Myths - The Greatest Mysteries of Humanity: Season 1, Episode 4

1 - 4: Searching for Mothman

The Mothman - A creature as sinister as the devil himself. A black creature, two meters tall, with glowing red eyes and gigantic wings. This mysterious creature has been haunting the small American town of Point Pleasant since the 1960s. In 1966 and 1967 alone, over 100 people claim to have seen the Mothman. They still remember their encounter with horror and believe that the mysterious figure is a herald of disasters.

The collapse of the Silver Bridge in 1967 with 46 fatalities would seem to confirm these fears. Could this winged creature actually be a messenger of doom, perhaps even a demon from another realm?

Cryptozoologists and scientists are trying to solve the mystery.  The increasing number of newspaper reports about the Mothman may have also fuelled the legend.