Discover the Mothman: West Virginia's Mysterious Legend! #Shorts

The Moth Man is a core figure in West Virginia folklore it was famously first reported in 1966 by two couples traveling along a rural road in Point Pleasant West Virginia they claimed that their car was chased by a large winged humanoid creature with glowing red eyes soon after more reports of a similar creature swept through the area scientists have been quick to claim the Mothman is presumably a Sand Hill Crane or a large barn owl whose eyes reflected red faced with a light source at night despite this explanation the town of Point Pleasant is happy to lean into the lore of their local monster since 2002 the town has hosted an annual Mothman Festival which celebrates the crypted with a weekend of Mothman themed festivities drawing about 10 to 12,000 visitors per year