In this chilling episode of The Lurking Hour, we take flight into the eerie history and folklore surrounding Mothman, one of America’s most enduring cryptids. From his mysterious first appearance in Point Pleasant, West Virginia, in the 1960s, to modern sightings whispered about on Reddit, we explore the lore that has kept this winged figure perched in our cultural imagination.

Sources & Citations

• Folklife Magazine (Smithsonian) “An Ode to a Hometown Creature: Mothman of Point Pleasant, West Virginia,” by Gwen Mallow, Folklife Magazine, June 7, 2021. folklife.si.edu
• 1428 Elm (FanSided) “50 Years Later: Point Pleasant, Silver Bridge Collapse and the Mothman,” by Aaron Posey, 1428 Elm, Dec 28, 2017. 1428 Elm

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