Mothman and the Flatwoods Monster
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Posted: 6:48 AM May 22, 2008
Last Updated: 6:48 AM May 22, 2008
Reporter: Associated Press
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ST. ALBANS, WV. (AP) - A two-day conference this summer will
honor two of West Virginia's legendary creatures - Mothman and the
Flatwoods Monster.

The event is scheduled for Sept. 12-13 at the Alban Art Conference Center in St. Albans.

Several authors are among the scheduled speakers at the conference, along with Jeff Wamsley, curator of the Mothman Museum in Point Pleasant.

Mothman was the subject of numerous sightings in the Point Pleasant area for about a year beginning in November 1966.

Witnesses described a giant, winged creature with glowing red eyes.
The beast has been chronicled in books and a 2002 film.

A group of adults and youths reported seeing a 12-foot-tall metallic oddity that smelled of sulfur near Flatwoods on September 12, 1952.

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Posted by: Kate on May 23, 2008 at 01:55 PM
I love stuff like this!!! Great scary stories!!

Posted by: bill on May 22, 2008 at 07:23 PM
I saw the mothman in my wallet the other day after a trip to gas up my truck.

Posted by: HAPPY on May 22, 2008 at 08:47 AM
I WOULD LOVE TO SEE THE MOTHMAN.

Posted by: ha ha on May 22, 2008 at 08:32 AM
People it is Bigfoot!

Posted by: andrea on May 22, 2008 at 08:06 AM
i live in flatwoods, ky and that is creepy!!!

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