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Mothman of West Virginia - sightings and theories.

Great Balls of Fire: Mothman in Texas
The staff at ConspiracyCafe.com has been working on this investigation since June, 2003 and has uncovered some unusual happenings.

Invasion of the Doll People
John Keel’s The Mothman Prophecies points to to ancient magical connections between mind and landscape, the antithesis of the godless "objectivity" of a sterile materialist culture.

Mothman: Alien Creature in West Virginia?
For over 30 years, this weird, 7-ft.-tall, winged creature has been seen in West Virginia. Eyewitness descriptions, maps and more.

The Mothman Cometh
For 13 months in 1966-67, the town of Point Pleasant, West Virginia, was overrun by UFOs, poltergeists, Men in Black and fake service workers.

Mothmanlives.com
This is a cool site for the upcoming movie (based on real events). It includes articles, merchandise, history, interviews with the actors and more.

Mothman and Thunderbird: Separated at Birth?
Draws attention to similarities between a circa 1600 Indian Thunderbird artifact and the descriptions of an anomalous and frightening figure seen repeatedly in 1967, dubbed "The Mothman."

A Mothman Retrospective
A good review of John Keel's The Mothman Prophecies, which details his bizarre experiences of 1966 and 1967.

Mothman's Eyes
Why do Mothman's eyes glow red? This article from The Anomalist offers some possibilities.

The Mothman Death List
Loren Coreman has compiled a list of events and deaths linked to the original series of Mothman sightings of 1996-1967, to the release of the movie in January 2002.

Mothman - The True Story
High strangeness in West Virginia in the 1960's as people saw winged humanoids, UFOs, men in black, and other bizarre events.

Mothman: Traveling West Virginia
News 8's Natalie Tennant hunts down the legend of the Mothman. This page includes a video of her news report and interviews with witnesses.

Mothman: West Virginia's Strangest Bird
This is a pretty decent page for information on Mothman. It includes an intro to the creature, news and books, music and movies, and photos of the area it descended upon.

The Real Story of "The Mothman Prophecies"
IGN FilmForce talks with cryptozoologist Loren Coleman about the spooky true-life events that inspired the upcoming Richard Gere film.

Return to Point Pleasant
In 1978, journalist Rick Moran set out for Mothman’s stomping ground, but did not reckon on the Men in Black.

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