Documentation of Unexplained Events
Great Swamp Wilderness Area, Morris County, New Jersey
Dating back to the colonial period, there have been rumors of specters haunting the interior of the Great Swamp. Known locally as the swamp romp, the sound of roving packs of lost souls howling like primeval banshees has cast a long shadow of dread over the stagnant pools of this shrouded backwater.
Coffin Rock
According to a contemporary account this is the site where a pack of costumed merry makers who were searching for a shortcut through the Great Swamp to Barton's Pub were found staggering, with bleeding legs covered in mud, their half-minds intoxicated by the vapors of the malt-scented reeds and lonely marshes. Strange markings were found on nearby decomposed tree limbs and watery byways. Some were found "coffin" from cigar smoke.
Coffin Rock in the Great Swamp near Green Village.
Strange twig figures found throughout the area where people have been affected by the vapors in the Great Swamp. Associated Press photo dated October 31, 2008.
USGS Aerial photograph of a crop circle in the Great Swamp.
According to Professor Ahmed Gypsum of Zarapath, geometrically round crop circles like these are typically found in areas with a high density of paranormal phenomenon. The professor also claims that snow in October is very indicative of increased paranormal activity.
November 1, 2002
Three members of a local running club attempted to set a cross-country trail through the Great Swamp Wilderness Area. They set off into the interior confident that the high-tech navigation gear they were carrying, including two GPS devices, USGS maps, aerial photographs, an orienteering compass, and their thirty-plus years of combined experience in the bush, would get them across the swamp successfully. Sadly, they were mistaken.