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Many a comparison can be drawn between your average classic rock star and the Mothman.
He’s mysterious. A bit of a loner. Came up in the sixties. And has a dedicated fanbase that’s spawned conventions and a series of erotica.
But while Mothman is undoubtedly the cryptid of West Virginia, the reach and sightings of this red-eye, winged, moth-like humanoid have expanded beyond the Mountain State and into places like Pennsylvania .
Mothman sightings in Pa.
In “ John A. Keel: The Man, the Myths, and the Ongoing Mysteries