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Mothman: America's Notorious Winged Monster

In this special Halloween episode of Monstrum, Dr. Zarka takes a look at the complicated history of the flying creature and how the town of Point Pleasant 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?

English
  • Originally Aired October 16, 2019
  • Runtime 20 minutes
  • Production Code GUpeDwiD64M
  • Network PBS Digital Studios
  • Created November 16, 2019 by
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  • Modified February 11, 2022 by
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