The Jersey...what exactly?

The Jersey Devil must be every cryptozoologist's worst nightmare. A creature straight out of local folklore, with the face of a horse, head of a dog, large bat-like wings, horns, small arms with claws, cloven hooves and a forked tail! It's explicitly said to be the product of black magic, and makes its presence known by blood-curling screams.

Fortunately, there doesn't seem to be any physical evidence for the creature, not even of the inconclusive Bigfoot variety. Phew. I suppose that means we could go camping in the Pine Barrens this year, as well. We are either dealing with a real, freaky ghost...or misidentifications of Great Horned Owls, combined with a slight dash of mass hysteria and will-to-believe. Well, I hope. Maybe I should take my chances with the Abominable Snowman of Rhode Island instead?

Still, you have to admire MonsterQuest's tenacity. They must have spent a considerable amount of money trying to find the beast. A posse searches the Pine Barrens for evidence of the Jersey Devil, coming up completely empty-handed (except for scaring the living daylights out of some deer). Meanwhile, a detective from the Big Apple with 25 years of experience interviews witnesses and looks at police reports. Polygraph tests on the witnesses are administered, and the team even makes a detour to look at the so-called Montauk Monster, a classical silly season story. (They conclude that there isn't any connection between this "monster" and the Jersey Devil!) Finally, a sculpture of the elusive devil is made and shown to the startled eye-witnesses. There also turns out to be a group of super-nerds trying to track down the monster, The Devil Hunters.

He he. I admit I was entertained - the second time. The first time I saw this show I frankly couldn't believe my eyes. The Jersey Devil?!

Four stars - if you have the right sense of humour. But don't expect Matt Moneymaker and Bobo to try their hands on this one...