Beyond the Jersey Devil, the Pine Barrens are alive with eerie legends. Travelers speak of “spook lights” glowing between the pines, believed to be the souls of the lost, while the Black Doctor, a benevolent spirit of an African American healer, is said to appear to guide the stranded to safety. The White Stag, a ghostly deer, is reported at moments of danger, including just before the 1939 Chatsworth Lake fire. Abandoned settlements like Ong’s Hat and ghost towns from the charcoal industry echo with phantom voices and lantern lights, grounding the Pine Barrens’ reputation as one of America’s most supernaturally charged wildernesses.