What makes for a good modern American myth? Something where a quick Google search can’t dissuage its origins. Something that permeates the minds of the people inflicted and the communities that branch ...
Stories of paranormal creatures can be found across the world. Famous examples of these cryptids include Bigfoot, the Loch Ness Monster and the Jersey Devil. But in the small town of Point Pleasant, ...
ROANOKE, Va. (WFXR) – It’s a bird! It’s a plane! It’s the Cryptid of the Week! Mothman! This elusive cryptid took West Virginia and Appalachia by storm after it was first sighted in 1966. Many believe ...
THE myth of the Mothman has been part of American fokelore since the 1960s. Now a recent sighting of a what some people are saying is a winged man flying through the trees has sparked fears the ...
The Mothman statue in Point Pleasant, West Virginia. | Jimmy Emerson DVM, Flickr // CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 The infamous cryptid’s popularity endured over the ensuing decades with the help of John Keel’s 1975 ...
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POINT PLEASANT, W.Va. (WBOY) — Mothman was a witness for an engagement recently, and the internet is loving it. Among recent visitors was a couple that got engaged in front of the statue. The Mothman ...
A Saturday tweet posted by Senator Joe Manchin from West Virginia wishing Mason County residents a happy Mothman Festival caught the eye of President Donald Trump – possibly because the tweet included ...
Moviegoers who have seen the new psychic thriller “The Mothman Prophecies” can now order The Mothman Pizza. They can munch on the cherry tomato eyes, the green pepper feet and mushroom wings while ...
Dozens of motorcycle riders bundled up on Saturday to take part in the first Mid-Ohio Valley Polar Bear Ride, a cold-weather ...
The Williamstown motorcycle dealership held its first Mid-Ohio Valley Polar Bear Ride this morning. The ride welcomed ...