Explore Ong’s Hat, the real Pine Barrens ghost town behind the legendary 1980s–90s interdimensional cult myth and Joseph Matheny’s groundbreaking Incunabula/ARG that blurred fact and fiction, inspired The Blair Witch Project, Cicada 3301, and modern creepypasta, and still draws pilgrims to the ruins today. Full deep-dive episode! LINK TO SHOW: https://media.rss.com/northeast-legends-and-stories/feed.xml
Month: December 2025
Random Weirdness — Ong’s Hat
You might expect to find frogs in the Pine Barrens of NJ, not to mention the Jersey Devil, but what about a ghost town that is an interdimensional portal? The now abandoned town of Ong’s Hat is very real, but the internet is riddled with stories about this place that are weird to the core.… Continue reading Random Weirdness — Ong’s Hat