New Jersey | |
Category: | U.S. State |
Continent: | North America |
Country: | United States of America |
Points of interest: | Atlantic City; Hackensack; Jersey City; Pine Barrens; Port Reading; Tromaville; Wessex County; Westview; Woodbridge Township |
New Jersey is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States. It is bordered on the northeast by New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware. New Jersey lies largely within the sprawling metropolitan areas of New York and Philadelphia. It is the most densely populated state in the United States.
Points of Interest[]
- Atlantic City
- Atlantic City is a coastal city located on the Eastern seaboard of the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is bordered to the north by Brigantine and to the south by Ventnor City and Margate. Atlantic City is known for its casino district which runs the length of the boardwalk into Brigantine.
- Clearview Mental Institution
- The Clearview Mental Institution is a mental hospital and sanitarium located in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is known for its experimental processes, which often employs fringe science theories for the advancement of therapy for its patients. Two of its more renowned staff members are Mary Young who designed a Neurotech device, which worked in tandem with something called a Dream Probe, which was developed by Doctor Leonard Price. Mary believed that her invention could suspend the antisocial psychopathy in patients. Clearview's most infamous patient is the psychopathic teen serial killer, Ernest Fairchild, aka "Evil Ernie". Fairchild became the subject of Mary Young's Neurotech experiment. When she activated the device however, it exploded, killing Fairchild in the process. An enigmatic goddess known as Lady Death resurrected Fairchild, and sent him back to Earth where embarked on the most ambitious of sprees - to murder everyone on the planet.
- Hackensack
- Hackensack is a city located in Bergen County in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Hackensack is the birth place of fictional serial killer Charles Lee Ray. As an adult, Ray was active in the Chicago area and was gunned down by a man named Mike Norris. Charles used a voodoo amulet to transpose his soul into a "Good Guy" doll named Chucky. His body was sent back to Hackensack for burial. The Amulet of Damballah was buried with him. Years later, Chucky used magic transpose the soul of his girlfriend Tiffany Valentine into a bridal doll. In order to reverse the spell however, they needed the original amulet, which was still in Hackensack. When they journeyed to the cemetery to disinter Charles' remains, the two betrayed one another and got into a fight, which temporarily incapacitated both dolls.
- Jersey City
- Jersey City is a city located in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Not the most creative name for a city, I grant you. The character of Peter Burke from the Planet of the Apes television city grew up in Jersey City. (Planet of the Apes: The Good Seeds) BATF agent Steve Jinks, who went to become a supporting character on Warehouse 13 was also born in Jersey City. (Warehouse 13: The New Guy)
- Mahwah
- The Township of Mahwah is the northernmost and largest municipality by geographic area in Bergen County, New Jersey. The name "Mahwah" is derived from the Lenape language word "mawewi" which means "Meeting Place" or "Place Where Paths Meet". In Marvel Comics continuity, the character of Amy Powell hailed from Mahwah, New Jersey.
- 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. On "The Jersey Devil" episode of The X-Files, Fox Mulder visited the New Jersey Pine Barrens investigating an attack on a homeless man caused by a mysterious neanderthal creature.
- Slaughter Swamp
- In the late 19th century, tycoon Cyrus Gold was murdered and tossed into Slaughter Swamp by a pimp named Jem and a prostitute he had employed named Rachel Rykel. Half a century later, his dead body rose from the muck wherein he became known as Solomon Grundy.
- Trenton
- Trenton is the state of capitol of New Jersey. Screenplay writer Michael Cristofer, who wrote the 1987 film adaptation of The Witches of Eastwick was born in Trenton on January 22nd, 1945. Actor Leo Rossi, who played Budd in Halloween II was born in Trenton on June 26th, 1946.
- Westview
- Westview is a town located in New Jersey. It has been blocked off from being perceived by those in the regular world and exists as a simulacrum of classic television sitcom environments. Wanda Maximoff lived in Westview with her "husband" the Vision, where she believed was living in a 1950s style suburban community. This stylistic aesthetic evolved to pattern itself after 1960s sitcoms, and later, 1970s sitcoms.
Films that take place in New Jersey[]
- Class of Nuke 'Em High
- Class of Nuke 'Em High 2: Subhumanoid Meltdown
- Class of Nuke 'Em High 3: The Good, the Bad and the Subhumanoid
- Death Race 2050 (Partially)
- Freddy vs. Jason (Partially; unconfirmed)
- Friday the 13th Part 2
- Friday the 13th Part V: A New Beginning
- Friday the 13th Part VI: Jason Lives
- Friday the 13th Part VIII: Jason Takes Manhattan (Beginning only)
- Jason Goes to Hell: The Final Friday
- Madame Web
- Marvels, The
- Return to Nuke 'Em High Volume 1
- Return to Return to Nuke 'Em High AKA Vol. 2
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze (Briefly)
- Toxic Avenger, The
- Toxic Avenger Part II
- Vampire Vixens from Venus
- War of the Worlds (2005)
TV shows that take place in New Jersey[]
Comics that take place in New Jersey[]
- DC Comics Presents 52
- Evil Ernie 1
- G.I. Joe 81
- Iron Man 60
- Secret Origins Vol 2 5
- Vision and the Scarlet Witch Vol 2 12
Characters from New Jersey[]
People who were born in New Jersey[]
People who died in New Jersey[]
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