"I saw a large creature standing on my deck. It had bat-like wings and a pronounced snout. Two horns sprouted from its head, and it had two smaller claws on its upper body with horse-like lower legs."

I received the following account:

"For those of you who have not heard of the legend, I'll give a brief outline and description. The Jersey Devil is a legendary creature that only lives in New Jersey in the US. The Lenni Lenape (local native americans) have a similar creature in their folklore, and they named its hunting grounds "Popuessing," which translates loosely to "place of the dragon." Swedish explorers also named the region Drake Kill, where Drake is a term for dragon, and kill is a term for river or arm of the sea.

The main story is that Mrs. Leeds was the mother of 12 children. When she found out she was pregnant with the 13th child, she cried that this one would be a devil. She gave birth normally with her family and midwife nearby. But then it began to change. It changed from a normal baby to a creature with hooves, a goat's head, bat wings, and a forked tail. It growled and screamed, then killed the midwife and family before flying up the chimney.

Now. My part of the story. It was only about 10:00 at night. I was slowly drifting off to sleep when I heard what sounded like horse hooves outside my window. I rationalized it to be the horse farm down the road. But then I realized the horse farm was three or four miles away, and I wouldn't be hearing hooves this clearly. I was instantly seized with fear, though I couldn't figure out why.

I wanted to look out the window to look at the wooden deck just outside to see what it was, but I was nearly too scared to look. I eventually peaked out. I saw a large creature standing on my deck. It had bat-like wings and a pronounced snout. Two horns sprouted from its head, and it had two smaller claws on its upper body with horse-like lower legs. It looked at me for a moment before beating its wings and flying away. I didn't sleep at all that night." D

NOTE: I have documented and written about several 'dragon' sightings and encounters in New Jersey. The Jersey Devil isn't the only winged anomaly in the state! Lon

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"When he visited me (this means the entity moved from the doll), I heard laughing and turned on the light to see the metal pull cord to the fan spinning around like someone had pulled it."

I received the following account:

"Hello. Well, this is my written encounter with the infamous 'Robert the Doll.' My detailed account is the meeting and later encounter with the spirit or entity attached to the doll. Then an explanation of any bad luck that has happened.

Everything that happened is real. I experienced it while awake. I was on no substances that could cause a hallucination and have never partaken in anything that would be considered a drug or illegal substance. You choose what you believe, but my eyes saw what they saw, and I heard what I heard.

I went on vacation with my family to Key West a few years ago. We decided to go to the museum to visit, and I honestly did want to go see 'Robert' in person because I had read about him before. I took a picture at one point that had him in the background. It was not a direct picture in front of him. This was enough to get his attention, though, but I did delete the picture later and it no longer exists.

When he visited me (this means the entity moved from the doll) I heard laughing and turned on the light to see the metal pull cord to the fan (it was on but I had never seen it move the chain before this) spinning around like someone had pulled it or was messing around with it. This was the extent of any interaction I have had with the entity away from the doll itself. Nothing happened while I was at the museum or during the day up to this point.

Since taking the picture and the visit, I have not had anything that I would call unfortunate or terrible in a life-ruining way. I have a nice job that I like now, and life has been normal. I think there is a chance Robert may know when someone makes a mistake or is intentionally going up and taking his picture with full knowledge of what they are doing. Basically, if you play with fire, in this case, you will probably get burned." C

NOTE: My late wife and I visited the Fort East Martello Museum in Key West, Florida, in July 2004. Honestly, I didn't sense much energy or malevolent intent associated with the doll (Though there were a few other exhibits in the museum that bothered me). Have you ever had an encounter with a malevolent entity? LMK. Lon

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"While I lay there relaxing, I suddenly noticed that there was a tiny, bright, golden-white light fluttering in the plant. It looked like it was going from leaf to leaf, stopping to rest sometimes."

I received the following account:

"Hi. This happened about 15 years ago, when I was about 18. I was taking a long hot bath in the middle of a winter day, more to relax than anything else. Typical winter day in Wausau, Wisconsin. The bathroom was set up so that while laying back in the tub, the toilet was about five feet directly across from my head. There was a potted plant on top of the toilet tank.

While I lay there relaxing, I suddenly noticed that there was a tiny, bright, golden-white light fluttering in the plant. It looked like it was going from leaf to leaf, stopping to rest sometimes. I was confused as to what it could be, and just lay there watching it for a minute.

I decided to get up and see what kind of insect could be doing this in the winter. I stood up from the tub really quietly and crept over to the plant. When I was about a foot away, the light just went out. Like instantaneously disappeared.

I searched all over the plant (it was not large) and around the toilet and didn't find anything.

I have no idea what it was. The light was a beautifully clear gold-white color that I hadn't seen anywhere else. It wasn't the glowstick-like greeny-yellow that fireflies or glowworms have. Also, it didn't flicker or fly like a firefly (assuming, of course, that a full-grown one could even be found in the winter).

I guess it could have been a lot of things, but it's always seemed fairylike to me." L

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