New Jersey: The Watcher

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Why it's Creepy

Let's be real: The average NJ Devil's fanboy is scarier than the obviously bulls... legend of the Jersey Devil. And the Watcher -- a legend that creeped its way to viral fame in 2015 -- is like a David Fincher movie breathed into horrifying life. If you don't know the details, in the summer of 2015 a young family moved into a million dollar house in Westfield, New Jersey. Soon after, they started getting letters signed by someone only ID'ing themselves as "The Watcher" claiming it was his duty to "watch over" the house -- while also spouting crazy lines like "Do you need to fill the house with the young blood i requested?" and "Who has the bedrooms facing the street?" Holy s....

Where it Came From

Is this a prank based off a weirdly accepted local legend? A media hoax? A way to drive down real-estate prices? It's impossible to know, but I feel very weird. And somebody is still sending letters to inhabitants of the house. The debate and skepticism still burn in the creepiest corners of the internet, and while it's a fairly "new" legend, it's probably one of the scariest entries on this list, no matter what you believe. -- WF

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