Ep 36: Mothman

Is it a bird, is it a plane, or is it some sort of flying bug man that interestingly enough looks like a moth? If you’re from Point Pleasant, West Virginia, the latter is probably the first thought to come to your mind. Mothman was originally seen around Point Pleasant in the 1960s preceding America’s most deadly bridge collapse and since then has only grown in popularity. Is he an evil being? Is he paranormal or extraterrestrial? Or is he a warning of disastrous things yet to come? Come find out what we think about this cryptid on the 36th episode of Legend.

The Silver Bridge Collapse

The “TNT” area

Article with a picture of the couples who witnessed Mothman around the “TNT” area.

Photo of Mothman that resembles and owl

Sources:

https://allthatsinteresting.com/mothman The True Story Behind The Legendary Mothman Said to Terrorize West Virginia

https://allthatsinteresting.com/silver-bridge-collapse The True Story of The Silver Bridge Collapse That left 46 People Dead

https://transportation.wv.gov/highways/bridge_facts/Modern-Bridges/Pages/Silver.aspx#:~:text=At%205%20p.m.%20on%20December,two%20whose%20bodies%20were%20never The deadliest bridge disaster in US history was caused by a tiny crack just three millimeters deep

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silver_Bridge Silver Bridge

https://folklife.si.edu/magazine/mothman-point-pleasant-west-virginia An Ode to a Hometown Creature: Mothman of Point Pleasant, West Virginia

https://www.southernliving.com/culture/the-mothman-legend-west-virginia The Terrifying Tale of West Virginia’s Legendary Specter: The Mothman

https://wchstv.com/news/local/man-photographs-creature-that-resembles-legendary-mothman-of-point-pleasant Man photographs creature that resembles legendary “Mothman” of Point Pleasant

https://www.wboy.com/only-on-wboy-com/paranormal-w-va/the-legend-of-mothman-paranormal-w-va/ The Legend of Mothman-Paranormal W.Va.

https://theportalist.com/mothman-sightings 4 Alleged Mothman Sightings That Preceded Disasters

https://nerdist.com/article/mothman-why-we-are-so-obsessed/ WHAT IS THE MOTHMAN AND WHY ARE WE SO OBSESSED?

https://www.vice.com/en/article/paqv9z/mothman-sightings-in-chicago People Keep Seeing the Mothman in Chicago

https://maeclair.net/2016/04/ Red Eyes and Winged Beasts #TheMothman

https://wvexplorer.com/2019/06/01/did-legendary-mothman-first-appear-at-clendenin-cemetery/ Did legendary Mothman first appear near Elk River Trail?

https://www.dreadcentral.com/video/dread-the-unsolved/413307/dread-the-unsolved-heads-to-appalachia-to-explain-the-history-of-the-mothman/ DREAD: The Unsolved Heads to Appalachia to Explain the History of The Mothman

https://www.pbs.org/video/mothman-americas-notorious-winged-monster-ivhuou/ Mothman: America’s Notorious Winged Monster

https://www.reddit.com/r/ForteanResearch/comments/rz420q/are_mothman_sightings_at_chicagos_ohare_airport/ Are Mothman Sightings at Chicago’s O’Hare Airport Being Covered Up?

https://ihorror.com/mothman-spotted-at-chicago-ohare-by-usps-airport-worker/ “Mothman” Spotted at Chicago O’Hare by USPS Airport Worker

https://www.npr.org/local/309/2019/10/28/773566283/the-case-of-the-chicago-mothman The Case Of the Chicago Mothman