Halloween Special: The Mothman Prophecy

Happy Halloween! We're covering your (well, Kevin's) favorite cryptid: MOTHMAN! With his glowing, red eyes and enormous wingspan, is Mothman just a clumsy bird or a harbinger of doom? Sightings of this alleged monster began in Point Pleasant, West Virginia in 1966. Some believe that Mothman was connected to UFO sightings in the area at the time along with a smiling, extraterrestrial man named Indrid Cold. This idea is explored further in the movie and book of the same title, The Mothman Prophecies. Mothman has not gone away, and many airport staff at O'Hare International Airport in Chicago have stories. Settle in for a special Halloween episode, misfits...chirp, screech, woooooosh!

 

Episode Sources:

“An Ode to a Hometown Creature: Mothman of Point Pleasant, West Virgina” by Swen Mallow, June 7, 2021, Folklife

“Meet The Mothman, The Horrifying Cryptid Of West Virginia Folklore” by Jaclyn Anglis, Edited by Maggie Donahue, August 13, 2024, All That’s Interesting

“The Mothman Prophecies (2002)” on IMDb

“The case of the Chicago Mothman” by Robbie Telfer, September 5, 2024, WBEZ Chicago

“An Update on the Legendary Chicago Mothman” by Jennifer Greer, December 10, 2021, Medium

“The Mothman of O’Hare: Winged Humanoid Sightings Haunt Chicago’s Skies” by Jack Sullivan, Hangar 1 Publishing

“Unravelling the mystery of the Chicago Mothman: Experts reveal the truth behind the creepy red-eyed flying monster - as Netflix releases trailer for Unsolved Mysteries” by Jonathan Chadwick, July 21, 2024, DailyMail

“Festival FAQ” from Mothman Festival website

“The Mothman And The Silver Bridge Collapse” from November 3, 2023, All That’s Interesting

“Mothman Statue” on RoadSide America

“The Mothman Revisited” episode of Unsolved Mysteries on Netflix, Volume 4, Episode 5

 

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