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In this special Halloween episode of Monstrum, I travel to the town of Point Pleasant, WV to research the complicated history of the flying creature. You'll learn how the town was forever changed by the myth of the Mothman. Newspapers gave the winged, red-eyed creature its name after it was spotted on November 15, 1966—an incident followed by almost a hundred other eyewitness accounts. Exactly 13 months later, the paranormal activity culminated in a very real tragedy--the collapse of Point Pleasant’s Silver Bridge. Some claimed Mothman was the cause of the accident, others say he was actually meant to forewarn the town of the catastrophe. The accident claimed 47 lives, so why does the town of Point Pleasant celebrate the monster with a festival every year and adorn their main street with a statue of his likeness?

You'll see how Mothman became a global phenomenon outside of West Virginia by the famous book The Mothman Prophecies and its later film adaptation. Monstrum looks at the lingering effects of the real events that made the Mothman notorious, interviewing local Point Pleasant experts and hunting for the Mothman at some of its most famous haunts. #mothman #cryptid #mothman_prophecies #MonstrumPBS

Host and Writer: Dr. Emily Zarka Director: David Schulte Executive Producer: Amanda Fox Producer: Stephanie Noone Director of Photography: Jason Harter Illustrator: Samuel Allen Editor: David Schulte Animators: Derek Borsheim, Sara Roma

Produced by Spotzen for PBS Digital Studios.

Monstrum sincerely thanks the residents of Point Pleasant for being so welcoming and informative during our visit.

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