In 1966, West Virginia became home to one of the most unsettling tales in American paranormal history the story of Indrid Cold, the so-called “Grinning Man.” First reported by Woodrow Derenberger after a bizarre roadside encounter, Cold’s eerie smile and cryptic words would spark decades of UFO lore, conspiracy theories, and alleged sightings. Was Indrid Cold an alien, a government experiment, or simply a figment of fear-fueled imagination?

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