Jersey Devil

Jersey Devil is the seventh episode of the second season of the thriller horror docudrama found-footage television series Lost Tapes. It originally aired on Animal Planet on November 3, 2009.

Plot
In Summer 2006, Greg and Wendy Stark returned from a vacation on the Jersey Shore with their daughters Christina and Joey, taking the scenic route through the Pine Barrens.

Wendy is mere weeks from giving birth to her third child. As Christina and Joey argue about the camera recording, Greg accidentally hits an unidentified animal in the road. When they pull over to check on the car and find out what happened to the animal, their dog Cooper jumps out of the car and Greg leaves to go find him. An hour passes and there is no sign of Greg, so the three women leave to find him. As they walk through the woods, they find Greg's hat on the ground, which, to their fright, has some blood on it.

They suddenly hear a loud roar and they run down the trail to an abandoned house. They go inside, seeking refuge, but instead find that the walls are covered with satanic imagery, graffiti drawings, the number 13, and the words "It Lives". They suddenly hear pounding on the door and scream as it flies open, but it is only Greg. He tells them to hide as they hear glass breaking when the creature tries to get in after them. Christina and Joey break from the group, heading for the back door of the house.

They hear Cooper barking outside and try to encourage their dog to scare off the creature, but he is effortlessly overpowered and killed by it. Suddenly, they see a hoofed foot kick through the door and they hide.

They watch as the Jersey Devil enters the house, with its feet in view of the camera. The girls become absolutely quiet, hoping the devil will leave, but Christina's cell phone suddenly rings. The Jersey Devil's head appears in full view of the camera as it roars, approaching them. Wendy suddenly appears, wielding a large plank. She attacks the Jersey Devil violently with it, forcing it to retreat.

She suddenly goes into labor, and as night falls the family makes a break for their car. They hear the Jersey Devil flying above them as they run. When they see how close they are to the car, they drop everything, including the camera, and make their escape.

The last image captured by the camera is the Jersey Devil's feet as it watches them drive away. The Stark family managed to make it to a nearby hospital, where Wendy gave birth to a son and Greg received stitches for minor injuries. Authorities never located any unknown creature, nor could they locate the family dog Cooper.