There is no shortage of weird cryptid stories here in North America. Stories of mythical creatures like Bigfoot go back hundreds of years when only the Native Americans inhabited this continent. However, none of the American "monster" stories can quite top the weirdness of the Mothman legend. Back in 1966, the sleepy town of Point Pleasant, West Virginia was turned upside down and made a household name overnight when young couples started reporting a seven-foot tall, black flying creature with a huge wingspan and red glowing eyes chasing them through the remote areas outside of town.
Almost as quickly as the Mothman sightings started, they ended with the tragic real-life collapse of the Silver Bridge over the Ohio River that killed 46 people. It all makes for a bizarre true story that leaves one wondering if it was all just a hoax. Or is it really possible there was some weird flying humanoid creature or other kind of paranormal activity going on with the Mothman legend. Let's look at the Mothman story with an open mind and see if we can't come up with some plausible explanations of what really happened in this small town nearly 60 years ago.
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