Post by Abraxas on May 16, 2011 12:44:05 GMT -5
What follows is a comprehensive list of the various descriptions of the Jersey Devil that have been given through the centuries:
1. The infants body extended to a ghastly serpentine length as its face elongated into a horse's face, wings sprouted from its shoulder blades, horns emerged from its head. The creature now had a a long serpent/devil's tail, it also had claws and hooves for feat. By all accounts the creature was immense, larger then an adult male and apparently extremely powerful. The initial legend seems to suggest that its wings were very large and so powerful that they enabled the creature to fly into the air.
2. Once again the baby grew into a grotesque monstrosity with a horses face, bat-like wings an d a serpents tail, its father was said to be the Prince of darkness himself.
3. She felt no need to keep the deformed child hidden away, since she couldn't actually see her child's deformities herself. The blue coat that the beast child would ware during their walks; flapping about from the wind, was eventually mistaken for bat wings. As it got older and its deformity became increasingly evident, the child was kept in the attic.
4. Three feet high, with the body and limbs of a large child. It had large powerful wings, a round,, owl-like head, and a diabolic human face featuring large, round, shining eyes. But the creature was reported to be "beautifully feathered," with a black spot near the tip of each feather. The devil could not talk, but was able to, if one were ti get too close, let out horrifying yell.
5. Jack Sutton decked out in a grotesque looking mask and a white sheet
6. He has the head of a horse, the wings of a bat, the scaly body of a reptile and the forked tail of a demon.
7. William Cromley, a doorkeeper at the Trent Theater, was driving his buggy back to Ewing when the horse stopped dead in its tracks. Cromley got out, puzzled, and saw a beast in the form of a dog with fur and feathers. with the face of a German Shepherd, from which glowered large, sparkling eyes". It hissed, spread its wings and flew away.
8. A Camden resident reported that the creature " looked something like a possum, the size of a dog, with a shrill bark, flapping its wings and taking off into the air."
9. The Devil has been described as having hooves, wings, the head of a dog, and the face of a ram. Sometimes it has glowing red eyes and a glowing body. It walks upright and is usually able to fly. It is about four feet tall.
10. It was about three feet and half high, with a head like a collie dog and a face like a horse. It had a long neck, wings about two feet long, and its back legs were like those of a crane, and it had horse's hooves. It walked on its back legs and held up two short front legs with paws on them. It didn't use the front legs at all while we were watching.
11. Others hold that it grew a twenty-foot long snake-like body with a horse's head, black leathery wings, cloven feet like a swine, and a sharply barbed, forked tail.
12. A "flying serpent"
13. According to Mr. Evans, ""It was about three feet and a half high, with a head like a collie dog and a face like a horse. It had a long neck, wings about two feet long, and its back legs were like those of a crane, and it had horse's hooves. it walked on its back legs and held up two short front legs with paws on them.
14. A Swedesboro resident reported that the creature appeared to have antlers or horns at the top of its head.
15. George Snyder of Mooretown reported that the creature "was three feet high... long black hair over its entire body, arms and hands like a monkey, face like a dog, split hooves, and a tail a foot long."
16. Conductor Lewis Boeger stated to newspaper reporters, "In general appearance it resembled a kangaroo... It has a long neck and from what glimpse I got of its head its features are hideous. It has wings of a fairly good size and of course in the darkness looked black. Its legs are long and somewhat slender and were held in just such a position as a swan's when it is flying. We all tried to get a look at its feet to see what shape they were but the darkness was too great. It looked to be about four feet high."
17. Police officer Louis Strehr caught sight of a creature with "the head and body of a kangaroo, antlers like a deer, and bat wings" drinking water from a horse trough.
18. The creature's appearance once again varied widely and claims ranged from tales that the Jersey Devil was well over seven feet tall in stature to one which claimed that it appeared to be more of a caveman than a demon spawn.
19. He has the head of a horse, the wings of a bat, the scaly body of a reptile and the forked tail of a demon
20. Her wish was fulfilled. Soon after delivering a seemingly healthy baby, she saw its pink, chubby body mutating into a reptilian form.
21. All accounts seemed to agree that it flew, jumped about like a kangaroo, made awful screeching noises. And it was really, really scary.
22. The tracks appeared to be deformed, with one foot larger than the other.
23. The nearly 6-foot-tall beast stood no more than 3 feet away from her front bumper; she couldn't see its feet, that's how close they were. Its fine coat was all one color, a light brown or beige, like a camel, but it had the forward-leaning shape, short front legs and long, thick tail of a kangaroo. Short, rounded horns sprouted from its head, small wings from its back. To this day, she can't fully describe the face; the expression was almost human.
24. What appeared to be a large crane, but which was emitting a glow like a fire-fly. Its head resembled that of a ram, with curled horns, and its long thick neck was thrust forward in flight. It had long thin wings and short legs, the front legs shorter than the hind. Again, it uttered its mournful and awful call - a combination of a squawk and a whistle, the beginning very high and piercing and ending very low and hoarse..."
25. "It's a two legged cow with wings."
26. George Snyder of Mooretown reported that the creature "was three feet high... long black hair over its entire body, arms and hands like a monkey, face like a dog, split hooves, and a tail a foot long."
1. The infants body extended to a ghastly serpentine length as its face elongated into a horse's face, wings sprouted from its shoulder blades, horns emerged from its head. The creature now had a a long serpent/devil's tail, it also had claws and hooves for feat. By all accounts the creature was immense, larger then an adult male and apparently extremely powerful. The initial legend seems to suggest that its wings were very large and so powerful that they enabled the creature to fly into the air.
2. Once again the baby grew into a grotesque monstrosity with a horses face, bat-like wings an d a serpents tail, its father was said to be the Prince of darkness himself.
3. She felt no need to keep the deformed child hidden away, since she couldn't actually see her child's deformities herself. The blue coat that the beast child would ware during their walks; flapping about from the wind, was eventually mistaken for bat wings. As it got older and its deformity became increasingly evident, the child was kept in the attic.
4. Three feet high, with the body and limbs of a large child. It had large powerful wings, a round,, owl-like head, and a diabolic human face featuring large, round, shining eyes. But the creature was reported to be "beautifully feathered," with a black spot near the tip of each feather. The devil could not talk, but was able to, if one were ti get too close, let out horrifying yell.
5. Jack Sutton decked out in a grotesque looking mask and a white sheet
6. He has the head of a horse, the wings of a bat, the scaly body of a reptile and the forked tail of a demon.
7. William Cromley, a doorkeeper at the Trent Theater, was driving his buggy back to Ewing when the horse stopped dead in its tracks. Cromley got out, puzzled, and saw a beast in the form of a dog with fur and feathers. with the face of a German Shepherd, from which glowered large, sparkling eyes". It hissed, spread its wings and flew away.
8. A Camden resident reported that the creature " looked something like a possum, the size of a dog, with a shrill bark, flapping its wings and taking off into the air."
9. The Devil has been described as having hooves, wings, the head of a dog, and the face of a ram. Sometimes it has glowing red eyes and a glowing body. It walks upright and is usually able to fly. It is about four feet tall.
10. It was about three feet and half high, with a head like a collie dog and a face like a horse. It had a long neck, wings about two feet long, and its back legs were like those of a crane, and it had horse's hooves. It walked on its back legs and held up two short front legs with paws on them. It didn't use the front legs at all while we were watching.
11. Others hold that it grew a twenty-foot long snake-like body with a horse's head, black leathery wings, cloven feet like a swine, and a sharply barbed, forked tail.
12. A "flying serpent"
13. According to Mr. Evans, ""It was about three feet and a half high, with a head like a collie dog and a face like a horse. It had a long neck, wings about two feet long, and its back legs were like those of a crane, and it had horse's hooves. it walked on its back legs and held up two short front legs with paws on them.
14. A Swedesboro resident reported that the creature appeared to have antlers or horns at the top of its head.
15. George Snyder of Mooretown reported that the creature "was three feet high... long black hair over its entire body, arms and hands like a monkey, face like a dog, split hooves, and a tail a foot long."
16. Conductor Lewis Boeger stated to newspaper reporters, "In general appearance it resembled a kangaroo... It has a long neck and from what glimpse I got of its head its features are hideous. It has wings of a fairly good size and of course in the darkness looked black. Its legs are long and somewhat slender and were held in just such a position as a swan's when it is flying. We all tried to get a look at its feet to see what shape they were but the darkness was too great. It looked to be about four feet high."
17. Police officer Louis Strehr caught sight of a creature with "the head and body of a kangaroo, antlers like a deer, and bat wings" drinking water from a horse trough.
18. The creature's appearance once again varied widely and claims ranged from tales that the Jersey Devil was well over seven feet tall in stature to one which claimed that it appeared to be more of a caveman than a demon spawn.
19. He has the head of a horse, the wings of a bat, the scaly body of a reptile and the forked tail of a demon
20. Her wish was fulfilled. Soon after delivering a seemingly healthy baby, she saw its pink, chubby body mutating into a reptilian form.
21. All accounts seemed to agree that it flew, jumped about like a kangaroo, made awful screeching noises. And it was really, really scary.
22. The tracks appeared to be deformed, with one foot larger than the other.
23. The nearly 6-foot-tall beast stood no more than 3 feet away from her front bumper; she couldn't see its feet, that's how close they were. Its fine coat was all one color, a light brown or beige, like a camel, but it had the forward-leaning shape, short front legs and long, thick tail of a kangaroo. Short, rounded horns sprouted from its head, small wings from its back. To this day, she can't fully describe the face; the expression was almost human.
24. What appeared to be a large crane, but which was emitting a glow like a fire-fly. Its head resembled that of a ram, with curled horns, and its long thick neck was thrust forward in flight. It had long thin wings and short legs, the front legs shorter than the hind. Again, it uttered its mournful and awful call - a combination of a squawk and a whistle, the beginning very high and piercing and ending very low and hoarse..."
25. "It's a two legged cow with wings."
26. George Snyder of Mooretown reported that the creature "was three feet high... long black hair over its entire body, arms and hands like a monkey, face like a dog, split hooves, and a tail a foot long."