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The Silver Bridge was an eyebar-chain suspension bridge built in 1928 which carried U.S. Route 35 over the Ohio River, connecting Point Pleasant, West Virginia, and Gallipolis, Ohio. Officially named the Point Pleasant Bridge , [ 1 ] it was popularly known as the Silver Bridge for the color of its aluminum paint.
Mothman, in West Virginian folklore, is a humanoid creature reportedly seen in the Point Pleasant area from November 15, 1966, to December 15, 1967. Despite its name, the original sightings of the creature described avian features.
The Mothman Legacy is a 2020 American documentary film about the Mothman, a purported humanoid creature known for allegedly being sighted in Point Pleasant, West Virginia, in the 1960s. Directed and edited by Seth Breedlove , the film is a direct sequel to the 2017 documentary The Mothman of Point Pleasant and a follow-up to the 2019 ...
Paranormal enthusiasts flock to Point Pleasant in search of Mothman, a creature said to be a harbinger of imminent disaster that inhabits an abandoned TNT factory from World War II. John Keel published a book in 1975 entitled The Mothman Prophecies , and a film inspired by the novel was released in January 2002.
[5] Horsley argued the film's Mothman arrives from a foreign dimension, but being without "physical existence," it is also a product of the minds of Point Pleasant's citizens, based on "formless and impersonal energy." [6] The Mothman, identified by Horsley as "emissary of the Id," is depicted in the film as being as natural as electricity. [6]
Sep. 13—The 2023 crowd gathered for the festival. Photo: Chris Rizer, Main Street Point Pleasant POINT PLEASANT, WV— The Mothman has haunted the region going back decades, providing ...
Point Pleasant is one of the more well-known cryptid towns, hosting this museum, a statue and an annual Mothman Festival that attracts thousands of tourists. [ 1 ] A cryptid town is a colloquial term given to a town which has a close cultural identity with a local cryptid , often with the goal of encouraging tourism . [ 2 ]
Researchers suggest a few reasons for this: One is the "set point" theory, which posits that your body will fight to maintain the same weight through metabolic adaptations. These adaptations ...