Episode 262 Shades of Death Road

Original Airdate 07.23.2023 (On Podcast Audio Platforms)
There is a road in Warren County, New Jersey, that, according to many generations of locals, seems to be a vortex or at least a hotspot of all manner of paranormal and unsettling activity. Tales of Native American spirits seen along the roadside, ghostly victims of vigilante justice dangling from “The Hanging Tree,” spectral deer running alongside cars, murder and highway robbery, UAPs and glowing orbs, the ghost from a 1950s Prom Date car accident still in her burned dress limping home, and even disturbing Polaroids of distressed people scattered in the woods are all part of the lore of this nearly 7-mile stretch of road officially and aptly named, Shades of Death Road. But with such an ominous and foreboding name, does this country road live up to the hype, and how did it get its name? Perhaps one could dismiss Shades of Death Road as just another random community locus that births Urban Legends, except that it’s not the only haunting and notorious landmark in the area. Adjacent to the road are two other mysteriously named topographical features, Ghost Lake and Jenny Jump Mountain, each with their own disturbing stories. So is the collection of incidents from these places merely a coincidence that fuels imagination and legends, or does this particular swath of earth generate the creepy activity that happens upon it? Let’s find out as we deep drive down Shades of Death Road.
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Chapters:
00:00:00 - Daily State of the Industry Update
00:04:38 - The Uselessness of Marketing Budgets for Podcasting
00:08:43 - The Spooky Side of Warren County
00:12:47 - Land Imprints
00:16:59 - Lenny Lenape People and Conflicts
00:20:52 - The Lenny Linape People
00:25:09 - Selling Goods and Services on Squarespace
00:29:00 - Taking a Break
00:33:13 - The Legendary Ghost Lake and Ginny Jump State Park
00:37:39 - The Legend of Jenny Jump
00:41:50 - Shades of Death Road and Supernatural Encounters
00:45:52 - Strange Sightings in the Woods and Urban Legends
00:50:06 - Local Lore and Legends
00:54:03 - Investigating the Murder of Bill Cummins
00:58:12 - Introducing "Odd Trails" Podcast
01:02:20 - The Origins of Ghost Lake
01:06:37 - Ghost Lake Legends and Local Stories
01:10:37 - The Strange Figure on the Shoreline
01:14:43 - The Mysterious Encounter
01:18:48 - Mysterious Disappearance in the Woods
01:22:57 - An Encounter in the Desert
01:27:12 - Strange Tales and Ghostly Encounters
01:31:24 - Legends and Urban Myths of Archer Avenue
01:35:58 - The Reverend Henry Charlton Beck and New Jersey Folklore
01:40:13 - Shades of Death Road: A Fascination
01:44:20 - Malaria Outbreak in the Great Meadows
01:48:51 - The Destruction of Natural Beauty
01:52:51 - The Legend of the Wildcats
01:56:42 - The Origin of the Cummins Name
02:00:58 - Learning from the Locals
02:05:32 - Exclusive Bonus Content