Point Pleasant, West Virginia, was invaded by the 2025 Mothman Festival, a celebration of the creepy cryptid in his hometown.

The legend begins in November 1966, when couples driving near the now-abandoned TNT munitions site reported a tall, winged creature with glowing red eyes chasing their car. The sightings crescendoed until the Silver Bridge disaster on December 15, 1967, which left 46 people dead and severed more than a bridge. The collapse is forever entwined with Mothman lore: many believe the creature was a harbinger, a warning ignored. Now, an annual festival celebrates the fabled character.

On this sunny weekend in late September, the festival overflows Point Pleasant's small downtown. Musicians set up in the streets, and bands play in the amphitheater along the Ohio River. V

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