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In the 1960s, a winged creature known as the Mothman stalked the Point Pleasant area of West Virginia and allegedly foretold of the Silver Bridge collapse that killed 46 people.
Like any good harbinger of doom, the Mothman is said to possess a bloodcurdling shriek that’s been known to make those who hear it experience nausea and vertigo. The following are stories of real people who claim to have seen Mothman and what disasters they experienced - or narrowly averted.
The Smiths said the Mothman pictures look real to them. So Eyewitness News asked Jeff Wamsley, the local Mothman expert and owner of the Mothman Museum. Wamsley said with modern technology,...
The town of Point Pleasant, West Virginia, offers its residents a landscape once claimed for France by a seventeenth-century explorer, a namesake battle site many swear is the first of the Revolutionary War, and a bipedal, humanoid, mothlike creature with glowing eyes. The last of these local treasures is, of course, extraordinary.
Mothman, in West Virginian folklore, is a humanoid creature reportedly seen in the Point Pleasant area from November 15, 1966, to December 15, 1967. The first newspaper report was published in the Point Pleasant Register, dated November 16, 1966, titled "Couples See Man-Sized Bird ... Creature ... Something". [1]
Explore the enigmatic world of the Mothman with these nine captivating documentaries. Delve into the various sightings and stories surrounding the mysterious creature reported in Point Pleasant, West Virginia, during the 1960s.
Though Mothman sightings have decreased significantly since the 1960s, photos of a Mothman-like creature taken by a man driving through Point Pleasant made headlines in 2016. The Mothman has also been spotted in Chicago, leading some to believe he relocated to the Windy City.
In the 1960s, lore has it, a couple reported seeing a huge, winged man — the Mothman, he came to be called — just north of Point Pleasant, W.Va. The area where he was spotted became known as ...
Commemorating the visit of the mysterious entity known only as “The Mothman,” the festival features guest speakers, live bands, vendors, pictures at the Mothman Statue, TNT bus tours, and more. Embracing the legend, the annual Mothman Festival draws in more tourists than the town’s population.
The new documentary “The Mothman Legacy” investigates the myth of a giant man-bird which is believed to have stalked the Point Pleasant, West Virginia, area for decades.