Santa’s New Jersey Roots
While the image of the jolly old elf we’ve all come to know as Santa Claus may live at the North Pole, the father of this version of Father Christmas once lived right here in New Jersey. The character of … Continue reading
Author Archives: Mark and Mark
Weird NJ Gift Card
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
2021: A Creepy Little Christmas in Manalapan
While Halloween is without a doubt the time of year most associated with all things creepy and scary, Christmas too has a long history of horror in popular culture. Generations before slasher films like Black Christmas and Silent Night, Deadly … Continue reading
It’s Thanksgiving All Year Round In One Clifton Neighborhood!
“Dear Weird NJ – This appears a little weird. “The Courtship of Miles Standish,” a narrative poem written in 1858 by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow is immortalized on the streets of Clifton in the Richfield neighborhood subdivision. The famous love triangle … Continue reading
2023 Subscriptions Available NOW!
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
Sun. Dec. 11th: Trenton Punk Rock Flea Market
Weird NJ will once again be taking part in the Trenton Punk Rock Flea Market on SUNDAY ONLY, Dec. 11th, and we’ll be bringing the brand new issue of Weird NJ magazine, #59, plus all kinds of other cool merch … Continue reading
Nov. 9: The List Family Murders, Westfield
Father Knows Best: The Strange and Horrific Saga of John Emil List You’d think that it would be easy to identify a human being who had gone completely off the deep end. You’d think that the type of person who … Continue reading
A Christmas Vacation Engagement
A little bit of that old Christmas magic, courtesy of Weird NJ and the Harbaugh family, the Griswolds of New Jersey… Greetings Weird NJ! I just read your article about the Griswolds of New Jersey. I am happy to say … Continue reading
Martians Attack NJ on Halloween Eve!
‘Twas the night before Halloween, mischief night, in 1938 that a young Orson Welles’ now infamous radio broadcast of War of the Worlds caused widespread panic. An adaptation of H. G. Wells’s 1898 novel, the program was presented live as an … Continue reading
The Watcher of Westfield
On October 13, 2022, Netflix released a limited series called “The Watcher.” The streaming service’s trailer for the show teases, “Ominous letters from someone calling themself ‘The Watcher’ are just the beginning as the neighborhood’s sinister secrets come spilling out.” … Continue reading