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The Mothman Legacy

I know that back in the'80s, that they came in and it was an EPA disaster site and they...

I know that back in the
'80s, that they came in and it was an EPA disaster site and they had to shave two or
three inches of top soil off within an eight mile radius
just to clean the place up

Full Transcript

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- I know that back in the '80s, that they came in
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and it was an EPA disaster site
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and they had to shave two or three inches of top soil off
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within an eight mile radius just to clean the place up.
Duration
12 seconds
Views
25
Timestamp in Movie
00:28:54
Uploaded
Jun 12, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
Small Town Monsters

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Movie Summary

One of the most frightening of American urban myths is the legend of The Mothman, a red-eyed creature seen by some as a harbinger of doom in 1960s rural West Virginia, where sightings of the winged demonic beast were first documented near an old munitions dump known by locals as TNT. Many believe the Mothman to be a 1960’s phenomenon, an omen only appearing before tragedy, and disappearing after a flap of sightings and the subsequent Silver Bridge collapse in 1967. But what if there’s more? What if the origins of this omen trace back much further and go much deeper than anyone realized? And what if…the sightings never ended?
- But that was maybe a way for a lot of those people - The Mothman Legacy 00:18
- But that was maybe a way for a lot of those people
[light haunting music] - The Mothman Legacy 00:04
[light haunting music]
There's no birds that would have wings anywhere close - The Mothman Legacy 00:07
There's no birds that would have wings anywhere close
- Yes, there are many researchers - The Mothman Legacy 00:08
- Yes, there are many researchers
There have been a sightings - The Mothman Legacy 00:05
There have been a sightings
And the Mothman, it's seen in the dark sometimes, - The Mothman Legacy 00:06
And the Mothman, it's seen in the dark sometimes,
[owl hoots] - The Mothman Legacy 00:05
[owl hoots]
It's a screech owl that comes banging at the window - The Mothman Legacy 00:06
It's a screech owl that comes banging at the window
And then that motif follows its way into Appalachia, too. - The Mothman Legacy 00:04
And then that motif follows its way into Appalachia, too.
If you see or hear an owl - The Mothman Legacy 00:07
If you see or hear an owl
Likewise, if a bird flies in your house, - The Mothman Legacy 00:06
Likewise, if a bird flies in your house,
Someone is probably going to get hurt or die as well. - The Mothman Legacy 00:04
Someone is probably going to get hurt or die as well.
- The Native American of coursehave the Thunderbird legend, - The Mothman Legacy 00:09
- The Native American of coursehave the Thunderbird legend,
- The Thunder Bird is a Southwest tribal, - The Mothman Legacy 00:06
- The Thunder Bird is a Southwest tribal,
So it is said that the Mothman could be tied - The Mothman Legacy 00:07
So it is said that the Mothman could be tied
[foreboding music] [object crashes] - The Mothman Legacy 00:11
[foreboding music] [object crashes]
I was able to talk to him one on one about his experience. - The Mothman Legacy 00:04
I was able to talk to him one on one about his experience.
In fact, Tom, for a while, - The Mothman Legacy 00:14
In fact, Tom, for a while,
[feet stomping] - The Mothman Legacy 00:05
[feet stomping]
Some people got a pretty good look at it, - The Mothman Legacy 00:07
Some people got a pretty good look at it,