| rdfs:comment | - The Mothman was a male and a presumed Exile. He supplies silk. In The weaver's first mission, she needs special silk that could be only supplied by The Mothman.
* Mothman is named after a legendary creature. Alternatively, there were special moths that were used to create silk.
- Case File: Mothman Location: Point Pleasant, West Virginia Date: November 15, 1966 to December 15, 1967 Description: Point Pleasant is a city in Mason County, West Virginia, United States, at the confluence of the Ohio and Kanawha rivers. The population was 4,637 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Mason County and was the final home of Confederate Brigadier General John McCausland, the next-to-last Confederate General to die, who died at his farm at Grimm's Landing on January 23, 1927 and was buried in nearby Henderson. Point Pleasant is most famous for the 1967 collapse of the Silver Bridge, which killed 46 people.
- The enigmatic mothmen are cosmic harbingers, appearing in places where events of significance will occur. They are the familiars of the three Fate Sisters, but also serve other time-related entities such as Moros and Ananke.
- A mothman is a strange, lonesome creature somehow either entwined with or attracted to serious disasters. Almost unknown to scholars, their origins and details are merely guessed at. The mystery surrounding mothmen has led to their prominence in folklore which has made them known to most only by dark myths rather than solid facts.
- Mothman is a Cryptid claimed to have been sighted by many individuals in West Virginia from November 15, 1966 to December 15, 1967. Recent sightings have occurred, though none have been confirmed.
- O Mothman (Homem Mariposa, Homem Borboleta ou Homem Traça) é uma suposta criatura, que segundo relatos, apareceu em Charleston e Point Pleasant, entre novembro de 1966 e dezembro de 1967. Sua aparição está associada ao acontecimento de futuros desastres. A suposta criatura é estudada e investigada pela Criptozoologia.
- The Mothman sightings are mentioned in Documents in the Case of Elizabeth Akeley where it is implied Mothman is actually a Migo. Although not directly related to The Carcosa Mythos, they are certainly thematically suitable!
- The Mothman or rather, Mothmen (as there are multiple), are cryptids that were captured by Mr. Marlin and brought to his private island in the Mirage comics. This creature is based on a being that has been described as haunting the Point Pleasant area of West Virginia.
- Mothman was a mammoth Animal-type Earthling who previously lived in the Karin Forest. he was defeated by Karinga clan's ancestor Iko, and the place became the settlement for his tribe.
- thumb|210px|MothmanDer Mothman (dt.: Mottenmann) ist ein in der Umgebung der US-amerikanischen Kleinstadt Point Pleaseant (West Virginia) gesichtetes Fabelwesen, dessen Erscheinen angeblich Unglück ankündigen soll.
- see also:owlman
- Mothman is the stagename of Dan La Mothe. He is the upright bassist of the Stellar Corpses
- The Mothman resembles a 7 foot tall, winged creature with glowing red eyes. Its wings were said to resemble a bird's, a bat's, or a combination of the two. It is covered in a black/brown feathers/fur.
- The Mothman is a legendary creature that was reportedly seen in the Point Pleasant area of West Virginia from November 15, 1966, to December 15, 1967.
- Mothman (Byron Lewis) is a minor character from the comic book Watchmen, specifically the "Under the Hood" segments, as well has having a more central role in the Before Watchmen comics.
- A cryptid of American origin. In the mid-1960s, there were some sightings of a great winged creature with massive reddish eyes. It is thought (outside of cryptozoology) that these might actually be misconstrued sandhill cranes or barn owls.
- The state of West Virginia has had its fair share of strange, often inexplicable events, but perhaps the strangest yet is the arrival of the creature known as the Mothman, who changed the sleepy little town of Point Pleasant forever when it swooped in one cold autumn night. Today, Mothman is one of the most well-known cryptids in the world, made famous partly by John Keel's book (later adapted to film) The Mothman Prophecies. Mothman is also hunted in Mountain Monsters on Destination America.
- Moth monsters with soft fur covering their bodies and large wings with peculiar patterns. They prefer to dwell in dark places, but have a tendency to be attracted to lights. They have a special sensory organ that detects a human man’s spirit energy as light, and they fly around wandering in pursuit of human men, drawn by the radiance of spirit energy.
- On the evening of November 15, 1966 two young married couples from Point Pleasant, Roger and Linda Scarberry and Steve and Mary Mallette, were out for a drive in the Scarberrys' car. They were passing a World War II TNT factory about seven miles outside of Point Pleasant, in the 2,500 acre McClintic Wildlife Station, when they noticed two red lights in the shadow by an old generator plant near the gate of the factory. They stopped the car and were startled to see that the lights were the glowing red eyes of a large animal, "shaped like a man, but bigger, maybe six and a half or seven feet tall, with big wings folded against its back," according to Roger Scarberry. Terrified, the couples took off in their car, heading for Route 62.
- thumb|400pxMothman to inaczej człowiek-ćma. Jest to człekokształtna istota pojawiająca się w Wirginii Zachodniej w USA, najwięcej doniesień pochodzi z Point Pleasant. Najwcześniejsze doniesienie o człowieku-ćmie pochodzi z okolic rzeki Ohio River, tam pewna kobieta jadąc z ojcem, dostrzegła sylwetkę człowieka wchodzącego na drogę. Gdy zwolniła, postać rozwinęła skrzydła i odleciała. Od tamtego czasu napływało coraz więcej doniesień o człekokształtnej istocie zwanej Mothmanem (Człowiekiem Ćmą).
- The Mothman was a spanish conquistador who claimed many countries in the south of Wal-Mart. Prior the the conquistation of the countries there was nothing, not even air or dirt. Nowadays there is a big freaky-ass monster that is named after him. But one night he was mistaken for a monster chasing people (While he was on his way to the Kwik-E-Mart and was seen for the first time). He flew along side a car with an open window, but eventually humans will be scared to shit if a moth-like-creature comes up and asks for smokes. They rolled up the window and a part of his wing with it. After that they speeded up to 100mp/h and they claimed they were chased by it. He suffered a massive headache as his head was dragged along with the car as his wing got stuck to the window. Basically, it is a weird
- 1. Sichtung: 15. November 1966, West Virginia, Point Pleasant, Ordnance Works. 23:30 Uhr: Roger und Linda Scarbarry und Steve und Mary Mallette waren von einer Party nach Hause gefahren. Sie nahmen eine Abkürzung über eine Landstraße. Bis Linda plötzlich eine Silhouette am Straßenrand erblickte. Es hatte menschliche Gestalt. Jedoch war es 2,13m groß, hatte riesige Flügel mit einer Spannweite von 3,04m auf dem Rücken und runde, rot glühende Augen. Panisch drehte Roger um und fuhr weg. Doch ES war ihnen auf den Fersen. Immer wieder schlug es auf das Dach des Wagens ein. Kurz vor der Hauptstraße landete das Wesen auf der Motorhaube des Autos und starrte die Insassen an. Nach ungefähr 2 Minuten schoss es in die Luft und verschwand in der Dunkelheit.
- In Point Pleasant, West Virginia, there is a myth, as they say, but I call it a legend. Mothman. I am a photographer, I take many pictures of things, mostly people, nature, etc. One day while driving through WV, I saw a bridge. A very large "bird" thing was on top of it. The thing had bright red eyes as if it wasn't really even a bird. As I researched it, I found out it was called the Mothman and many other people had seen it as well.
- On Nov. 15, 1966, two young couples from Point Pleasant, Roger and Linda Scarberry, and Steve and Mary Mallette told police they saw a large white creature whose eyes "glowed red" when the car headlights picked it up. They described it as a "flying man with ten foot wings" following their car while they were driving in an area of town known as 'TNT', the site of a former World War 2 munitions plant. During the next few days, other people reported similar sightings, including two volunteer firemen who said it was a "large bird with red eyes". Mason County Sheriff George Johnson commented that he believed the sightings were due to an unusually large heron locally termed a "shitepoke". Contractor Newell Partridge told Johnson that when he aimed a flashlight at a creature in a nearby field its
- Ich sah auf der Straße vor mir ein Wesen mit pechschwarzem Fell, es hatte leuchtend rote Augen, war geschätzt 150 Zentimeter groß und hatte Flügel am Rücken. Ich riss also das Lenkrad nach rechts, um auszuweichen, woraufhin ich die Kontrolle über mein Auto verlor und gegen einen Baum fuhr. Der Stamm bohrte sich in mein Auto, ließ die Scheibe zersplittern, die Scherben schnitten mir das Gesicht auf und ich wurde im Auto eingeklemmt. Bevor ich ohnmächtig wurde, sah ich das Wesen im Wald verschwinden. Ich dachte an das Auto, an die Bäume, an die Straße, an das Wesen und an... Ich nickte nur.
- On Nov. 15, 1966, two young couples from Point Pleasant, Roger and Linda Scarberry, and Steve and Mary Mallette told police they saw a large white creature whose eyes "glowed red" when the car headlights picked it up. They described it as a "flying man with ten foot wings' following their car while they were driving in an area of town known as 'the TNT area', the site of a former World War II munitions plant.
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| abstract | - The Mothman was a male and a presumed Exile. He supplies silk. In The weaver's first mission, she needs special silk that could be only supplied by The Mothman.
* Mothman is named after a legendary creature. Alternatively, there were special moths that were used to create silk.
- In Point Pleasant, West Virginia, there is a myth, as they say, but I call it a legend. Mothman. I am a photographer, I take many pictures of things, mostly people, nature, etc. One day while driving through WV, I saw a bridge. A very large "bird" thing was on top of it. The thing had bright red eyes as if it wasn't really even a bird. As I researched it, I found out it was called the Mothman and many other people had seen it as well. A few weeks went by as I wondered about that strange creature. I saw it in my dreams, then one night, while I was shooting pictures of a dark and scary place, I heard something that sounded like it was circling around me, flying. I looked up and all I could see were red eyes, scary eyes. I ran to my car and it followed. As I got back into town, somebody had a shirt on with this creature with those red scary eyes. I then started wondering if that thing was stalking me, since I had a picture of it, or if it was possibly just wanting something from me. The first picture shows something that somebody found that an Indian had made. So has this Mothman been alive for over a 100 years? Is it even possible that it's a man who had something happen to him? This thing chased me in my car. I was going 75 and it was right on top of me, so this thing can fly as fast as my car and probably even faster. I really don't want to upload my picture of the Mothman, in case something or someone will get frightened or mad. I have two pictures of the Mothman. Sadly, I don`t want to upload it cause they are frightening. Here is a picture I found that looks like the Mothman is hanging from a bridge. Some say that Mothman still lives today near the Golden Gate Bridge. Keep a good eye on him if you live.
- Case File: Mothman Location: Point Pleasant, West Virginia Date: November 15, 1966 to December 15, 1967 Description: Point Pleasant is a city in Mason County, West Virginia, United States, at the confluence of the Ohio and Kanawha rivers. The population was 4,637 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Mason County and was the final home of Confederate Brigadier General John McCausland, the next-to-last Confederate General to die, who died at his farm at Grimm's Landing on January 23, 1927 and was buried in nearby Henderson. Point Pleasant is most famous for the 1967 collapse of the Silver Bridge, which killed 46 people.
- The enigmatic mothmen are cosmic harbingers, appearing in places where events of significance will occur. They are the familiars of the three Fate Sisters, but also serve other time-related entities such as Moros and Ananke.
- A mothman is a strange, lonesome creature somehow either entwined with or attracted to serious disasters. Almost unknown to scholars, their origins and details are merely guessed at. The mystery surrounding mothmen has led to their prominence in folklore which has made them known to most only by dark myths rather than solid facts.
- Mothman is a Cryptid claimed to have been sighted by many individuals in West Virginia from November 15, 1966 to December 15, 1967. Recent sightings have occurred, though none have been confirmed.
- On Nov. 15, 1966, two young couples from Point Pleasant, Roger and Linda Scarberry, and Steve and Mary Mallette told police they saw a large white creature whose eyes "glowed red" when the car headlights picked it up. They described it as a "flying man with ten foot wings' following their car while they were driving in an area of town known as 'the TNT area', the site of a former World War II munitions plant. During the next few days, other people reported similar sightings. Two volunteer firemen who sighted it said it was a "large bird with red eyes". Mason County Sheriff George Johnson commented that he believed the sightings were due to an unusually large heron he termed a "shitepoke". Contractor Newell Partridge told Johnson that when he aimed a flashlight at a creature in a nearby field its eyes glowed "like bicycle reflectors", and blamed buzzing noises from his television set and the disappearance of his German Shepherd dog on the creature. Wildlife biologist Dr. Robert L. Smith at West Virginia University told reporters that descriptions and sightings all fit the Sandhill Crane, a large American crane almost as high as a man with a seven foot wingspan featuring circles of reddish coloring around the eyes, and that the bird may have wandered out of its migration route. There were no Mothman reports in the immediate aftermath of the December 15, 1967 collapse of the Silver Bridge and the death of 46 people, giving rise to legends that the Mothman sightings and the bridge collapse were connected.
- thumb|400pxMothman to inaczej człowiek-ćma. Jest to człekokształtna istota pojawiająca się w Wirginii Zachodniej w USA, najwięcej doniesień pochodzi z Point Pleasant. Najwcześniejsze doniesienie o człowieku-ćmie pochodzi z okolic rzeki Ohio River, tam pewna kobieta jadąc z ojcem, dostrzegła sylwetkę człowieka wchodzącego na drogę. Gdy zwolniła, postać rozwinęła skrzydła i odleciała. Od tamtego czasu napływało coraz więcej doniesień o człekokształtnej istocie zwanej Mothmanem (Człowiekiem Ćmą). O następnym spotkaniu opowiadały dwie młode pary małżeńskie Scarberry i Malette, które zauważyły to dziwne stworzenie, kiedy to przejeżdżały obok opuszczonej fabryki trotylu nieopodal Point Pleasant. Istota miała wielkie oczy, jak podkreślają świadkowie, a także miała ludzkie kształty, ale ta człekokształtna istota była większa od przeciętnego człowieka, a na plecach znajdywały się złożone skrzydła. Kiedy stworzenie ruszyło ku drzwiom fabryki, pary w panice rzuciły się do ucieczki. Po chwili znów je ujrzeli, kiedy rozłożyło skrzydła i uniosło się nad wzgórzami, podążając za samochodem młodych. Nawet, kiedy pędzili ponad 100 mil na godzinę, nie mogli jej zgubić, aż do granic Point Pleasant. Zgłosili wszystko szeryfowi Millardowi Halsteadowi, ku ich zdumieniu nie tylko oni widzieli to stworzenie tej samej nocy - były też inne obserwacje. O 22.30 tego samego wieczora Newell Partridge, mieszkający w Salem nieopodal Point Pleasant oglądał telewizję, kiedy nagle telewizor zaczął wariować, ekran zrobił się czarny i z telewizora dochodziły dziwne dźwięki. Jego pies, zaczął wyć i Newell wyszedł na werandę, żeby sprawdzić co się dzieje. Na zewnątrz skierował światło latarki w kierunku stodoły z sianem i wtem zauważył dwa czerwone koła, wyglądające jak oczy lub, jak sam stwierdził, "światła od roweru". Według niego na pewno nie były to oczy zwierzęcia, co jeszcze bardziej go przeraziło. W końcu pies rzucił się w kierunku gorejących oczu, nie reagując na komendy swojego pana. Partridge wrócił do domu po strzelbę, ale nie wrócił już na podwórze - za bardzo się bał i jak zeznał później, poszedł spać ze swą bronią bowiem był przerażony całą zaistniałą sprawą. Następnego ranka po psie Newella nie było śladu. W gazecie przeczytał relację dwóch par, o których pisałem wcześniej, które to widziały latającego stwora obok fabryki: jedna z osób zeznała, że widzieli zwłoki dużego psa leżące na poboczu. Kilka minut później, kiedy wracali tą samą drogą, ciała już nie było. Newell Partridge już nigdy nie ujrzał swojego psa. Takich relacji nie brakuje w archiwach policji tego stanu, lecz później sprawa się skomplikowała, ponieważ nadeszły też relacje i doniesienia, że nad miastem coraz częściej można zaobserwować Niezidentyfikowane Obiekty Latające (UFO), oraz zaczęły się nasilać zjawiska poltergeistów. Wszystkimi tymi zjawiskami i obserwacjami zaczęli się interesować Faceci w Czerni (MIB), którzy to jeździli, śledzili ludzi, którzy widzieli Mothmana, UFO itd. Czasami nawet nachodzili ludzi w domach. Ludzie, którzy ich spotkali opowiadali, że mieli oni długie palce u rąk, byli ubrani w czarne garnitury i byli odziani w płaszcz, a także że ich ręce były na wpół przeźroczyste. Dnia 15 grudnia 1967 roku w Point Pleasant doszło do zawalenia się mostu Silver Bridge. Zginęły wtedy 44 osoby, z czego ciał dwojga nigdy nie odnaleziono. Katastrofę skojarzono z wcześniejszymi doniesieniami o Mothmanie, UFO, Poltergeistach itd. Przed tym wydarzeniem, Mothmana zaobserwowano ponad 100 razy, po katastrofie jedynym zdarzeniem, które przypomniało mieszkańcom Point Pleasant i stany Wirginii Zachodniej o Człowieku Ćmie było znalezienie przez farmera Ernesta Adkinsa, z New Haven, martwego psa rasy Beagle, który wyglądał jakby zginął w walce z istotą o ogromnym dziobie lub pazurach.thumb|294px|Zawalony most SilverbridgeDziennikarz i badacz fenomenu UFO, John Keel napisał książkę na podstawie wydarzeń w Point Pleasant i zeznań świadków, którzy rzekomo widzieli Mothmana. "The Mothman Prophecies" (Przepowiednie Człowieka Ćmy), opowiada o tym, że Człowiek Ćma, a raczej ludzie ćmy (tak stwierdza), są to stworzenia hierarchiczne i posiadające szósty zmysł, a stwierdza to fakt, że potwierdzają to okoliczności, w jakich pojawiał się Człowiek Ćma, np: przed zawaleniem się mostu Silverbridge. John Keel w swej książce znajduje zależności między Mothmanem, zdolnością prekognicji, a innymi zjawiskami widzianymi w Point Pleasant i okolicach. Wszystkie te wydarzenia są niezwykłe i trudne do wyjaśnienia. Niektórzy naukowcy uważają, że Mothman jest sową płomykówką, która ma szlarę koloru rdzawego i prawdopodobnie pod wpływem światła z reflektorów samochodu oczy stały się płomienne i wyglądały jak "światła od roweru", a lot tej sowy może wyjaśnić to, że te sowy wykorzystują ciepło, które wytwarzają min. samochody w ruchu, lecz ta teoria ma nikłe podstawy, ponieważ nie wyjaśnia np: tajemniczych dźwięków, które słyszeli świadkowie. Możliwe też, że Mothman jest swego rodzaju eksperymentem rządowym (a USA znane jest z takowych eksperymentów), niektórzy też twierdzą, że to demon lub jakiś przybysz z kosmosu, lecz dużo czasu minie póki się dowiemy, kim tak naprawdę jest Mothman? Na podstawie historii z Point Pleasant nakręcono film pt.: "Mothman Prophecies” - (Przepowiednie Człowieka Ćmy), film opowiada o dziennikarzu WASHINGTON POST, który przeżywa różne zjawiska. Kategoria:Legendy miejskie
- O Mothman (Homem Mariposa, Homem Borboleta ou Homem Traça) é uma suposta criatura, que segundo relatos, apareceu em Charleston e Point Pleasant, entre novembro de 1966 e dezembro de 1967. Sua aparição está associada ao acontecimento de futuros desastres. A suposta criatura é estudada e investigada pela Criptozoologia.
- The Mothman sightings are mentioned in Documents in the Case of Elizabeth Akeley where it is implied Mothman is actually a Migo. Although not directly related to The Carcosa Mythos, they are certainly thematically suitable!
- The Mothman or rather, Mothmen (as there are multiple), are cryptids that were captured by Mr. Marlin and brought to his private island in the Mirage comics. This creature is based on a being that has been described as haunting the Point Pleasant area of West Virginia.
- Mothman was a mammoth Animal-type Earthling who previously lived in the Karin Forest. he was defeated by Karinga clan's ancestor Iko, and the place became the settlement for his tribe.
- thumb|210px|MothmanDer Mothman (dt.: Mottenmann) ist ein in der Umgebung der US-amerikanischen Kleinstadt Point Pleaseant (West Virginia) gesichtetes Fabelwesen, dessen Erscheinen angeblich Unglück ankündigen soll.
- see also:owlman
- Mothman is the stagename of Dan La Mothe. He is the upright bassist of the Stellar Corpses
- 1. Sichtung: 15. November 1966, West Virginia, Point Pleasant, Ordnance Works. 23:30 Uhr: Roger und Linda Scarbarry und Steve und Mary Mallette waren von einer Party nach Hause gefahren. Sie nahmen eine Abkürzung über eine Landstraße. Bis Linda plötzlich eine Silhouette am Straßenrand erblickte. Es hatte menschliche Gestalt. Jedoch war es 2,13m groß, hatte riesige Flügel mit einer Spannweite von 3,04m auf dem Rücken und runde, rot glühende Augen. Panisch drehte Roger um und fuhr weg. Doch ES war ihnen auf den Fersen. Immer wieder schlug es auf das Dach des Wagens ein. Kurz vor der Hauptstraße landete das Wesen auf der Motorhaube des Autos und starrte die Insassen an. Nach ungefähr 2 Minuten schoss es in die Luft und verschwand in der Dunkelheit. Alle Ermittlungen führten ins Leere doch die Presse zeriss sich das Maul über diesen Vorfall. In ganz America wurde darüber berichtet. Sie nannten ihn den Mothman (zu deutsch Motten Mann) . Kategorie:Kreaturen Kategorie:Kurz
- Ich sah auf der Straße vor mir ein Wesen mit pechschwarzem Fell, es hatte leuchtend rote Augen, war geschätzt 150 Zentimeter groß und hatte Flügel am Rücken. Ich riss also das Lenkrad nach rechts, um auszuweichen, woraufhin ich die Kontrolle über mein Auto verlor und gegen einen Baum fuhr. Der Stamm bohrte sich in mein Auto, ließ die Scheibe zersplittern, die Scherben schnitten mir das Gesicht auf und ich wurde im Auto eingeklemmt. Bevor ich ohnmächtig wurde, sah ich das Wesen im Wald verschwinden. "Sachbeweise für seine Existenz gibt es nicht. Deswegen bin ich hier?", sagte ich zu dem Mann vor mir und faltete die Zeitung zusammen. Ich wurde nach meinem Unfall ins Krankenhaus eingeliefert, stand nach längerer Operation außer Lebensgefahr und wurde recht bald entlassen. Wer da im Wald den Notarzt gerufen hat, weiß ich nicht. Nach meiner Operation wurde ich vernommen, ich erzählte der Polizei alles was ich gesehen habe. Ich glaube, nein, ich weiß, dass sie dachten, ich wäre noch geschockt von dem Unfall, würde deshalb halluzinieren und Geschichten erfinden. Doch als ich nach wenigen Wochen immer noch auf meiner Geschichte beruhte, wurde ich von diversen Ärzten als "krank" angesehen und recht bald in eine psychiatrische Klinik eingeliefert. "Ja", antwortete er mir. Er hatte einen weißen Kittel an und ein Klemmbrett unter dem Arm. Ich schätzte ihn auf circa 40 Jahre, er hatte braune Haare und einen drei-Tage Bart. "Sie erzählen uns eine Geschichte von einem schwarzen Vogel mit roten Augen, der... anderthalb Meter misst?",unterbrach er mich. "Das habe nicht ich zu entscheiden", antwortete er, wobei er das "ich" besonders betonte. "Ich denke, unsere Sitzung ist beendet. Ich werde sie von zwei Ärzten auf ihr Zimmer bringen lassen." Ich wurde von zwei Ärzten in mein "Zimmer" gebracht. Es hatte weiße Schaumstoff-Wände und ich schlief hier alleine, Nachtruhe war von zwanzig bis acht Uhr. Danach gab es Frühstuck, um zwölf Uhr Mittagessen und um neunzehn Uhr Abendessen. Dazwischen waren Sitzungen, oder man saß alleine in seinem Zimmer. Man hatte kaum Gelegenheit, mit anderen Insassen zu reden. Ich legte mich auf mein Bett, starrte minutenlang die Decke an und dachte noch einmal über den Unfall nach. Ich dachte an das Auto, an die Bäume, an die Straße, an das Wesen und an... Ich wurde schlagartig aus meinen Gedanken gerissen, als zwei Männer mein Zimmer betreten. Sie hatten keine weißen Kittel wie jeder Arzt hier, und andere Insassen durften nicht in fremde Zimmer, dementsprechend erschrocken sah ich sie an. Sie hatten schwarze Mäntel, schwarze Schuhe, schwarze Lederhandschuhe und schwarze Hüte an. Unter dem Mantel trugen sie weiße Hemden, auf diesen waren schwarze Krawatten gebunden. Ihre Augen waren von Sonnenbrillen bedeckt. Ihre Haut war weiß, fast schon zu weiß, und ihre Lippen waren blutrot. Sie erinnerten mich an die Agenten aus den Men-In-Black Filmen, jedoch schienen sie nicht einmal ansatzweise so humorvoll zu sein. "Sie sind der, der den Unfall hatte..?", fragte mich einer der beiden. Er hatte eine tiefe Stimme. "Stehen sie auf!", befahl mir der andere in einer ebenso tiefen Stimme. Ich stand langsam und mit zittrigen Beinen auf und stelle mich vor sie. Sie waren beide etwa einen Kopf größer als ich. Sie packten mich an beiden Armen und zogen mich hinter sich her. Den Gang entlang, die Treppe runter. Mein Herz klopfte wahnsinnig schnell, es war die Ungewissheit, was mit mir passieren würde. In keinem der Zimmer brannte mehr Licht, da die Nachtruhe bereits begonnen hatte. Lediglich in der Küche war es hell, da sich einige Ärzte noch unterhielten. Ich versuchte, die Gelegenheit zu nutzen und um Hilfe zu rufen, doch die beiden Männer reagierten schneller. Sie hielten mir den Mund zu und zogen mich weiter, bis raus auf den Hof, wo sie mich in den Kofferraum ihres Autos, das ebenso schwarz wie sie selbst war, legten. Es war dunkel um mich herum, ich hatte keinen Platz um mich zu bewegen, die Fahrt schien endlos zu sein. Nach gefühlten zwei Stunden wurde ich müde und schlief ein. Ich weiß nicht, wie lange ich geschlafen habe, doch ich wurde durch einen Schlag ins Gesicht geweckt. Ich blinzelte, meine Nase tat durch den Schlag weh und ich hatte starke Kopfschmerzen, da der Motor in diesem Wagen extrem laut war. Die Männer zogen mich aus dem Kofferraum. Meine Beine schmerzten und ich kippte um. Ich sah mir an, wo wir waren. Um uns herum waren Bäume... Ein Wald. Wenige Meter von uns entfernt sah ich einen Hügel. Ich wurde von den Männern um den Hügel herumgezogen, bis wir vor einer Metalltür standen. Sie schlossen die Tür auf. Hinter ihr ging eine Treppe sehr weit nach unten, ich konnte das Ende nicht sehen. "Bitte... Ich kann selbst laufen.", bat ich die zwei Männer. "Eine falsche Bewegung, und du landest mit dem Gesicht auf den Stufen." So ließen sie mich vor sich her laufen, bis wir nach kurzer Zeit unten angekommen waren. Am Ende der Treppe war noch eine Metalltür, welche einer der Männer ebenfalls öffnete. Dahinter bot sich mir ein erstaunlicher Anblick. Etwa sechs weitere Männer, die genauso aussahen wie die, die mich entführten, saßen an Computern und tippen unaufhörlich Wörter auf den Tastaturen. Das Zimmer war nur schwach beleuchtet. Als wir den Raum betraten, drehten sich die Männer zu uns um, sahen mich an und verfolgten mich mit ihren Blicken, während ich durch den Raum gedrängt wurde, bis zu einer weiteren Tür. In dem Raum stand ein Tisch, auf ihm ein Buch mit einem Stift, daneben ein Stuhl. Am Boden lag eine Matratze. Ich wollte mich zu den Männern umdrehen, bekam jedoch davor einen festen Schlag auf den Hinterkopf. Ich wurde ohnmächtig. Der Mothman wird seit 50 Jahren überall gesichtet. Es ist ein Monster mit hypnotisierenden Augen und Engels-ähnlichen Flügeln. Der Legende nach soll er ein Vorbote für Unglück sein. Als ich aufwachte, befand ich mich in dem sehr schwach beleuchteten Raum, auf der Matratze liegend, meine Hände und Füße waren gefesselt und mein Mund war mit Klebeband verklebt. Einer der Männer betrat den Raum. Er riss mir das Klebeband vom Mund und sagte: "Hör mir zu. Wenn du tust, was wir dir sagen, passiert dir nichts, und du kannst bald wieder gehen. Aber wir brauchen dich. Es könnte sehr wichtig für uns sein, was du weißt." Ich nickte nur. "Wir setzen uns jetzt an diesen Tisch, und du erzählst mir alles, was an dem Tag, an dem du diesen Unfall hattest, passiert ist!" Ich stand auf, ging mit dem Mann zum Tisch und setze mich auf den Stuhl. Der Mann blieb stehen, davor nahm er das Buch, das auf dem Tisch lag an sich. "Ich fuhr an dem Tag von einem Kinobesuch heim, ich wohne aber nicht in der Stadt, weshalb ich durch einen Wald fahren musste. Ich fuhr lange, dann sah ich dieses Wesen und fuhr gegen einen Baum. Mehr nicht." Er schlug mit der Faust auf den Tisch. Er starrte mich sauer an, danach verließ er den Raum, vergaß jedoch, die Tür ganz zu schließen, so dass sie einen Spalt offen stand. Er war etwa 2 Minuten draußen, als ich einen der acht Männer sagen hörte: Die anderen verabschiedeten sich von ihm, und ich hörte die Tür zuknallen. Einer war weg. Ich legte mich auf die Matratze und schlief. Das fiel mir sehr leicht, da das Licht in dem Raum sehr schwach war. Irgendwann wachte ich auf, ich hatte kein Zeitgefühl mehr, aber ich hörte eine Tür zuknallen. Ich dachte, dass der Mann zurückgekommen sei, doch plötzlich hörte ich Schreie. Ich hörte, wie Körper auf den Boden klatschten, ich hörte, wie Schüsse fielen, und Schreie, Schreie ohne Ende. Plötzlich wurden die Schreie leiser, bis ich nur noch eine Stimme hörte: Dann hörte ich noch einen letzen Schrei, und einen Körper, der zu Boden fiel. Plötzlich war alles still. Mehrere Minuten. Stille. Ich wagte nicht einmal, richtig zu atmen, und ich bewegte mich kein Stück. Dann hörte ich Schritte. Sie kamen langsam, sehr langsam auf die Tür zu. Sie waren sehr laut, und wurden immer lauter. Plötzlich ging die Tür auf. Da war es. Das Wesen. Der Mothman. Der, wegen dem ich "gestört" bin. Er sah mich an. Ich wartete darauf, dass er mich jeden Moment tötete. Sein Schnaufen durchbrach die Stille. "ja... ja, ich kann reden. Alle wundert das, danach sind sie tot." Ich starrte ihn mit aufgerissenen Augen an. "Du willst wissen, warum ich alle diese Menschen töte, nicht wahr? Nicht ich bin es, der sie tötet. Sie sterben, und ich hole mir ihre Seele. Nenn mich, Gott, Nenn mich Teufel. Lass es mich dir erklären. Wenn ein Mensch stirbt, dann weiß ich das. Im Normalfall schon Tage vorher. Meistens warte ich, bis sie tot sind, und hole mir die Seelen dann. Oft bin ich auch schon vorher da. Es gibt jedoch auch einige Menschen, die dem Tod entfliehen. Menschen, wie diese, die jetzt tot hinter mir liegen, Menschen wie diese, die ich dann selbst zur Strecke bringen muss, weil sie mit ihrem Tod nicht leben können. Habe ich das nicht schön gesagt? Dann leben diese Menschen noch den ein oder anderen Monat, bis sie am Ende aussehen wie sie, diese Black Men, nenne ich sie, und dennoch sterben sie, einer nach dem anderen. Sie waren dem Tode geweiht. Aber lass mich dich etwas fragen. Du hast mich bei deinem Autounfall gesehen, nicht? Dennoch stehst du hier, lebendig wie eh und je. Wieso nur? Hatte ich es bei deinem Unfall etwa eilig? Musste ich weg und konnte mir deine Seele nicht holen?" Plötzlich lief mir ein eiskalter Schauer den Rücken herunter. Wollte dieses Wesen etwa sagen dass… dass ich.. hätte sterben müssen bei diesem Unfall? Dass das nicht zu überleben war? „Warte! Aber… Ich hätte keinen Unfall gehabt, wärst du nicht auf der Straße gestanden. Ich… ich bin nicht tot!“ „Menschen.“, sagte er und lief langsam auf mich zu. „Immer das gleiche mit euch. Akzeptiert euren Tod, so wie den anderer Menschen, die ihr liebt. Ein Todgeweihter kann nicht gerettet werden, seht das doch endlich ein.“ Mothman legte mir seine Hand auf die Stirn. Mir wurde langsam schwarz vor Augen. Er ging mit seinen Lippen an mein Ohr und flüsterte mir etwas ein. „Auch wenn du dich nichtmehr daran erinnern wirst, kann es dir nicht vorenthalten.“ Er sah mich noch einmal ernst an, dann flüsterte er, leise, kaum hörbar. Er ließ mich auf den Boden fallen. Alles wurde schwarz. Das Letzte, was ich sah, war Mothman, wie er einmal mit seinen Flügeln schlug und verschwand. Aufeinmal war alles komplett dunkel. „Und irgendwo, schlüpft in genau diesem Moment, ein kleiner Vogel aus dem Ei.“ Kategorie:Mittellang Kategorie:Schockierendes Ende Kategorie:Tod Kategorie:Kreaturen Kategorie:Konversationen
- The Mothman resembles a 7 foot tall, winged creature with glowing red eyes. Its wings were said to resemble a bird's, a bat's, or a combination of the two. It is covered in a black/brown feathers/fur.
- On the evening of November 15, 1966 two young married couples from Point Pleasant, Roger and Linda Scarberry and Steve and Mary Mallette, were out for a drive in the Scarberrys' car. They were passing a World War II TNT factory about seven miles outside of Point Pleasant, in the 2,500 acre McClintic Wildlife Station, when they noticed two red lights in the shadow by an old generator plant near the gate of the factory. They stopped the car and were startled to see that the lights were the glowing red eyes of a large animal, "shaped like a man, but bigger, maybe six and a half or seven feet tall, with big wings folded against its back," according to Roger Scarberry. Terrified, the couples took off in their car, heading for Route 62. Headed down the exit ramp, they saw the creature again, standing on a ridge near the road. It spread its wings and took off, following their car to the city limits. They went to the Mason County courthouse and told their story to Deputy Millard Halstead, who later said "I've known these kids all their lives. They'd never been in any trouble and they were really scared that night. I took them seriously." He followed Roger Scarberry's car back to the TNT factory, but found no sign of the strange creature. According to the book Alien Animals, by Janet Board, a poltergeist attack on the Scarberry home took place later that night, in which the creature was seen several times. On that very same evening, at about 10:30 p.m. Newell Partridge, a local building contractor who lived in Salem, about 90 miles from point pleasant, was watching television when he the screen suddenly went dark. He would later state that a weird pattern filled the screen and that he heard a loud whining sound coming from outside that raised in pitch before drawing silent, “It sounded like a generator winding up”. Newell’s dog, Bandit, began to stir and howl out of the front porch, Newell got up to investigate what was going on. When he walked outside, he noticed that Bandit was focused on the hay barn, about 150 yards from the house. Newell then turned on his flashlight and shinned the beam in the direction of the barn, upon doing so the light illuminated two red circles that looked like eyes or the reflectors of a bicycle tire, the sight of these glowing red eyes frightened him. Bandit, an experienced hunting dog who was also very protective of his territory shot off across the yard in the direction of the glowing eyes. Newell called for his dog to stop and come back to the porch but the determined dog paid no attention to his master. Afraid for the life of his dog Newell ran back into the house to get his gun but was to frightened to go back outside. That night he slept with with his gun propped up agianst his bed. The next morning Bandit was no where to be found, Newell called out for his dog but to no avail. Two days later there was still no sign of Bandit when Newell read about the Mothman sightings in Point Pleasant. He read one statement in particular that may have explained the fate of his beloved dog. Roger Scarberry, one of the 4 people who originally saw the Mothman near the old TNT plant, was qouted by the newspaper as saying that they saw the body of a large dog laying on the side of the road moments before the Mothman appeared to them. Could this have been to body of Bandit? The next night, November 16, local townspeople, armed, went searching the area around the old TNT plant for signs of Mothman. This old World War II TNT plant would become known as the lair of the Mothman, and the strange creature could not have picked a better place to hide. The area was made up of several hundred acres of woods and large concrete domes where exploseves where stored during the war. A network of tunnels branched out across the area and made it possible for the creature to move about without being noticed. The area was also surrounded by the McClintic Wildlife Station, a heavily forested animal perserve filled with dense woods, artificial and natural ponds, and steep ridges and hills. Much of the reserve was inaccessible by vehicle amd any creature, including the Mothman, could have remained hidden. Mr. and Mrs. Raymond Wamsley and Mrs. Marcella Bennett with her baby daughter Teena, were in a car on their way to visit their friends, Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Thomas, who lived in a bungalow among the igloos which where concrete dome shaped structures erected for explosives storage during WWII close to the TNT plant. The igloos were now empty, some owned by the county, some by companies intending to use them for storage. They were headed back to their car when a figure appeared behind the parked vehicle. Mrs. Bennett said it seemed like it had been lying down, slowly rising up from the ground, large and gray, with glowing red eyes. Mrs. Bennett reportedly was so terrified that she dropped her young daughter but quickly got her thoughts together, picked up her child and ran back into the house. Wamsley phoned the police as the terrified friends heard the creature walk onto the porch and peering in through the windows. By the time the police got to the house the creature had disappeared. On November 24, four people saw the Mothman flying through the air over the TNT area. On the morning of November 25, Thomas Ury, who was driving along Route 62 north of the TNT, said he saw the creature standing in a field by the road, then spread its wings and took off, following his car as he sped into Point Pleasant to report the sighting to the sheriff. On November 26, Mrs. Ruth Foster of Charleston, West Virginia saw the Mothman standing on her front lawn, but it was gone when her brother-in-law went out to look. On the morning of November 27, it pursued a young woman near Mason, West Virginia, and was reported again in St. Albans the same night, by two children. The Mothman was seen again January 11, 1967, and several times during 1967. Fewer sightings of the Mothman were reported after the collapse of the Silver Bridge, when 46 people died. The Silver Bridge, so named for its aluminum paint, was an eyebar chain suspension bridge that connected the cities of Point Pleasant, West Virginia and Gallipolis, Ohio over the Ohio River. It was built in 1928 and collapsed on December 15, 1967; investigation of the wreckage pointed to the failure of a single eye-bar in a suspension chain due to a small flaw when it was made. Some researchers believe that the appearce of the Mothman brings about a warning of trageity to come, and say that the sightings of the Mothman in Point Pleasant was due to the iminenct collapes of the ill fated bridge. Reports of Mothman sightings and events continue to this day. Instances of "strange flying creatures" and "winged men" have been reported in many American states as well as across the globe in Europe, Asia and the Middle East, including supposed sightings in Chernobyl, Ukraine in 1986, shortly before the Chernobyl Nuclear Disaster. A large collection of first-hand material about Mothman is found in John Keel's 1975 book The Mothman Prophecies, in which Keel lays out the chronology of Mothman and what he claims to be related parapsychological events in the area, including UFO activity, Men in Black encounters, poltergeist activity, Bigfoot and black panther sightings, animal and human mutilations, precognitions by witnesses, and the December 15, 1967 collapse of the Silver Bridge across the Ohio River. Keel's first book was the basis of a 2002 movie of the The Mothman Prophecies, starring Richard Gere, Laura Linney and Debra Messing, directed by Mark Pellington. A companion book called The Eighth Tower was also released in 1975, built on material edited from The Mothman Prophecies by the publishers. John Keel believes that Point Pleasant was a “window” area, a place that was marked by long periods of strange sightings, monster reports and the coming and going of unusual persons. He states that it may be wrong to blame the collapse of the bridge on the local UFO sightings, but the intense activity in the area at the time does suggest some sort of connection. Others have pointed to another supernatural link to the strange happenings, blaming the events on the legendary Cornstalk Curse that was placed on Point Pleasant in the 1770's. Author Jeff Wamsley has compiled two books on the Point Pleasant Mothman phenomenon. In his 2002 book Mothman: The Facts Behind the Legend, with Donnie Sergent, Jr., Wamsley presents old press clippings, local history, and eyewitness interviews. In his second book, Mothman: Behind the Red Eyes written in 2005, Wamsley interviews nearly a dozen eyewitnesses, allowing them to describe what they saw. Wamsley is also the owner of the Mothman Museum and a key organizing figure in the Mothman Festival each year in Point Pleasant, West Virginia. A.B. Colvin, a local photojournalist and documentary film maker who claims to have seen the creature in 1967 and 1973, has produced a book and 32-hour DVD news series on Mothman called The Mothman's Photographer, with over 40 eyewitnesses and experts. Colvin's sister took a snapshot of him in 1973 that allegedly shows a Garuda or Thunderbird in the background. Colvin took a picture of an anomalous figure in a crop circle in 1979 that he alleges could be either his deceased father, who Colvin reports was at the suppoesed Philadelphia Experiment in 1943, or Indrid Cold, a 'spaceman' who reportedly contacted local resident Woody Derenberger. While researching various forms of Buddhist philosophy and various Native tribes, Colvin seems to have reached the conclusion that both the Garuda of the Far East and the Thunderbird of the Native Americans are synonymous with Mothman, and that the Mothman was fulfilling a pre-ordained, archetypal role that involves stopping heinous crimes at pivotal moments in mankind's cyclical existence by sending visions, dreams, and messages to ordinary humans. Colvin presents some evidence that Charleston witnesses separately saw Mothman, the Dover Demon, the Virgin Mary, plasma figures, "intelligent" globes of light, and the Flatwoods monster in the same spot, lending credence to his Mothman "shape-shifting" theory. Cryptozoologist and author Loren Coleman, in the 2002 book Mothman and Other Curious Encounters focuses on news stories he alleges undermine Keel's "ultraterrestrial" approach. As Coleman likes to point out, the word "Mothman" was coined by a copyeditor in Ohio who was a fan of the television "Batman" series. Coleman alleges that the Indrid Cold story told by Woodrow Derenberger has little or nothing to do with the core Mothman reports. He claims that over eighty people have died because they have seen, researched, or had some connection to Mothman, such as the wife of the director of the 2002 motion picture, who also worked on a Mothman film. Coleman feels that the influence of Keel has heightened the cryptozoological realities that underlie the initial reports. He claims he does not consider mundane natural history explanations as the final answer. Sceptics such as a college professor in 1966 and members of CSICOP in 2002 have argued that the most likely explanation of the sightings is excited eyewitnesses mistaking a barn owl for a winged monster. Another possibility is the misidentification of a sandhill crane. The sandhill crane, however, is not native to the area but may have migrated down from Canada. This theroy does not appease those who have wittnessed the Mothman in person, stateing that in no way could what they have seen actualy have been a bird of any kind. Omen of horrific events to come, demon, escaped government experiment, barn owl, Sandhill Crane or something else, what could the Mothman be? Unlike a lot of criptids that are localized in a general area, the Mothman does not seem to appear in any one area for a long period of time making field reasearch of the creature next to impossible. And if the theory that the Mothman is an omen of ill fortune would any field reasearch even want to go looking for such a creature? The Mothman is one cryptid that will most likey remain a mystery for all time, flying erierly through the darkest places in our world and our subconcious.
- Moth monsters with soft fur covering their bodies and large wings with peculiar patterns. They prefer to dwell in dark places, but have a tendency to be attracted to lights. They have a special sensory organ that detects a human man’s spirit energy as light, and they fly around wandering in pursuit of human men, drawn by the radiance of spirit energy. They have a gentle disposition, but also have simple thoughts and values, and the only thing on their mind is mating with human men and getting pregnant. When they’re fond of a man, it’s directly linked to becoming pregnant with that man’s offspring, and for that reason bearing their partner’s offspring and the act required for that purpose are their greatest expressions of love. When they find a human man that strikes their fancy, they flap their wings especially strongly and shower him with powdery scales. This powder has a bewitching effect, and those who breathe in a large amount of it will temporarily become simpleminded to the same degree as them. In other words, they’ll start having primitive thoughts rooted in biology like “there’s a good female right before my very eyes, so I want to impregnate her and make her have my children.” When these females who just want to get pregnant with the child of the male in front of them attack a man in this state, he will be unable to refuse them. They will both have intercourse to impregnate / get pregnant, and sperm will be poured inside her womb. Pure pleasure will easily make a man their prisoner when he’s unable to think due to the state of simple-mindedness. Once they’ve obtained a husband, they start to sense their husband’s spirit energy as an even stronger and warmer light, to the point that other lights feel dim to them. To them, this light is like the only light in the darkness. Their heart and body are always drawn towards that light, and they desire to nestle close to their husband as if to aggressively fawn on and cling to him. And once they touch the light of their husband directly, they get an unlimited urge to have his sperm poured inside and have life dwell within their womb, and then it makes them want to have children with their husband even more. Their powder doesn’t drop when they’re flying normally. It only scatters if they flap strongly. They don’t usually deliberately try to scatter it either. Most of the time, they scatter it unconsciously when they flap their wings strongly because they became aroused and happy from finding a man. In this way, they are easily moved to action by emotion, but it’s really something else when they’re overjoyed after becoming pregnant with the child of their beloved husband. They get so excited they fly around here and there, and scatter powder all over the entire area around them. Of course, the area will become full of couples having intercourse for the sake of impregnation and fertilization, so it’s troublesome. However, among monsters it is commonly believed that inhaling this powder before intercourse with one’s husband increases fertility, so it’s generally welcomed when they “go out of control.”
- The Mothman was a spanish conquistador who claimed many countries in the south of Wal-Mart. Prior the the conquistation of the countries there was nothing, not even air or dirt. Nowadays there is a big freaky-ass monster that is named after him. But one night he was mistaken for a monster chasing people (While he was on his way to the Kwik-E-Mart and was seen for the first time). He flew along side a car with an open window, but eventually humans will be scared to shit if a moth-like-creature comes up and asks for smokes. They rolled up the window and a part of his wing with it. After that they speeded up to 100mp/h and they claimed they were chased by it. He suffered a massive headache as his head was dragged along with the car as his wing got stuck to the window. Basically, it is a weird moth thing that flies around cities (Most Commonly Boston) and bridges singing Enya songs backwards while peeling an orange. The Mothman has also been known to leave whoopee cushions on chairs in U.N meetings and has been held responsible for Donald Trump's hair.
- The Mothman is a legendary creature that was reportedly seen in the Point Pleasant area of West Virginia from November 15, 1966, to December 15, 1967.
- Mothman (Byron Lewis) is a minor character from the comic book Watchmen, specifically the "Under the Hood" segments, as well has having a more central role in the Before Watchmen comics.
- A cryptid of American origin. In the mid-1960s, there were some sightings of a great winged creature with massive reddish eyes. It is thought (outside of cryptozoology) that these might actually be misconstrued sandhill cranes or barn owls.
- The state of West Virginia has had its fair share of strange, often inexplicable events, but perhaps the strangest yet is the arrival of the creature known as the Mothman, who changed the sleepy little town of Point Pleasant forever when it swooped in one cold autumn night. Today, Mothman is one of the most well-known cryptids in the world, made famous partly by John Keel's book (later adapted to film) The Mothman Prophecies. Mothman is also hunted in Mountain Monsters on Destination America.
- On Nov. 15, 1966, two young couples from Point Pleasant, Roger and Linda Scarberry, and Steve and Mary Mallette told police they saw a large white creature whose eyes "glowed red" when the car headlights picked it up. They described it as a "flying man with ten foot wings" following their car while they were driving in an area of town known as 'TNT', the site of a former World War 2 munitions plant. During the next few days, other people reported similar sightings, including two volunteer firemen who said it was a "large bird with red eyes". Mason County Sheriff George Johnson commented that he believed the sightings were due to an unusually large heron locally termed a "shitepoke". Contractor Newell Partridge told Johnson that when he aimed a flashlight at a creature in a nearby field its eyes glowed "like bicycle reflectors", and blamed buzzing noises from his television set and the disappearance of his German Shepherd dog on the creature. A wildlife biologist at West Virginia University told reporters that descriptions and sightings all fit the Sandhill Crane, a large American crane almost as high as a man with a seven foot wingspan featuring circles of reddish coloring around the eyes, and that the bird may have wandered out of its migration route. There were no more reports after the Dec. 15, 1967 collapse of the Silver Bridge and the death of 46 people, giving rise to legends that the sightings and the bridge collapse were connected. Folklorist Jan Harold Brunvand notes that Mothman has been widely covered in the popular press, some claiming sightings connected with UFOs, and others claiming that a military storage site was Mothman's "home". Brunvand notes that recountings of the 1966-67 Mothman reports usually state that at least 100 people saw Mothman with many more "afraid to report their sightings", but observed that written sources for such stories consisted of children's books or sensationalized or undocumented accounts that fail to quote identifiable persons. Brunvand found elements in common among many Mothman reports and much older folk tales, suggesting that something real may have triggered the scares and became woven with existing folklore. He also records anecdotal tales of Mothman supposedly attacking the roofs of parked cars inhabited by teenagers in lovers lanes. Skeptic Joe Nickell says that a number of hoaxes followed the publicity generated by the original reports, such as a group of construction workers who tied red flashlights to helium balloons. Nickell attributes the Mothman reports to pranks, misidentified planes, and sightings of a barn owl, an albino owl, or perhaps a large snowy owl, suggesting that the Mothman's "glowing eyes" were actually red-eye effect caused from the reflection of light from flashlights or other light sources. Days before the Silver Bridge collapse in 1967, Mothman was sighted throughout the area. After the bridge's collapse, there were no more sightings. A similar creature, known as the Blackbird of Chernobyl, was sighted around Pripyat in the weeks leading up to the Chernobyl Disaster of 1986. It is unknown if the two are related or even the same creature.
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