Mysterious American Indian Curses and the Mothman

Brent Swancer explores the connection between an old American Indian curse and the Mothman.

There are plenty of places in this world that have strange and anomalous histories, and sometimes there are bits and pieces that are not connected until years later. One very interesting tale is that of a supposed curse that was laid down by a dying Indian chief in America’s colonial years, and which may very well tie to the bizarre phenomenon of the nefarious Mothman of West Virginia. It is a story of adventure, colorful history, and the paranormal. Read more

The Mothman Eyeqitness Acounts

The Mothman sightings were some of the best-documented paranormal incidents in history. Lon Strickler offers some of the eyewitness accounts.

In celebration of author John Keel and the Mothman Festival in Point Pleasant, WV this weekend, I'm offering a few Mothman eyewitness accounts from the past:

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Mothman and the Thunderbird: Separated at Birth?

Daniel V. Boudillion examines the striking resemblance between the "Mothman" and an Indian Thunderbird artifact.

Introduction

The purpose of this report is to draw attention to similarities between a circa 1600 Indian Thunderbird artifact, and the descriptions of an anomalous and frightening figure seen repeatedly in 1967, dubbed "The Mothman."

Mothman History

The Mothman is one of the strangest and most terrifying of anomalous creatures ever to be recorded in America. Between November 12, 1966 and December 15, 1967, it terrorized citizens in the Point Pleasant area of West Virginia. It was said to have been encountered by at least 100 people over the course of that year. Read more