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    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]

  2. Oct 2, 2021 · Published October 2, 2021. Updated March 12, 2024. As legend has it, the flying Mothman terrified countless Point Pleasant residents in the late 1960s. And when the nearby Silver Bridge collapsed, the creature was blamed for the deaths of 46 people.

  3. Jul 8, 2018 · Mothman is a large creature thought to inhabit the TNT area located just outside of Point Pleasant, West Virginia. This winged creature first appeared on November 12, 1966 in front of five men who were digging a grave in Clendenin, West Virginia (approximately 1 hour and 20 minutes away from Point Pleasant).

  4. Jun 7, 2021 · 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.

  5. Nov 3, 2023 · Discover the true stories behind the infamous red-eyed cryptid known as the Mothman who has supposedly terrorized West Virginia.

  6. The Mothman is a legendary creature in West Virginia folklore that has fascinated people for decades. The origins of the Mothman legend are shrouded in mystery, but it is believed to have first appeared in the 1960s. First Sightings. The first sightings of the Mothman were reported in November 1966 in the Point Pleasant area of West Virginia.

  7. The mysterious creature that came to prominence in the Swinging Sixties has long intrigued enthusiasts of the paranormal and cryptid lore. The infamous Mothman story began in West Virginia's Point Pleasant area when eyewitnesses reported encountering a humanoid figure with wings and glowing eyes.

  8. Aug 31, 2023 · A Strange Creature Was Lurking in West Virginia. Then an Iconic Bridge Collapsed. How a risky design, cost-cutting, and strange supernatural warnings changed a small town forever. By Colin...

  9. Apr 9, 2013 · Monster Hunt: Legend of the Mothman. In 1966, a group of gravediggers in West Virginia reported seeing a flying humanoid figure with glowing red eyes. A year later, a nearby bridge collapsed,...

  10. 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.