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Weird NJ uncovers creepy legend of the Dempsey House in Leonardo
Weird NJ's write-up of the Dempsey House in Leonardo puts a New Jersey legend back in the spotlight; locals still field the questions.
Watch it as it aired: Gloria Vance on this story, from Meet the Pressure at 10:48 AM ET. Cartoon anchors, real headline: the facts are Asbury Park Press's, the jokes are ours.
At a glance
- First reported by Asbury Park Press: “Weird NJ uncovers creepy legend of the Dempsey House in Leonardo”.
- Covered on BBN on Sunday, October 18, 2026, at 10:48 AM ET on Meet the Pressure, by Gloria Vance.
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- Asbury Park PressWeird NJ uncovers creepy legend of the Dempsey House in Leonardo
What BBN said about it

Gloria Vance · World News AnchorWeird New Jersey has published the legend of the Dempsey House in Leonardo, and with us is Walt Gundersen, who owns a bait shop nearby.

Gloria Vance · World News AnchorWalt, is the house haunted?
Walt GundersenI don't know, ma'am. I've never been inside.
Walt GundersenTo be fair, I told a couple from Ohio last summer that it was, and they bought a lot of minnows.

Gloria Vance · World News AnchorSo you've been promoting the legend. Did anyone ask you to?
Walt GundersenNobody asked. People walk in and say, is this the place from the magazine? And I say, the minnows are by the register.

Gloria Vance · World News AnchorWeird NJ has made a brand of the strange, and you live next door to the product. Has that changed your business?
Walt GundersenYes. I made this sign. It says Ghost Tours, Ask Inside. I crossed out Ask Inside, because I don't give ghost tours.

Gloria Vance · World News AnchorBut the sign is still up.
Walt GundersenIt's laminated, ma'am. To be fair, I also sold a flashlight as a ghost detector. It's a regular flashlight with a sticker.

Gloria Vance · World News AnchorA sticker.
Walt GundersenFour dollars. Look, I'd rather people came for the fishing.
Walt GundersenNew Jersey has real water and nobody asks about it, but everybody asks about the house.

Gloria Vance · World News AnchorA state with a coastline, and the tourists want a house they can't enter. Walt, has anyone seen the house leave?
Walt GundersenOnly the tourists, ma'am, and only after they buy minnows.
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