In the quiet river town of Point Pleasant, West Virginia, where the Ohio River winds through Appalachian valleys, residents believed they knew every shadow that danced across their peaceful streets. The autumn of 1966 would shatter that certainty forever. What emerged from the darkness would challenge everything this close-knit community thought they understood about the world around them. This creature, with eyes like burning coals and wings that spanned the width of a small airplane, would become known as the Mothman.