07/24/2025
You know what’s cooler than a beach vacation or a big city escape? A trip to a small Appalachian town where a 7-foot-tall red-eyed cryptid allegedly roamed around in the ‘60s flapping his cursed wings and giving people existential dread.
Enter: The Mothman
✨ He’s not a bird. He’s not a plane. He’s not your ex showing up unannounced. He’s… possibly an alien, demon, government experiment, or all three wrapped in feathers and trauma.
In 1966, Mothy allegedly started terrorizing teens in Point Pleasant—appearing near the (then soon-to-collapse) Silver Bridge, flying into cars, and just generally vibing in that “harbinger of doom” way we all wish we could pull off.
Was he trying to warn us?
Was he just a misunderstood fashion icon with red LED eyes?
Or was he simply the cryptid equivalent of “new phone who dis”?
🎉 Either way, this town now has:
A Mothman Museum (yes, merch included)
A 15-foot-tall metal statue with buns of steel that will make you question your taste
An annual Mothman Festival where the weird, the nerdy, and the conspiracy theorists gather like it’s Comic-Con for spooky Appalachia
And enough charming small-town weirdness to make your inner goth 13-year-old absolutely weep with joy
So pack a bag, bring a flashlight, and prepare to scream “MOTHY, BABY, WHERE YOU AT?!” into the woods at midnight like the emotionally stable adventurer you are.