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Asbury Park’s Tillie and Calico, the “Evil Clown” of Middletown

Posted on January 22 2023 by Mark and Mark

He’s been a familiar roadside fixture to motorist traveling along Route 35 in Middletown since 1956, but the brightly colored clown known as “Calico” has such a beguiling look about him that drivers still scratch their heads in wonderment at … Continue reading →

Gravity Roads and Hills

Posted on January 20 2023 by Mark and Mark

One of the most common “road” myths in New Jersey is the story of Gravity Road, or Hill. We’ve investigated several of these locations where the forces of gravity seem to hold true in theory only. Continue reading →

UPDATE: Preservation NJ Names USS Ling One of the 10 Most Endangered Historic Places in NJ

Posted on January 15 2023 by Mark and Mark

It’s sad and hopeless looking sight to see – a U.S. Naval submarine mired in the muck of a river not deep enough to allow for its draft when the ship is on the surface. The vessel is the USS Ling, a 312-foot long, 2,500-ton veteran of World War II, which now rests on the silty bottom of Hackensack River in Hackensack. Continue reading →

The Devil’s Pathway at the Great Falls

Posted on January 2 2023 by Mark and Mark

Descent Into the Devil’s Pathway – Our investigation of a treacherous pathway that leads to the bottom of Paterson’s Great Falls, where ritual daggers and a voodoo doll were recovered. Continue reading →

Investigating The Jet in the Woods

Posted on December 31 2022 by Mark and Mark

One of the most unexpected things that we’ve ever seen while wondering around in the woods of New Jerseys was the military jet fighter abandoned in the wilds of West Milford, located in the hilly northernmost part of the state. … Continue reading →

The Stone Living Room

Posted on December 27 2022 by Mark and Mark

Perched high above the border of West Milford and Bloomingdale in Passaic County, one can relax and enjoy the view from the Stone Living Room, the creation of a mysterious race of stone masons that remain anonymous to this day. Continue reading →

Weird NJ Gift Card

Posted on November 25 2022 by Mark and Mark

This year give the gift of weirdness with a Weird NJ Gift Card in the amount of your choice. Do you have a friend, co-worker or family member that’s a little…weird? Well, we have the perfect gift for that hard … Continue reading →

2023 Subscriptions Available NOW!

Posted on November 15 2022 by Mark and Mark

Subscribe to your favorite magazine for 2023! That’s right, Weird NJ issues #60 and #61 can be delivered right to your door in May and October of 2023. (Current and recent issues can be purchased HERE.) Weird NJ Magazine: Your Travel Guide to New Jersey’s … Continue reading →

Weird NJ State Team T-Shirt

Posted on October 3 2022 by Mark and Mark

Do you have diploma in the different? A degree in the deranged or a sheepskin in the strange? Show off your pride in your alma mater with this sporty Weird NJ State Team T-Shirt. Distressed artwork gives it the lived-in … Continue reading →

Weird NJ Issue #59 Is Here!

Posted on October 1 2022 by Mark and Mark

The #59 (Fall/Winter 2022) Issue of Weird NJ Magazine has now been mailed to all of our paid subscribers and will be arriving in mailboxes soon. If you ordered the issue and have not yet received your copy, there is … Continue reading →

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