Jersey Devil
Also known as: The Leeds Devil
A bat-winged, hoofed terror born from a colonial curse in the Pine Barrens.
1735 (legend), 1909 (mass sightings)
Pine Barrens, New Jersey
3-4 ft tall, bat-like wings
Aggressive when cornered
Sporadic sightings continue
The Lore
The Jersey Devil has haunted New Jersey's Pine Barrens since the 1700s. Legend says it was the cursed 13th child of Mother Leeds. Described as a kangaroo-like biped with bat wings, horns, and a forked tail, it triggered a mass panic in 1909 with sightings across the Delaware Valley.
Body Type
Folklore Origin
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