Foxcroft (a.k.a. Van Slyke or Ramapo Castle)
Story and photos by Mark Moran and Rusty Tagliareni Perched atop an Fox mountain in Wanaque, high above Ramapo Lake,...
Friday the 13th in Weird NJ
When Blairstown Became Scarestown: The Filming of Friday the 13th By Joanne M. Austin “We ain’t gonna stand for no...
The Mount Holly Witch Trials
While most people are familiar with the story of the infamous witch trials that took place in Salem, Massachusetts in...
Thomas Edison’s Spirit Phone
Few people would argue with the opinion that Thomas A. Edison is one of the most influential figures of the...
Tripod Rock and the Standing Stones of Pyramid Mountain
Although the question of how these stone structures were originally formed has been debated countless times, the fact remains they...
The Parkway Phantom of Exit 82
Perhaps it’s apropos that in our fast moving, highly mobile state, many of our most notable ghosts are seen hanging...
UPDATED: Who Killed Jeannette DePalma?
In late 1997, Weird NJ received a letter from a fan named Billy Martin. The short letter, entitled “In the...
Betting on Disaster: The Newark Bay Train Wreck
It was on September 17th, in 1958 that one of the most tragic railroad disasters in New Jersey’s history, which...
Vive Miss Liberty!
UPDATE 09/14/2023: We have received the sad news that Sondra has unfortunately developed Stage 4 cancer, which has destroyed her...
The Mystery of the Morro Castle
Bayonne resident and Chief Radio Engineer George White Rodgers had his hands full the morning of September 8, 1934. He...
