Jersey Devil sightings go back to the 1700s. From most descriptions, however, its features are anatomically impossible.

As authors James F. McCloy and Ray Miller describe in their 1976 book, "The Jersey Devil," the rash of sightings between Jan. 16 and Jan. 23, came from reputable officials such as a police officer ...

Though the Jersey Devil is probably the most famous urban legend to come out of the state, it is not the only one. In reality, our state is filled with urban legends, strange tales and spooky stories.

It might have been the Jersey Devil, or at least that’s what some New Jerseyans believe. In a new poll done by Fairleigh Dickinson University, 16% of respondents in the Garden State said they ...

Tales of the Jersey Devil stalking the Pine Barrens have scared residents for centuries, but the winged monster's origins may lie in the region's religious disputes of the 1600s.

The survey found 16% of residents say that our own monster, the Jersey Devil, might be real. This sketch appeared in the Philadelphia Bulletin in January of 1909.