Seen Something Strange?

Name: Jersey Devil

Question: What does it look like and what's the real stroy of this cryptid?

My Answer: Good evening Jersey Devil (well, its evening where I live that is). After a few Google searches and reading some very interesting, albeit spooky stories, I have compiled a good answer to both your questions. Lets start the latter question: what is the story of the cryptid known as the Jersey Devil?

The Jersey Devil originated from, well, New Jersey. Exactly where is for you to decide. As is how this creature came into being. One of the tales is about a woman named Janet Leeds who lived in Estelville, New Jeresy. This woman is pregnant with her 13th child. But after having 12 other children she is unhappy, and wishes for the baby to be the devil. Though she probably didn't mean it literally, none the less she got her wish. The baby was born with horns, a horse-like head, and long body and horse hooves as well as wings. It is said that the creature escaped through the chimney during a storm. By flying. Very creepy, almost horror-movie worthy if you ask me. Other similar tales place the location of birth at Leeds Point, New Jersey, and the mother's name being Mrs. Shroud. Another story (which I judge to being unrelated to the first two since it takes place later than the others) says that during the Revolutionary War, a young girl falls in love with a British soldier. In turn, the town curses her child, to which she ends up birthing the Jersey Devil.

Since the birthing of this creature (no matter which story you believe), there have been over 2,000 recorded sightings. There is a storyline to these stories, which I will now summarize:

   The town of Leed's Point, after the Devil is born, continued to be haunted by the beast, the beast having kidnapped and killed chickens, livestock, dogs, and even young children. It got to the point where grown men were afraid to go outside. So they called in a minister to exorcise the nearby Pine Barrens (a forest), where the people believed the creature lived. It was meant to last 100 years later. Which sorta-kinda worked, with only a few sightings during the 100 years. But sure enough, the sightings and encounters were being reported almost everdyay after the 100 year period was up. After a few weeks of constant schreeching, thumping, and glowing red eyes, the citizens of Leeds Point were so scared, it was unbelievable. around 1909, the sightings mysteriously ended, only to start again in 1927, and continues on till today, where there a few sightings but not as much as there used to be. So that's the story of the Jersey Devil, who by 1900 could be sighted in many more areas in New Jersey, including large sightings in Bristol and Burlington, even some sightings in Pennsylvannia and New York. Now, you asked for a picture or description of what this cryptid looks like. I found a very famous image of the creature, drawn based on descriptions given by eye witnesses.

Any other questions?

-The Investigator