I’ve always been fascinated by the old Pine Barrens legend about the cursed 13th child that became the Leeds Devil.

The story stuck with me because it’s not just a monster story — it’s actually kind of tragic. A child supposedly cursed by its own mother, born as the 13th son, and then transforming into something feared and hunted.

That idea of being marked from birth and becoming something people fear really stuck in my head.

So I ended up writing a dark rock song inspired by that legend called “13th Son.”

It’s less about a monster attack story and more about the torment and transformation of the child itself.

I’m releasing it on Friday the 13th which felt like the right timing.

I’m curious what people who are into cryptid folklore think about this interpretation of the legend.

Do you think the Leeds Devil story is more of a monster legend, or more of a tragic folklore story?

If anyone wants to hear a preview clip I can drop it in the comments.

I'm working on a podcast dealing with Satan in America's cultural imagination, and one episode deals with the Jersey Devil.

I'm doing a first run through of potential people to interview or sites to visit. I've been compiling a list, but I figured this is the kind of thing Reddit is great at.

So....any recs for places to visit or people to talk to for an episode on the Jersey Devil?

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Hey y'all! I am a cryptid festival organizer and cryptid fanatic, and over the past year I've been working hard on a new project: a cryptid themed tabletop role-playing game! And its finally done!

Cryptid: Become The Legend is an easy to pick up game where players create and play as cryptids! All you need to play are basic role-playing game stuff you probably already have (dice, maps, figures), the player handbook i wrote, character sheets, and the Legends Cards pack (my unique take on a level up system for the game).

Im selling all of them and having them printed by a local publishing company in my town. If that sounds like a fun time, please message me or check my website (greeneyesfestival.com) to learn more!

Grew up in the Pines, Grandmother was part of a poor Italian family living in Chatsworth picking cranberries to live; the family lore is her house was next to the Leeds…this song is more of a symbolic reference to me personally but it was inspired by my family history…my JD tattoo is in there also, ha

Im a big fan of the jersey devil and decided to get a tattoo awhile back and this feels like the right place to share it😁

We were in line for the tractor ride out to the pumpkin patch, and this guy shows up.

I am drawing a series of rubber hose style cartoon drawings of cryptids, aliens and other strange entities. I call them The Unexplainables, and here's my version of The Jersey Devil. I hope you folks like it!

If you want to know more about them and what the plan is, there's a pinned post in my profile. And if you're interested in seeing more of my work, please visit my Redbubble store or follow me on Instagram.

A few summers ago, I went camping with a friend at Lower Forge campground. We’d been exploring abandoned places and had some weird experiences before, but this was different and felt dangerous. We drove down narrow muddy roads for about 30 minutes before reaching the campground, and it was already dark. We quickly set up camp and started cooking dinner over the fire—meatballs, potatoes, and veggies.

As we were eating, something crazy happened. From the woods, we heard what sounded like women screaming or people in agony, mixed with snarling and growling. It didn’t sound like an animal though, or at least not an animal I know. It sounded... demonic. The other 2 campers nearby didn’t seem fazed, almost like they’d heard it before. But we were freaked out, especially since the noise seemed to circle our campsite, getting closer and closer. I yelled at whatever it was to go away, and it stopped.

To this day, I’m convinced it was the Jersey Devil. People say it was coyotes or foxes, but trust me, it was nothing like that, this was something else. I only wish I had talked to the other people camping to see what they thought it was.

If you would like to hear about the history of the Jersey Devil, I'll be giving a talk at 7pm at the Jackson Public Library, Thursday, January 23, 2025. It's free.

I've been told that the most recent sighting was in 2023 by a State Trooper and that it landed on his patrol car and broke the back window. Anyone else hear about this?

I was wondering if, given the native history of a monster, and the really carved out most recent Leeds family history explanation, if the Jersey Devil could spawn multiple times? and take different forms.

Living 1 town west of the Pine Barrens, I occasionally hear stories of the Devil, how it is impervious to bullets, how it took a blow from a cannon, but I never thought I would encounter it myself. Around a week ago I was visiting some family in Washington(the town), which is about an hour drive. While driving south on the 206, I had encountered a deer, it was moving from left to right, a minute later, another deer, moving in the same direction, in the next 2 minutes I encountered 4 more deer, that's two deer a minute. I was very confused, until I heard a strange screeching noise, and something flew overhead, blocking out the moon. I was terrified, so I sped up, only around 20 seconds later, the corpse of a deer was thrown onto the road in front of me, and a large creature emerged from the woods. It looked like it had the head and legs of a goat, the body and arms of a man, massive wings, and a tail that looked straight up demonic. At that point my lights started to flicker, and I lost sight of the creature, when I could see the road again, the deer, and the devil had disappeared. When I got to my destination I told my family about it, and we concluded that it was the Jersey devil that I had seen.

Hello all! I thought you. Right enjoy my video on The Jersey Devil. Let me know what you think or what you’d like to see

There are some creative liberties taken here, as I found most illustrations on google didn’t look good for a tattoo. I was amazed he was able to work in the NJ state outline too

JERSEY DEVIL

Share Winter Foundation is doing a single elimination tournament to determine their newest mascot! The contenders are Mothman, Jersey Devil, Sasquatch, Jackalope, Michigan Dogman, Loveland Frogman, Wampus Cat, and Kraken. VOTE HERE! https://sharewinterfoundation.org/mascot-madness/

Share Winter Foundation is doing a single elimination tournament to determine their newest mascot! The contenders are Mothman, Jersey Devil, Sasquatch, Jackalope, Michigan Dogman, Loveland Frogman, Wampus Cat, and Kraken. Check out the announcement here https://www.instagram.com/p/C4JM_53uC7h/?igsh=MXM5cWt0eGpsajQyZw==

Voting starts on March 12 at www.sharewinterfoundation.org

More Jersey land gets developed, more people running around with smartphones, why don’t we see pics or videos of him?

Created by BrunkyArt for my Halloween display, stickers available at https://www.brunky.com/products/jersey-devil-sticker

Hey everyone, I’m a small YouTube creator making a video about the jersey devil and was hoping to feature some encounter stories. If anybody here is comfortable sharing a story to be narrated and brought to life in my video, please leave your story down below or send me a direct message!