~Ahem~ xD
Well, the story gets its start from the old W.W.II lab/arms factory in Point Pleasant, West Virginia. Mothman was originally thought of as a weird mutation from the exposure to nuclear waste, other biological hazards, etc.
So then people in Point Pleasant began to see the Mothman, and every report mentioned the same thing- piercing red eyes and a vaguely humanoid body. It was all over the city, and it always seemed to be sighted before accidents of some sort.
Then everything came to a head in 1967 when Mothman was supposedly seen, in broad daylight, just as the Silver Bridge collapsed, killing 46 people or so.
Now the sightings these days aren't as abundant, but Point Pleasant still gets hit with them every year. And Mothman is ingrained in the local culture now.
another creepy tidbit is that apparently Mothman was seen on 9/11 too, just before the attack.
very interesting, makes me wish my town had some mysterious background tied to it. there was a cemetery near where i used to live that my friends and i would explore, there had been some stories being passed around about some "spiritual activity" there. my friends would always hear something or see something and i'd be the lone skeptic accusing them of over-exaggerating, but one time i
swore i heard vague children's laughter but looking back i think it was my mind messing with me xD maybe i'm the one who's blinded by my skepticism!