Mothman Mania

Roswell, New Mexico has its aliens, Green Bay, Wisconsin its cheeseheads, but if you travel to Point Pleasant, West Virginia, be prepared to come face to face with the “Mothman.” You can’t miss him. His name decorates signs, his unsightly body hangs in shop windows and restaurants, heck, there’s even a museum devoted to him. Oh, and did I mention there’s a gigantic sculpture depicting his enormous wings and glowing red eyes standing prominently in the middle of town? So just who is the “Mothman?” According to locals, a group of residents first reported seeing the mysterious creature 40 years … Continue reading

The Mothman – Fact or Fiction?

“But it was those eyes that got us. It had two big red eyes, like automobile reflectors.” – An eyewitness reporting of the Mothman in Point Pleasant, WV (November 15, 1966) Americans love a good horror story. Whether flocking to the theater to see the latest horror flick, visiting haunted houses, or handing down ghost stories from one generation to the next, it seems that horror stories are a part of our pop culture. Today, I was looking over the television guide and turned on one of my favorite horror movies. The Mothman Prophecies was a 2002 film starring Richard … Continue reading