The most popular Jersey Devil origin story depicts the creature as the wicked spawn of the Leeds clan. It didn’t help that “the Leeds family crest was on the cover of their almanac and looks ...

The Jersey Devil isn’t a creature that the creative minds behind What We Do in the Shadows made up. The legendary figure has been circulating in folklore for decades.

While there are various versions of the Devil's origin story, most of them start with Mrs. Leeds, a resident of the Pine Barrens who "invoked the devil" during the painful and difficult labor of ...

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.

Explore the horrifying origin of New Jersey's most infamous cryptid in Let This One Be a Devil #1, as a young scholar uncovers the dark truth behind the legend of Mother Leeds.

The Jersey Devil is part of New Jersey and Philadelphia folklore. The most popular origin story dates to 1735 in the Pine Barrens when Mother Leeds gave birth to her 13th baby, ...

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.