ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — Illinois may be famous for its deep dish pizza, Cheap Trick, the Willis Tower, and the sock monkey, but the Prairie State is also a hotbed for sightings of cryptozoological ...

POINT PLEASANT, W.Va. — Every September, the streets in this tiny town along West Virginia's border with Ohio are taken over by Mothman, a mysterious creature that, like Bigfoot, has inspired books, ...

That is music from the streets of Point Pleasant, West Virginia, which is hosting the Mothman Festival this weekend. Fans of the mythical creature are flocking to the small town like - well, like ...

Since its first reported sightings in 1966, West Virginia's famous mythical cryptid, the Mothman, has become a celebrated icon, inspiring an annual festival, popular decor and even Halloween costumes.

You would never expect the small, unsassuming town of Gallipolis, Ohio, to be haunted by a folkloric monster, but that's just what you'll find in this enclave that sits on the West Virginia border.

The sightings ended in 1967 when the town's Silver Bridge collapsed into the Ohio River, killing 46 people.Some believers said the Mothman had come to warn them, while others suggested the entity may ...

Coverage of Mothman sightings held the nation in its grip for more than a year. Every time the winged creature was spotted, tragedy seemed to follow in its wake, including the Silver Bridge collapse ...

Like ominous black angels portending death and disaster, they hover in the dark corners of our lives and drop dread warnings of dire things to come. They're the creepy, winged, evil spirits of "The ...

A red-eyed phantom soars high above the night sky, leaving fear and tragedy in its wake. Some call it a myth. Others a nightmare. Only the daring seek answers to a decades-old question -- who or what ...