Mark Moran is a co-creator of the ''
Weird N.J.'' magazine and website. Moran, along with co-creator
Mark Sceurman Mark Sceurman is a graphic artist and co-creator and publisher with Mark Moran (writer), Mark Moran of ''Weird NJ'' magazine and a state-by-state series of books.
With Moran he co-hosted the spin-off television series ''Weird U.S. (TV series), Weird ...
, started ''Weird N.J.'' as a homemade newsletter, passed out to family and friends. It was produced as an annual issue. The "zine" as they called it, contains articles, facts, and legends about weird places to visit in New Jersey.
His Internet success led him to co-create and co-star in the
History Channel
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show ''
Weird U.S.''. In 2003, Moran and Sceurman published their first book, ''Weird N.J.: Your Travel Guide to New Jersey's Local Legends and Best Kept Secrets'', followed by ''Weird U.S.: Your Travel Guide to America's Local Legends and Best Kept Secrets'',
which was published in 2004 by
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Press. In 2005–2006, the writers of ''Weird U.S.'' released a calendar based on the book.
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American travel writers
American male non-fiction writers
Living people
People from Livingston, New Jersey
Parsons School of Design alumni
Year of birth missing (living people)
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