Pine Barrens

The Pine Barrens is a large forest and coastal region that runs through Atlantic County and Burlington County, New Jersey. It is considered an International Biosphere Preserve, and is home to a large and diverse spectrum of plant life. Legend has it, that the cryptid known as the Jersey Devil is said to prowl the woodlands of the New Jersey Pine Barrens. The Devil itself, was allegedly born in 1735 to Deborah Leeds in a small section in Atlantic County called Leeds Point.

The Pine Barrens appeared in "The Jersey Devil" episode of The X-Files, which originally aired on the FOX Network on October 8th, 1993. In 1947, New Jersey State Police responded to a wild animal attack that resulted in the death of a motorist. They chased the perpetrator to a cave in the Barrens. Upon catching sight of some unexplained creature, the officers opened fire into the cave.

Fifty years later, Fox Mulder visited the New Jersey Pine Barrens investigating an attack on a homeless man caused by a mysterious neanderthal creature. He consulted with park ranger Peter Brullet, who shared Mulder's suspicions that the death may have been caused by the legendary Jersey Devil.