The Mothman

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The Mothman Prophecies is such an underrated movie. Sure it drifts from the alleged real story, but it hits on a lot of points too. 

So many other reports of encounters over the years...

Traveled into West Virginia, Kentucky, and Virginia a lot over the years so many weird mountain stories, and relatives in the area say the mountains have a way of making you forget, and then it bites you on the ass again.

Here's one I recall reading about ....

https://www.ranker.com/list/true-mothman...ra-radford
 

The first of a series of strange sightings actually took place about 85 miles away from Point Pleasant in Clendenin, WV. Five grave diggers heard a rustling in the trees overhead and looked up to find what they claimed was a flying man directly above them.
Over the next few days, more reports started trickling in. Two volunteer firemen described a "large bird with red eyes." At least a hundred reports from people of all ages circulated throughout Point Pleasant between November 1966 and December 1967, describing a monster that was able to ascend straight up into the air “like a helicopter.” All of the witnesses described the same bird-man with glowing, hypnotic red eyes and the wings of a bat.
Mary Hyre, a reporter at the time of the Mothman sightings, received over 500 phone calls, not only about this mysterious creature, but also strange lights in the sky, electrical interference, mysterious humming sounds, and UFO sightings. Then, on December 15, 1967, a year after the Mothman sightings began, tragedy struck. During rush hour traffic, the Silver Bridge collapsed, 46 people died, and the Mothman disappeared.

Two Young Couples Were Reportedly Chased Down Route 62 By The MothmanOn November 15, 1966, two couples (Roger and Linda Scarberry and Steve and Mary Mallette) were driving past a TNT plant when they saw a humanoid figure with glowing red eyes. Linda described what they saw on the side of the road as a bird-like humanoid creature with a large wingspan and fiery red eyes. She said it was about 7 feet tall, its wings folded against its back. "You could see muscles in its legs" she recalled.
The creature followed them as they drove back towards Point Pleasant on Route 62, then it veered off into the fields and disappeared. The group went straight to the Mason County Police Department to share the terrifying account, which soon made its way into local papers.
"I wish we had never seen it, I wish someone else had seen it," Linda Scarberry said later.