The Humid Summer Night enveloped three girls as they spilled out of a local convenience store and into their car.

That night, the moon cast an eerie glow on the deserted road as they set off,

headlights cutting through the oppressive darkness. It was nearly midnight

when they turned on onto the narrow sandy trail of Karanza Road.

Back in the convenience store, three older boys had told them that if they wanted to get scared that night,

there was a statue at the end of Karanza Road they should check out.

Legend has it, it's the site of a plane crash and the ghost of the pilot still hangs around the monument at night.

If you flash your brights and call out the pilot's name, Emilio, you'll see him.

The girls were out that night looking for places to scare each other,

so that was all they needed to hear to jump in their car and head deep within the New Jersey

pineslands. There was a lot to be afraid of in the pineslands.

Aside from this haunted monument they had never heard of, there were legends of

creatures that lurked deep in the forest. Most famously, the Jersey Devil, a

demonic creature with the head of a dog, but facial features more similar to a horse.

It also has a kangaroo-like stature.

Legend says it has bat-like wings, horns, and a tail. And stories of this

creature have spread around New Jersey communities for 250 years and as the girls made their way down the long road,

they looked deep into the woods for any signs of it,

hoping they'd see something that could scare the others. Eventually, far down Karanza Road,

their headlights illuminated a monument. This must be it. The monument was a sturdy pillar made out of tan stone blocks,

like a tiny piece of an Aztec temple, surrounded by spiky yucca plants at its feet.

Through the darkness, they could see a falling eagle engraved in Aztec stylings on its front.

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