BETA
Chapter 1
The Pine Barrens and the Jersey Devil
Chapter 2
Haunted highways and industrial ruins
Chapter 3
Pirates, shipwrecks, and coastal hauntings
Chapter 4
Weird NJ and the modern mythmakers
YOUR GOAL
Master of The legends of New Jersey
Ch 4 · Weird NJ and the modern mythmakers
gertrude Decode spooky myths to discover why New Jersey spawns so many bizarre legends.
gertrude Weird NJ
Deep in the pines and down Clinton Road, we're chasing the stories that Weird NJ told!
gertrude New Jersey's status as the most densely populated state creates more opportunities for rumors to spread.
gertrude A realistic radio broadcast convinced thousands of listeners that aliens had landed in a small Jersey town.
Fun Fact
Grover's Mill monument: Grover's Mill, New Jersey, has a bronze monument depicting the fictional 1938 Martian landing site, complete with a water tower shaped like a spaceship.
Glossary
mythmaker (noun)
A person who creates or propagates myths. In 1993, Mark Sceurman and Mark Moran began documenting local legends in their self-published magazine.
A person who creates or propagates myths. In 1993, Mark Sceurman and Mark Moran began documenting local legends in their self-published magazine.
Quiz
What completely fabricated legend haunted the residents of a quiet, private road in Clifton, New Jersey?
Quiz
What kind of monument can visitors find today in Grover's Mill to commemorate the 1938 radio broadcast?
Quiz
In which New Jersey town did Orson Welles set the fictional alien landing in his 1938 'War of the Worlds' broadcast?
Quiz
What medium did 'Weird NJ' use to gather most of its legendary stories and urban legends?
Quiz
Which author wrote the original 1898 science fiction novel 'The War of the Worlds' that inspired the 1938 New Jersey radio panic?
Quiz
What is the name of the state-wide highway system that connects northern and southern New Jersey, often featured in local travel lore?