them to have been set...
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Jungle Habitat: Wild, Free and Abandoned
By Mark Moran One day, back around 1997, someone suggested to Mark S. and I that we go check out Jungle Habitat. “Jungle Habitat?” we replied. “That placed closed twenty years ago!” “Yeah, I know,”...
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The Final Parking Place of Mary Ellis
The Ellis family plot as it appeared in the early 20th century. For the past 186 years Mary Ellis has resided on what she probably thought would always be a stately piece of property overlooking the...
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Blood Sport: Revisiting Traction… Er, Action, Park
The following article was originally published in Weird NJ magazine (issue #25) and on our web site in 2005. If you were compiling a list of things you may have experienced in you youth if you grew up...
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The Unsolved Case of Jeannette DePalma
Witchcraft and Satanists Implicated in 1972 Mystery In issue #22 of Weird NJ magazine we examined an all-but-forgotten unsolved murder case from 1972 in which the body of a teenage girl was discovered...
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Meat the Beatles’ Submarine in Atlantic City
On August 30th 1964, the Beatles performed before 18,000 fans at the Convention Hall in Atlantic City. They had stayed at the Lafayette Hotel the night before. At 2:15pm on the day of the show they...
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Friday the 13th: Blairstown Becomes Scarestown!
This Friday we’ll be celebrating the 4oth Anniversary of the filming of “Friday the 13th” in Blairstown, NJ, where much of the classic 1980 slasher horror film was shot. Mark and Mark, publishers of...
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The Dark Invader and the Black Tom Explosion
It was 2:00 am, July 30, 1916, and all was quiet in Jersey City. Despite a great war raging throughout Europe, most residents of the New York metropolitan area, along with the rest of the nation, lay...
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Shades of Death Road
Many legends are associated with Shades of Death Road, which winds alongside Jenny Jump State Forest up to Allamuchy in Warren County. One of the more famous street names in New Jersey roadside...
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NEW Weird NJ State Map Poster!
New Jersey has a rich history of weirdness; it’s a rite of passage to go out with friends and test and rediscover old legends. Whether it’s driving down a spooky road or hunting the Pineland’s own...
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Halloween in Weird NJ
Folks here in New Jersey sure do know how to get into the Halloween spirit, and often do so with elaborate seasonal displays. Here are just a few of our favorite properties, personalized for the...
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Adventures at the Abandoned Wind Tunnel
Author Wheeler Antabanez in front of the giant red pentagram. Somewhere in New Jersey there is an abandoned structure housing two massive wind tunnels. The facility was built in 1943 to test airplane...
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The Mount Holly Witch Trials
While most people are familiar with the story of the infamous witch trials that took place in Salem, Massachusetts in 1692 and 1693, less well known are the legends told in the Mount Holly, NJ area of...
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The Holy Holy Altar and the Witch’s Well
Old pump houses seem to inspire some of New Jersey’s best folklore. In addition to the legends of the Dempsey House and the thumping pump houses of two different Heartbeat Roads, there is a local...
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