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New issue of @weirdnjinsta is out - go grab a copy at weirdnj.com AND I've made an experimental podcast trying to capture what I love about the magazine in podcast form. Listen wherever you get podcasts or watch at the Weird NJ YouTube page!
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🚨 HALLOWEEN REMINDER — SATURDAY, OCTOBER 31ST! 🎃🚨 👈 SWIPE LEFT FOR ALL THE DETAILS! No plans for Halloween? Well, now you do! 👻 We’ve got a full day packed with skateboarding, prizes, costumes, and good times. Here’s what’s going down! EVENT 1: @shred.co Halloween Beginner Skate Jam 11AM – 12PM EVENT 2: @weirdnjinsta x @undergroundskateshop Halloween Skate Jam 1PM – 3PM 🍻 EVENT 3: @ghosthawkbrewingco x @weirdnjinsta x @undergroundskateshop Halloween Costume Party 🎃 Music, food, drinks, and a best costume contest! 6PM - 10PM All event details, times, and addresses can be found on the flyers above! See you all on Halloween
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A lot has changed since the original Weird U.S. days. One thing hasn’t: the world is still weird.  Weird U.S. is back for a NEW era, discovering America’s most peculiar places, hidden histories, offbeat traditions, and unforgettable characters. Subscribe to Weird U.S. Official on YouTube - if it’s weird, you’ll find it there. #weirdus
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Did you know that there was a wave of Jersey Devil sightings in 1909? ⬇️ From January 16-23, newspapers from Philadelphia all the way across south Jersey to Cape May reported hundreds of eyewitness accounts of a strange creature that was terrorizing the Pine Barrens and towns on its outskirts. While a unnaturally shaped winged being had been seen before (including high-profile 19th century sightings by Napoleon’s brother Joseph Bonaparte and Commodore Stephen Decatur) the sheer number of alleged encounters in 1909 caused a panic. Some towns closed their schools. People locked themselves inside. Newspapers offered rewards for its capture. The Philadelphia Zoo put up $10,000 hoping they could nab the creature for an exhibit. And as fast as the Jersey Devil was seen by seemingly everyone, it was gone. Was this a hoax perpetrated to sell papers? A case of mass hysteria that started with a simple misidentification? Or were people genuinely seeing something? We'll leave that for you to decide. #history #historic #historical #newjersey
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An abandoned trestle that’s fading into the rural landscape. Especially in the summer when the green trees envelope it. A crumbling concrete edifice, the Paulinskill Viaduct stretches 1100 ft across. It’s 115 ft high and it was once the largest reinforced concrete structure in the world. I find that crazy because the town it’s located in has absolutely nothing else happening in it. It’s extremely small and rural. The viaduct was opened in 1911 and the line ran until 1979. Then the tracks were torn up in 1984...but the remnant of tracks is still visible on the railbed. I’m sad for the day that this testament to American pioneerism will come down. That is...if it’s not restored by the N.J. transit for passenger service. Not recommended for those with a fear of heights. ⛔️ The Sussex Branch Trail runs underneath this viaduct. So you can still appreciate the beauty and wonder of it without compromising your fear of heights! Also climbing inside a manhole is no easy task. I definitely have a weird fixation with viaducts/bridges/ rail trails. The architecture js just so remarkable! My first time visiting this not-so-secret spot was 2018. At that point the manholes were sealed up. They reopened them in 2020 and I went back because I always wanted to climb inside. Then I went back again a third time in 2025. I’ve also climbed the Delaware River Viaduct, and I would like to do some of the ones in Pennsylvania. Personally, I don’t find the others as impressive as this one. The graffiti here is unparalleled and although I’m not a proponent of graffiti ordinarily, these artists are undoubtedly talented.
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One of the photos featured in the latest copy of @weirdnjinsta taken by @alldred_the_east_coast 🤘🏻
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I’ve been waiting to seat you 💀 “Boys and girls of every age, wouldn’t you like to see something strange? Come with us and you will see, this our town of Halloween”. ~Danny Elfman We are a group of photographers who share the joy in the spirit of halloween. Follow along all month as we share the dark, spooky, creepy, magical, whimsical and artsy side of the best Holiday, where you can be anything you want. #thisisphotoween2026 #halloween2026 #spookyseason #halloweendecor #garfieldnj
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There are still spots available for Thursday's event! Weird NJ Presents: Legends, Lore, & Local Mysteries! Weird N.J. began 33 years ago as a homespun newsletter that was distributed annually to friends. The pamphlet, comprising odd news, bizarre facts, little-known historical anecdotes and anomalous encounters from across the Garden State, was based on the idea that “every town in the state had a least one good tale to tell.” Mark Moran from Weird NJ will share exciting stories about our part of the state. See you there!
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I was just flipping through the latest edition of @weirdnjinsta and I gotta say, this is a GREAT issue! Thanks for the book plug, you guys! The latest #WeirdNJ is out now on only the coolest news stands across the Garden State! #INeverSausageaMagazine
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The plot thickens… Here’s part 2 of our Halloween celebration with @weirdnjinsta Saturday, October 31st from 6pm to 10pm, we’re taking over @ghosthawkbrewingco for a night of costumes, music, food, drinks, and questionable decisions. Come dressed to kill. We’ve got cash and prizes for the best costume! Big thanks to @vansskate and @creaturefiends for helping bring the some of this madness to life. But don’t get too comfortable… there’s still more
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Did you know that a really terrible low budget Cold War propaganda film had a single scene filmed in Hazlet, New Jersey in 1958? ⬇️ “Rocket Attack USA” makes you want to hide under your desk, but for an entirely different reason. It tells the story of American secret agents attempting to uncover a Soviet missile launch on the United States in the days following Sputnik. When one of the agents bids his wife farewell, it was done at the Hazlet Train Station. Why this location was chosen remains a mystery. Most filming was done in New York and used stock footage. This movie was shot in 1958 and released in 1960. It has a 1.8 IMDB rating and runs an eternally long 65 minutes. I watched all of it to find this New Jersey connection. 🎬 If you want to punish yourself and see it firsthand, “Rocket Attack USA” (also known as “Five Minutes to Zero”) is available for free on Tubi and is in the public domain. The Hazlet scene is about 45 minutes in and lasts two minutes. #history #historic #historical #newjersey #jerseyshore
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COMING NOVEMBER 7TH AFFORDABILITY PRICING available NOW!! With the prices of pretty much everything going up, we’re LOWERING OUR ADMISSION PRICE! If you purchase 2 adult admission tickets, you pay $20 per (instead of $25). Since the beginning in 2014, our goal has always been to attempt to organize the best event/experience possible for an affordable price. Woodbridge High School at 1 Samuel Lupo Place in Woodbridge, NJ. *Awesome celebrity guest lineup *Chip Coffey Virtual Gallery Reading *FREE Lectures *FREE Exhibit Rooms *Awesome Vendors *Food Trucks *Less than an hour from New York City and Philadelphia. *Discounted Hotel Rates Still affordable For tickets and information visit: www.newjerseyparaunityexpo.com #ghostbrothers #ghosthunters #kindredspirits #expeditionbigfoot #kalanighosthunter
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