THE DEVIL’S TRAMPING GROUND

ORIGIN: North Carolina, USA.

Specifically this urban legend comes from a wooded area near the town of Bear Creek. 

It centers around a mysterious, perfectly round, barren circle—about 40 feet in diameter—where no vegetation grows. 

For over a century, locals have whispered that this patch of lifeless earth is a place where the Devil himself paces each night, plotting his next set of wicked deeds.

According to legend, anything placed within the circle overnight will be violently pushed out by morning, as if an unseen force was rejecting any intrusion. 

Animals are said to avoid the area, seemly sensing an unnatural presence. 

Some claimed to have camped near the circle, only to wake up several feet away, finding their belongings scattered and feeling a dread wash over them.

The stories speak of glowing red eyes in the darkness, eerie whispers, and a suffocating sense of being watched. 

Some visitors report feeling sick or experiencing misfortunes immediately after visiting the site. 

Scientists have attempted to explain the barren circle through soil analysis, but no conclusive logical explanation exists. 

This lack of answers has only increased the belief that the Devil still roams the area.