The Devil's Tree

A Brief History: The devil's tree is a solitary tree in the middle of an empty field, on Mountain Road by Emerald Valley Lane in Basking Ridge, New Jersey. Due to the area being void of many people or police, the tree became a spot of torture and loss of many lives. The KKK would frequently hold meetings here, while burning crosses and sacrificing the lives of local African American men and woman to make an example of their sick ideologies about a perfect race. There was also a local farmer who was claimed to have killed his whole family, then after hung himself on devils tree.

Haunted History: There are a few legends that surround this mysterious Oak Tree, The Devils Tree. Some people claim that many attempts have been made to cut down the tree, it said many who have tried have had come to an untimely end. One guy was with a couple of friends. He didn’t believe the tree was cursed and was annoyed that his friends were nervous being near it. He got out of his car and kicked and yelled at the tree. Nothing happened. He proved his point, he thought as he entered his car and drove away. A little down the road he lost control of his car and crashed into a tree. Luckily everyone survived, but was this a warning not to offend The Devils Tree?

            They say if you are driving in the area, you may be chased out by a black pickup truck with the headlights so bright they take up the whole back window as the truck rides your bumper, until they just disappear into the darkness.

            If you go close to the tree, they say you may hear screaming and the sounds of children playing coming from inside the tree if you put your ear up to it. The tree has unnatural warmth, that even in the snowiest of winters no snow will fall around the tree. People say it’s the souls of those that were killed there, is what gives the tree unnatural warmth.

            Many people have gone to test the legends and have come out with some frightening results. Will you be going to test your fate with The Devils Tree after some of these stories? If so, maybe you’ll become another soul for The Devils tree to take.