Mothman: America's Notorious Winged Monster | Monstrum

[@pbsstoried]

Apologies for the confusion. Faye says she saw feathered wings, and then I say that the Mothman has wings but no feathers. I meant to say its *body* is not described as feathered.

[@Sgt-Gravy]

Thank you was going to ask... LOL

[@theonlycatonice]

OooooooOOOO thx for clearing that up

[@jaredjohnson3436]

Put a pin in it!

[@AfroWolf420]

Do bigfoot please

[@trip2439]

@@AfroWolf420 Omg yes! Great idea!

[@kilianjuraschek8576]

"It seemed to shy away from the light" - I can definitely see nothing moth-like here

[@grayfox311]

Lamp....I love you lamp

[@CelestialSand101]

It did follow the car afterwords

[@ReddBoiii]

L Ä M P

[@PoeticEquation]

@@CelestialSand101 It wanted the wifes sweater,... mmmm sweater made the creatures eyes go wide

[@heitorguerra4584]

Could be the speeding car , beacuse it run into the car after, following the light of the car

[@Fede_uyz]

In an alternative universe, there's a moth version of Emily doing a video on the Manmoth.

[@Sh4d891]

Damn

[@aaronrattley8580]

It has small eyes and can throw things at lightning speed.

[@Kyanzes]

"And kids... the worst part... it had... smoooooooth skin..." kids: "Ewwww"

[@hharrybboy]

No, Mothmans doing a video about the legend of Emily

[@Fede_uyz]

@@hharrybboy that too...

[@almost_harmless]

In Norway, and probably other places too, we have something called forest terror. I have experienced it myself. It's when you walk in a forest and you inexplicably feel something is out there and you just have to run away. With stories adding to that, it is no wonder you would feel terrified in a forest that is probably as lovely as any other. It also serves as a way to explain why people can get scared by imagination alone.

[@CaraTheStrange]

What is is called in norwegan? I can’t find any info on it online

[@almost_harmless]

@@CaraTheStrange Skogskjelv. Lit. Forest tremor/shaking/shiver. It is well known from other cultures too, and in ancient times it was connected to the -god, Pan, giving the word Panic. I researched it a bit since I made that previous comment.

[@rossmcleod7983]

@@almost_harmlessyes yes and yes. I’m in Australia, would be happy with the describing myself as a tough, bushy, rural outdoors type and I have suffered all my life with that unreasonable, intense, inexplicable terror that comes from an overactive imagination in the bush at night. Thankyou for the derivative of the word panic too.

[@specialforcesguy]

Im from norway im walking woods at night and i never scared..its all in the head. Viking mentality son.

[@almost_harmless]

@@specialforcesguy With a nick like that you can't say anything else :D

[@deathsyth8888]

"I love lamp." - Mothman

[@toh786]

Maybe that's why he chased that car which traveled at 100 mph... Because of the headlights.

[@jannabellethegreatphoenix2804]

*ME.WANT.LAAAAAMP-* -The mothman while chasing the Car

[@KennyRider137]

This needs to be the top comment.

[@jeryro1642]

‘Tis true

[@earthbound2772]

What is the sun

[@paulcolbourne9112]

Townspeople: "Why did you come to us mothman, to teach us or tell us something?". Mothman: "Hell no. I came because your lights were on".

[@jotarokujo3334]

L A M P

[@UnitedHas]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@whippethacreem7299]

LÄMPS?!

[@paigecoolest]

Hahaha

[@seekthineselfcultivateyour3657]

What moth doesn't like Bright lights?

[@moth3349]

Brother, you made it on KZbin!

[@sawyer12389]

bro it's moth kid get the flood lights and fly swaters this is gonna go in history!!

[@CalvinTheCarnotaurus]

L A M P

[@moth3349]

@@CalvinTheCarnotaurus LAMP

[@CalvinTheCarnotaurus]

@@moth3349 LAMP LAMP LAMP

[@derBrezelmann]

L A M P

[@SylviaDragon]

I love how upfront the townsfolk are. they are all like "i mean it was just an ongoing joke between us but if you are going to throw 2mil at us then hell yes im the mothman expert now."

[@pepesylvia848]

You can pay me to believe in the tooth fairy tbh

[@muntu1221]

@@pepesylvia848 Crazy how unironically true that is.

[@TobeEvans]

@@pepesylvia848 I mean we pretty much do that with children.

[@galyngroves1795]

I’m sorry but, I will always believe in MOTH MAN and that’s that!

[@e4unow421]

We have a similar mythical creature called Catman in my hometown of Greenock, Scotland and they're welcome to throw a couple of million at us I mean (me) to become experts.

[@alariel85]

I love this irregular format where you showed the actual research: going to the town, interviewing the locals and ransacking their library. Such an inspiration to those who aspire to do research for living.

[@andreabriganti8621]

Back in my youth days that was the way to do it, at least here in Italy. Now isn't the common format anymore and when I see a video done in this way, I'm all' in.

[@verresmilliterres]

Really ?. Research ??. Lol. It was a one sided research to fit a one sided personal agenda.

[@hufflepuffim5353]

@@verresmilliterres Excited to watch your non-biased, well-researched video on this topic!

[@chumuheha]

​​​@@verresmilliterres ??? the personal agenda of her vendetta against mothman? tf are you on about

[@aubreyshelton3217]

I agree w your original comment

[@hairylarry6167]

I used to be a traveling repairman. I went to Point Pleasant 3 times. I met a couple who saw the Mothman. They were serious. They said the creature followed their car at high speeds. The one ladies dad was driving. Even he was scared. I later on talked to a preacher, who saw the Mothman perched on a fence. Ever since it sat there, no green growth will grow around where it was sitting. He showed me the spot.

[@Idklol208]

I think moth man is just a corny cosplayer

[@shyartist33]

Cosplayers are 7 ft tall and can fly? Wow that's deep.

[@filipferencak2717]

I've seen the Mothman too. He looked identical to my uncle's mother in law, horrified me to my bones.

[@Ich-Existiere-Nicht]

​@@filipferencak2717lmao

[@tammysims8716]

​@@filipferencak2717😅

[@CrankCrankCranky]

Damn Mothman's pretty smart, he only shows up infront of tired civilians in the dead of night because he knows people wouldnt be able to see him clearly.

[@paulao7022]

I seen mothman in broad daylight.

[@elirien4264]

@@paulao7022 So what did it look like? A big owl or a sandhill crane?

[@thecourtjester2610]

Dress in a mothman costume, laugh at the chaos.

[@damienhartley3222]

@@paulao7022 If mothman is real then it most likely he would behave like a pidgeon and or eats pidgeon which pidgeon hang around people so when you see a moth man he is just eating food people dropped and if you have some popcorn then the moth man will eat from your hands

[@thatoneguyjames9173]

Chris Emmanuel I thought your pfp looked familiar

[@leefletcher7580]

New theory: Mothman was an owl sitting on sandhill crane's head

[@davidvincent6149]

Obviously.

[@tiffanytaylor6393]

Ha!

[@samuelvega6082]

This theory deserves a thesis written about it.

[@gusgreen100]

The first instance was probably a whip-poor-will or Chuck-will’s-widow. They hang out on roads, have red eye shine, and long wings. After that, it was probably just everyone buying into the myth.

[@jamillatorres7226]

Or A BARN OWL (DUN DUN DUN)

[@foolslayer9416]

Some herald of doom and destruction, all he's done is increased tourism and economic growth.

[@ardoronro6677]

It's ironic the news paper clipping of its first sighting is followed after a train crash that killed 30 people and injured 200.

[@JRG_REDD]

I can imagine Bigfoot and mothman hanging out in the woods laughing at us cause we can never find them. Or prove they are real😂

[@kdvr766]

Now we know whos bigfoot get away driv---, i mean flier

[@AnotherYojimbo]

we see as a mystery, they see as the most elaborate game of hide and seek

[@JRG_REDD]

@@AnotherYojimbo haha that's basically it. Good one😂😂😂

[@ossanstudios4750]

That would make for a good movie

[@SoloEcho]

Bigfoot has already been debunked

[@johnfstewart71]

That’s very American Person 1: hey guys I saw a weird creature with red eyes The whole town: YEEEEEHAW, LETS GIT HIM YALL

[@howard1852]

🤣🤣

[@stephenmann2963]

Damn earl! Shoot it!

[@tavishf.degroot8181]

HA

[@Tinaturtle191]

😂🤣

[@GibbyCat]

It's coming right for us!-- Jimbo

[@doctorsqueaks1683]

Emily walking up to the mothman statue and saying hi was just about the most adorable thing I’ve ever witnessed!!!

[@pbsstoried]

I’m a huge nerd. Fact.

[@vita123abc]

Agree. And no, a nerd would say “whoa!”, not “hi”. It was something else entirely 😁

[@kennethsatria6607]

"You come here often?"

[@sarahberlaud4285]

Oh my gosh YES it was so cute!!

[@austintrousdale2397]

Ever seen a puppy? 🤔

[@Lily_of_the_Forest]

Here’s my “Mini-Mothman Experience” Around the time The Mothman Prophecies movie was released, I was walking my dog late at night. The area was dark w/ lots of trees. Lights were shining from houses in the distance, so not pitch black. I see a small, dull, red glow moving above me in the branches of an oak tree. Looked like red bioluminescence. I freeze. My brain jumped to the movie. “Is it the Mothman? For real? In Louisiana? Why? How? AHHH!” Thankfully, I had a flashlight for night, potty dog-walks. Switched it on and pointed the light upward. It was a giant moth the size of my hand or bigger. The back of his head reflected brighter red from my flashlight. Didn’t explain how he was glowing red in the darkness only seconds before. My heart started beating again and my dog & I continued our walk. Still have not seen a similar looking moth 18 yrs later. Not even sure what species he was. The End Edit: Think it was Ascalapha odorata, commonly known as the black witch moth.

[@HeleentheArcane]

It is a subspecies of the mothman

[@Lily_of_the_Forest]

Jirøn Ølevild it’s the Swamp Mothman

[@cryptidstudios8194]

I litterally do not remember that experience

[@JavierCruz-ce1wo]

@@cryptidstudios8194 😆 lol

[@edgarferrer2089]

It was a mothmans grand kid

[@Kr-gr2xv]

Mothman: Chasin a car at 75 mph Mothman to lamps: haha light go brrrrrr

[@daudgoala]

Light go brrrrr, haha your F i am mothman and your mouth go blllll

[@bluesnoopz]

i live 20 minutes away from point pleasant and the scariest thing about this place is not a moth... it's meth.

[@ArtofLunatik]

Seems like thats every small towns problem nowadays.

[@andrewpandrew7786]

The legend of methman.

[@samchindedza2012]

@@andrewpandrew7786 that's already exists drug dealers

[@pepesylvia848]

Scary good or scary bad? What's an 8ball go for up there?

[@jwfayer23]

With our powers combined I am CAPTAIN METHMAN

[@Fede_uyz]

The fact that Emiliy is actually a Dr. In the related field and not simply sone random host reading a script made by a guy who made some internet research simply adds to the show. If this show was hosted by Greg and started "hey, i'm greg, welcone to monstrum" simply does not have the same effect (at least for me) than "I'm Doctor Emily Zarka, and this is monstrum"

[@davidgould9431]

I also love this reply. And the Dr's 'love' too. Given that Dr Zarka's PhD was "in English from Arizona State University, with an emphasis on the Gothic and the British Romantic period" (from her website: www.emilyelizabethzarka.com/ ), we can be safe in the knowledge that Dr Zarka is authoritatively writing about fiction. Don't get me wrong: it's a great video. But I suspect the real story is something along the lines of "a few people, who might have been in a questionable state of mind, thought they saw something, then everyone else thought there was something to see so, when they also saw something they didn't quite see properly, decided it was the same thing". Weird sightings go in trends: in the 16th/17th century it was witches on broomsticks; in the 1950s it was flying saucers. Brains are odd and easily confused, but they really, really like to have concrete answers. So they make things up. We are (to steal a notion from the Science of the Discworld series) Pans narrans - the storytelling chimpanzee. We should sometimes just accept that.

[@davidgould9431]

Stupid me - I keep telling myself not to comment before I've finished watching. I just picked up at about 9 minutes in (yes, I said "it's a great video" - I really had been enjoying it, just not quite finished it. D'oh!) and the Doc is talking about mass hysteria, so I really got ahead of myself there. Sorry.

[@mikesteel3634]

I really like her . She is really into what she does ! It’s refreshing

[@AlycatIsAlive]

She's also a pretty epic English teacher

[@nvmffs]

@@davidgould9431 It's not quite as simple as that. Same creature was spotted in Mexico too. Was it a lucky coincidence that they described it the same? That was before the internet by the way.

[@LaughterOnWater]

This is an awesome channel. I'm so glad to have stumbled upon it! And _Monstrum_ is a great way to learn about historic myths and legends in a curated and sensible way, without additional historicization. Thanks for all you do!

[@Christopher-qq4dl]

🎉

[@michael19862008]

I'd love to see an episode of the Jersey Devil.

[@empoleonmaster6709]

I grew up near NJ, never really knew much about the subject apart from "it's something people believe in that's a devil or something"

[@212013114]

Michael Muise I was thinking about that too. It would make a great episode.

[@GroinFaceGroin]

Mothman is just a lame copy of the Jersey Devil. There I said it

[@ladyboywonder9139]

Michael Muise they seem similar if not same

[@ladyboywonder9139]

Michael Muise what do you think they are

[@RayHuong]

The most incredible claim of the video: "Officers immediately set out to investigate."

[@raylenn4444]

True dat, cops are lazy.

[@sevendubb]

Yeah I closed it after that. Only so much bs I can suspend disbelief. Meanwhile, John Scarberry called in sick to his Chamber of Commerce job the next day.

[@noremac687]

tacos karlos acting like cops don’t need to investigate literally every crime

[@blazingquotient9833]

@@noremac687 If being a mothman is a crime, then put me away.

[@davidarcudi230]

Moronic comment

[@Ttyl4356]

Dr Z’s “I LOVE FINDING NEW INFO” dance is adorable beyond words

[@jocosesonata]

Jeez, guys. It's not even Christmas yet, and you're already giving us the gift of a 20 minute episode?

[@delphinidin]

I love how open her tour guide was about the fact that they were all into the Mothman phenomenon for the tourism lol

[@user-DullardBones]

Roswell, NM does that, too. I say let them have their fun.

[@user-jn1wm3tb8v]

@@user-DullardBones These ARE small towns. People don't realise how big a revenue stream these sorts of things are

[@ArtofLunatik]

I cant blame em really.

[@Thor-Orion]

0 0 especially because West Virgina’s economy has been really beat up by other issues.

[@mscarolynnigro]

Mothman appears before a disaster. He's been in Chicago alot recently.

[@antifeminist9698]

Planet of the apes the best Chicago documentary

[@Ididntaskforahandleyoutube]

Lol

[@RR-lv3tp]

No... Chicago is just a shithole

[@romanminaster5180]

mothman was chasing the car because it wanted that thicc, juicy, light

[@rhonemeyer4277]

Lol

[@aaaab531]

LäÅMp

[@SM-zl4zd]

"HäLLo ßrötha, gut eni ov dem LęÆMp§??"

[@Gizamalukeix]

You mean "thick" I think. Use the home rows and you won't miss keys that far apart. You're welcome. I like to help the less educated. I accept Paypal btw, but nothing less than $20. Don't waste my time.

[@lenifoster5360]

Lmao. Best comment hands down 😂😅⚡️⚡️⚡️

[@KM-tj9hd]

Content like this is why PBS deserves every last cent they recieve and more

[@TinaMcCall.]

"My name is Indrid Cold," still gives me chills, fun and frightening! Whether or not it was a mass/gas/toxin-induced hallucination, a Sandhill crane, an owl, or a huge blood-slick vulture, nothing will temper my love of The Mothman Prophecies. Spookies!

[@simoneturner809]

LOVE the new setup!!!!! The excitement on finding new info, the lenght, the outside filming, the interviews and glad the animations are still included!! Please never stop making Monstrum videos :D

[@sarahberlaud4285]

I was looking for this comment! I love seeing her go out into the field, conduct interviews, etc., too!! Hopefully as Monstrum becomes more and more popular, they'll be able to work more outside the studio (I'm also so glad they kept the animations, though, they really are awesome)

[@simoneturner809]

@@sarahberlaud4285 Yes exactly! Glad you agree :D

[@bibbumblebee]

As someone who has drunk water from the Ohio River all her life, I can safely say mutation is *definitely* a possibility. *tucks away third arm* But in all seriousness. The Ohio River is dangerous.

[@caralama08]

Hailey Bibbee Most rivers are. ❤️🦋🙏

[@randomvids1231000]

@@caralama08 You'd be surprised how polluted the Ohio River is. Where I live it is pretty much impossible to find any life in the river if you were to go diving in it.

[@grinningduck8322]

Cara Lama agree - Ohio river valley has DuPont and a host of other bullshit spewing into it. Ohio river also has bus sized catfish. Your river have that?

[@corypaws6741]

@@randomvids1231000 going diving in it seems like a bad idea in the first place if it's that bad

[@twinzzlers]

Why would you do that? It's like bathing in Lake Erie

[@adeadphish7931]

Found this channel just in time for Halloween and I am loving it. I love monsters and the legends and lore that shape them so a channel that digs into that history feels made for me!

[@DanteD84]

I'd love to hear some New England stuff like The Dover Demon.

[@pbsstoried]

Champ anyone?

[@patricksimmons8117]

The dover demon is in delaware lol Edit: no its not

[@TwelveFrames]

@@patricksimmons8117 Actually Dover, Mass between I-95 and I-93 southwest of Boston.

[@patricksimmons8117]

@@TwelveFrames ah yes i am an idiot

[@TwelveFrames]

Patrick Simmons nah you’re not, there’s just too many Dovers!

[@The_Jovian]

"It's always owls" TREY the explainer has entered the chat

[@davidgould9431]

Years ago, I was in an Italian orchard with my wife - yes, we were lost: Italian maps were that good back then - and half a tree took off. We eventually figured out that it was an eagle owl. They are quite large but not that big. Our sense of perspective takes a huge hit when we are surprised. Perhaps the brain blows things up to make them seem more scary so, just in case it *is* something to be worried about, we run away faster. Anyway. Definitely an eagle owl in our case. And I suspect something like that with these reports. A big raptor or, at night, a big owl. But it's a fun story.

[@nwahnerevar9398]

Or a basking shark

[@freedapeeple4049]

@@nwahnerevar9398 land shark

[@know1827]

Saptarshi Mazumder nah, ive seen this thing and it brought death not long after sure enough. Dont know amy owls with that color red and wingspan big enough to cover both sides of the road

[@treylewis5281]

Dude.... what did you call me??? How did u know I was here?

[@Digthewolverine]

This is such a well shot and well directed video... You guys deserve more recognition!

[@NewMessage]

At first blush, this thing sounds less like a monster, and more like a failed hero from The Tick, really.

[@sebastienvondoom8615]

I mean, isn't that just Arthur?

[@FenrirInFlowers]

@brushfyr - They did say FAILED hero from The Tick. Lol Considering that this comment chain is jokes about comic book and tv characters rather than anyone taking mothman seriously, your comment sounds like that fact went /r whooooosh over your head.

[@EmilioReyes_97]

@brushfyr Well if it's not human how would it no to properly communicate? And if you wanna tie in Indrid Cold it was more of a neutral being, not warning about catastrophie but...pointing it out?

[@turtleflipper9935]

not in the face!

[@1KEVINFLYNN]

Or Watchmen, right?

[@samthewizzy]

Moth man: * flying at car at ridiculous speed* Also moth man: LAAAAAAAMMMMPPPP

[@cryptidstudios8194]

5 months clean of lamps

[@finalgirl16]

@@cryptidstudios8194 Thanks to LAMPS ANONYMOUS

[@CookedHuman]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/aJvRdKqYjcZ3nq8

[@ltmc7072]

so funny

[@jwfayer23]

Now THAT sir, is a JOKE. Well done.

[@AnimorphNothlit]

I've had an owl fly next to my friend's car while we were driving and we freaked out at first. It looked insanely big, but I think a part of that is spurred by my panic at the time lmao but either way! I definitely understand how some teenagers would see that and think "monster"

[@Christopher-qq4dl]

🎉

[@dudewithbones5012]

"I am Lamp-Sexual." - Mothman.

[@Ninjaananas]

Quite the photophile.

[@donolinger6904]

@@Ninjaananas - I'm glad he's not a photophobe, if he was nationwide protests would ensue.

[@buzzcity8382]

Well, well, well. Not good for a little child like you to watch these things.

[@onesunnyday5699]

😂😂😂😂

[@dudewithbones5012]

@@buzzcity8382 we own you and other scps.

[@alfonsopayan09]

Man i missed these type of scholar type of documentaries Ps if you guys get big and funded It would be awesome to travel to other countries and investigate other urban legends

[@arteblack13]

Like Baba Yaga.

[@austinramos71to23]

Bless those intellegent none cannibal bugs

[@austinramos71to23]

Bless those secret lands

[@austinramos71to23]

Bad kids get buttwhooping here

[@austinramos71to23]

Even birds

[@l.harrington2533]

point pleasant was the final destination of my summer 2022 roadtrip! Drove from Florida and stopped to see all sorts of sights. Totally worth the drive.

[@KitsuneVoss]

That initial drawing really looks like it could be an owl

[@spinyslasher6586]

Trey the explainer already reached a conclusion. It was probably a barn owl.

[@Seithplays0]

One of the things I've noticed in all the pictures of the Mothman statue there isn't much bird poop

[@avenator3295]

@@Seithplays0 the statue scares the birds-

[@ondrahastaba8180]

@@spinyslasher6586 yea 6 foot high owl, not scary at all...

[@spinyslasher6586]

@@ondrahastaba8180 they were looking at it at night, and didn't even see the entire figure clearly. It's easy to mistake the actual size of an animal in a low light environment.

[@AniketPatil-nk1vw]

Recently, PBS studios took a survey, & asked for suggestions. I recommended a Monstrum type show, because Monstrum is amazing. This particular type of video is perfect for what I was trying to say. Amazing video btw, modern myth mothman. I liked how the townspeople were honest about not believing but doing it for tourism; they could have lied but didn't. I loved your enthusiasm, Emily.

[@pbsvoices]

Thanks for taking the survey!

[@donolinger6904]

@@pbsvoices - Howtohunt.com for the truth about sasquatch.

[@craigdeloach3976]

I was born in Marrietta Oh. We moved to parkersburg when i was 3. Some kind folks from our church used to babysit me//very good people.. It wasnt until i was much older when I saw the mothman movie. When i did...i freaked out so bad. It brought back memories as a young child when I was at the Burtons house. I can tell you exactly where it happened and how it happened! How I remember this nightmare..I guess was suppressed in my memory..I was sleeping in a bedroom next to the driveway. i saw these red spots up in the trees back on their property.. I kept staring at it..then it flew down next to my window..It didnt look like a man but a huge bat! I havent told many people I know personally about this because I figured they would think i was nuts. I remember screaming and Charlotte came in and got me..I will never ever forgot it.. like I said...when i saw the movie...all this came back like...maybe it was a nightmare. i dont know. .

[@robindeleeuw4333]

this sounds like a scooby-doo monster

[@mrgoose9128]

No I'm not silly idiot

[@MooseChicken]

“Like ZOINKS Scoob! The mothman’s REAL!”

[@Philip4454]

And it's all because of ya meddling kids

[@cryptidstudios8194]

More like a batman villain

[@fenorlex1126]

@@mrgoose9128 *Shoots with dual shotguns*

[@individualm6712]

I love how they show her finding the information from real, tangible resources. Real investigation work.

[@subnoizesoldier2]

Yet unfounded lol

[@asloudassound]

I think these giant bird /moth type creatures that everyone has said they’ve seen are actually Thunder Birds. They see these creatures that have light reflecting eyes that glow red. Plus their so big that it makes it look like their standing up on human type legs. If you’re not familiar with ThunderBirds , check into them. It’s worth it in my opinion.

[@grantfrick3773]

I looked it up, I think you might be onto something.

[@AifDaimon]

Ouh.. The Thunderbird of native Indian mythology

[@HobbylessWolf]

The tree behind the mothman thumbnail makes him look like he's wearing a tophat 🎩 🦋😂 PS.: Love Monstrum!

[@JurassicKM]

My daughter said the exact same thing. lol

[@doctorsqueaks1683]

You mean he’s not wearing a top hat? Aw man steampunk mothman was just out of reach

[@eypick6987]

Hobbyless Wolf, it’s Doug Dimmadome

[@doctorsqueaks1683]

Eypick Doug dimmadome owner of the dimmsdale dimmadome?

[@eypick6987]

Eli Veil, that’s right! Doug Dimmadome, owner of the Dimsdale Dimmadome!

[@-cosmicrogue-]

_FINALLY!_ 🎶Mr. Mothman, moth me a man🎶 🎶Make him a cutie with a massive wingspan🎶

[@theonlycatonice]

Please turn on your magic lämp!

[@lightning_bishop260]

Give him two eyes, like red bike reflectors 🎶 And have him take flight using vertical vectors!🎶

[@erikschiller7210]

Mr. sandman

[@4thcoming]

RHPS inspired.

[@goombalivesmatter7796]

🎶Mr. Mothman, moth me a man Make him a cutie, with a massive wingspan Give him two eyes like red bike reflectors And have him take flight using vertical vectors🎶 🎶Mothman, I'm so alone Don't have no myth to call my own Please turn on your magic "beams" Mr. Mothman, moth me a man🎶 🎶Mr. Mothman, moth me a man Make him a cutie with a massive wingspan Give him the word that i'm not a believer Then tell him his lonesome flights are over🎶 🎶Mothman, I'm so alone Don't have no myth to call my own Please turn on your magic "beams" Mr. Mothman, moth me a man🎶 🎶Mr. mothman (SKREEEE) Moth us a man Give him a pair of eyes with a Moth-like gleam Give him Feathery wings like little birdies And great big eyes like hubcap protectors🎶 🎶Mr. Mothman, Someone to hold (someone to hold) Would fly to point pleasant before were too old So please turn on your magic "beams" Mr. Mothman, moth us, Please, Please, Please Mr. Mothman, moth us a man🎶

[@Kuwagumo]

As trey the explainer said "its an owl. Its ALWAYS an owl" lol

[@kashsmith6181]

Journalist: So it resembles a bird you say? Witness: Yeah. That's right. Journalist: Alright then. We'll call it *MOTHMAN!*

[@Ruby321123]

It's because they didn't want Harvey Birdman suing for copyright infringement.

[@tacticaltemplar875]

Moths are creepier than birds after all (for some inexplicable reason.)

[@gcrecords1731]

Ryan Redmond this birds human realy existing?

[@gcrecords1731]

Ryan Redmond ay finks this is experiments on area 51 they. Clonated everithings big foot .and reall big foot is yeety on the himalia tibet there is hidden city deep on his g mountain there is real yetti

[@hyperion3145]

Funny thing, they actually wanted to call it Batman but that was taken

[@bird2034]

Image aliens finding moth man statues and being like “oh so you guys have large human-like moths?” And us having to explain that no, well we *might,* but it’s probably not true but it became so iconic that we made memorabilia from its supposed image.

[@cryptidstudios8194]

Right imagine that. They'll be so confused

[@ruaoneill9050]

I love this idea! 😂

[@indigowendigo8165]

I mean, for all we know, the Mothman could be an alien too, or a mutant, or even a demon and so on. :p

[@cryptidstudios8194]

@@indigowendigo8165 not a mutant, more like lost/forgotten species

[@simoneangeliquemaloney3990]

Or they believe that Moth Man was a deity

[@Fluffernater]

1:29 that old guy in the back is like “kids these days with thier huge cameras and talking to themselves”

[@ArchFiendFolio]

I love to see the passion put into the making of this from you all, thank you

[@Christopher-qq4dl]

🎉

[@ccvcharger]

I remember being about the age of 11 when I first heard about Mothman. That had me scared shitless for weeks afterward, and I kept a blanket over my window to keep him from seeing me while I sleep. One night, I panicked because I thought he really was out there. Turns out I was only seeing the taillight’s on my dad’s truck shining against our garage as he was backing into the drive way. Also, why is it that every monster hunter elects to use a flashlight when they go into dark abandoned buildings? Why not bring a lantern?

[@arabella7320]

OMG, I had the same problem as well. When I heard Mothman as well, I was very sacred of my life and always had to sleep in my parent room but then I figured it out that Mothman live in point pleasant and not in California so, I was okay but I was still sacred. Your story is very funny and interesting, have you ever heard about slenderman?

[@skhilji]

@@arabella7320 Mothman sightings aren't just confined to west virginia tho. People in Canada,Michigan etc have also reported sightings but many of them are just blatant lies.

[@chumuheha]

or a headlamp. so they have both hands

[@alexandru5369]

I love how all in the townspeople are about the whole story. It's wholsome

[@dukeon]

No one’s going to comment about how insanely cool that black skeleton dress Dr Z is wearing is? And yes, I LOVE the longer format and on-location filming of this episode. Also, it’s not completely scripted - there are off the cuff comments, musing while walking through the creepy woods, and so on. Easily the best episode of Monstrum yet. Great job, and hope you had a fun Halloween!

[@kevinobill4818]

Ooh, and the Jersey Devil.

[@sebastianortega1938]

Oh boy, I would love to see a Monstrum video about the Jersey devil, one of my favorite cryptids. Anonther about that man-eating tree from Africa would be awesome too!

[@HollowJack_666]

Mothman was just warning them about the bridge, he doesn't do anything to harm people, he just wants to watch over them and warn them.

[@cliffordfernandez3524]

But he scars people just for seeing him At least the movie portrayed it they it caused physical harm

[@sarahberlaud4285]

I feel like that adorable little "hi" to the mothman statue would be Emily's *exact* reaction to meeting a real monster, too, and I *love* it!!

[@kdvr766]

Lets just hope she never meets a japanese octopus, shes too wholesome for it

[@sarahberlaud4285]

@@kdvr766 lmao you obviously can't know, but I live in Japan... so yup lots of tentacles. But mainly in food 😂😂😂

[@kdvr766]

@@sarahberlaud4285 food? Cmon we all know in japan you dont eat octopus, the octopus "eats" you 🤣🤣

[@sarahberlaud4285]

@@kdvr766 lol tell that to yesterday's dinner... for real though, is there an octopus monster here? I've never heard of one, so do tell! :D There are lots of scary stories that come from here, it would be really fun to see an episode on a Japanese monster (everyone is always asking for an episode on 'bakemono' in the comments, not realizing that there are hundreds and usually are one-off stories rather than monsters, with a few notable exceptions)

[@kdvr766]

@@sarahberlaud4285 oh sorry i didnt know you are innocent. Japanese octopus are creatures meant as r-18 material.

[@ZabljakLand]

Probably thought the rear lights were a potential mate :( Sad

[@Kinobambino]

Looool poor MM

[@pepesylvia848]

Whatever, still got laid.

[@70sfred1]

Probably gave it to the tailpipe.

[@listerineclean343]

"Where you goin babe I still gotta show you my free style?"

[@juliencassidyofficial]

Dr.Z! I just came across your channel and I am OBSESSED! please keep making more episodes of creepy, fun folklore and legends! You are so great to watch and informative! I'm sharing to all morbid friends who eat this stuff up! Haha cheers! 😊

[@sackfire2986]

Something I love about monstrum is that you not only tell the legend "as it is" you also consider the cultural impact and social angle of the stories, and this time you even went to the place!

[@unowenwashere2782]

"When you were there to help people but they're scared of you" Mothman: I'm fine I'm not crying **presumes to cry**

[@jasonzillafazbear4451]

it's just like what people thought of Batman in the beginning of his war against evil

[@izzyjin8013]

Sounds like absol

[@LAkadian]

Presumes, huh?

[@6213111566]

*presumes* to cry?????

[@lynnlovey1450]

"Resumes"

[@falcoskywolf]

Groovy to see you in the field for a change! This was a really cool episode. I loved the way the eerie scenery was showcased.

[@whugnong]

I can just imagine all the mythological cryptids hanging out at the bar like “HA! Stupid humans can’t catch us!”

[@cryptidstudios8194]

They really can't find us, it's very funny how long we've stayed hidden

[@detectivemakotodate2032]

A Mothgirl with internet access it was moth gang all along

[@detectivemakotodate2032]

“It was always moth gang”

[@honeycombkisses7559]

amnesty lodge lmao

[@rgwaldron]

They don't even know how to take a picture that isn't fuzzy! LOL

[@ogonbat5050]

“Jeepers kreepers where’d you get those peepers jeepers kreepers where’d you get those eyes”

[@brentbruce4248]

They smoking cocaine

[@JavierCruz-ce1wo]

Whats that song about?

[@cryptidstudios8194]

@@JavierCruz-ce1wo it's from a movie called Jeepers creepers. Haven't watched it in a while but I'm pretty sure at the end the guy dies and has no eyes, while that song is playing

[@JavierCruz-ce1wo]

@@cryptidstudios8194 thank you I will check it out. We're you flying around Chicago a few months back?

[@cryptidstudios8194]

@@JavierCruz-ce1wo flying around Chicago? Before or during the lockdown?

[@ajzstudios]

A few details were missed. The couple who spotted him and escaped him in the car actually turned around and went BACK to the same spot to confirm their sighting and dismiss any arguments that they were crazy. They did see him again moving through a field. After that is when they took off again, reported to the police who questioned them separately. Then, with the sheriff I think it was, they all returned again to the site and reported seeing a mysterious dust cloud form over the field, saw strange shadows, and even witnessed a hoof like footprint on the ground.

[@CharmEng89]

I thought of the harpy eagle because of the size and the antennae-like "ear" feathers. Maybe someone brought one in from afar and it got loose.

[@TheArthurkan]

Love it when the lady you interviewed said she could see the feathers on its wing then you immediately said all witnesses agreed that it got wings with no feathers, boss!

[@CrankyPantss]

TheArthurkan I noticed that, too. I thought, wait...didn't that lady just finish saying it had feathers?

[@theonlycatonice]

Emily said in a post she meant no feathers _on the body_

[@Ghostykins]

I came here to say this.

[@keeganrankin2985]

Mothman may not live in the backwoods of Point Pleasant, but he will always live in our hearts

[@Christopher-qq4dl]

🎉

[@gingergrant1057]

*Whispers* “Yes, Mothman!” (6:25)

[@ex3mpted]

Read this just as it was said

[@BlackFireLily714]

The look on your face when you read those newspapers is so pure. I love it

[@vasdmfer13]

I’ve always found the Mothman story interesting, this was a great look into it. Thanks for the fun video

[@crystal2.074]

Exactly

[@chariahs36]

Beast of Gevaudan, if you’re gonna tackle more cryptids.

[@maksudshtrudel1089]

Jamilla's Animal Kingdom it is not a cryptid, it is a wolf who killed around three hundred people in france in the eighteenth century

[@chegeny]

Great episode! I love Monstrum. I spent a weekend camping in the piney woods of Mississippi. It was mating time for barred owls. Besides the normal "who cooks for you" calls were loud cackles, purrs, bill clicks and gurgling caws. It was coming from all over. We shined a flashlight and saw glowing red eyes in the loblolly pines. Surreal, eerie and amazing.

[@pikachen]

PBS, Please send Dr. Zarka out to more on-site locations! This is the best Mothman video I've seen on KZbin and I've watched Buzzfeed Unsolved's Mothman episode countless times. Different vibe, of course, but I prefer this one! The way she went to the library to check the archives, the different on-location shots, who she interviewed, and how she tied in the story is perfect!!

[@Gigantopathetic]

moth man be like: country roads, take me home, to the place i belong point pleasant

[@oscarbaltodano6457]

Luminesceeent. Take me hoooome. Take me hoooome!

[@fulcrum854]

I sang that in Kenobi's voice

[@Gigantopathetic]

@@fulcrum854 wow you sang like me

[@cryptidstudios8194]

I dont sing

[@Gigantopathetic]

@@cryptidstudios8194 yeah yo do.

[@captainjohn7833]

Real or not, one thing that is a real truth is, the town is raking in the money. And that's why we have the Mothman! 💸💰💸... 🚬👓...

[@mystfaex8794]

😁Ahh! So GLAD you said that!😂 I just explained that to my husband. 😉 So as Elvis said, THANK YA VERY MUCH! THANKYA!💪! 🤗teehee!

[@captainjohn7833]

@@mystfaex8794 Mothman has left the building ! 🚬👓...

[@plasma2452]

Stop with the emoji’s it’s getting cringe

[@blufferfish0896]

Kirby and the Bean Bois was it ever not cringe?

[@marsship921]

Boring...

[@oddity3571]

One of the few documentary series I enjoy and it's drowned in ads. I'm only tolerating them because I enjoy Dr. Emily and her enthusiasm so much.

[@xlirusjr7125]

Me: It looks like a moth-like human body. Others: Looks like a bird with human body.

[@Zeldarw104]

Yikes it's a mutation!🩸🩸

[@Terra2000Z]

This is so awesome!!!! Mothman is my favorite cryptic!!!

[@chrayez]

My dad grew up in a small town half an hour (along country roads) from Point Pleasant, and we’d drive through every time we went to visit his family. It’s cool seeing something I grew up hearing about being discussed on a broader medium.

[@sesfilmsllc]

I have the perfect method to see if the Mothman really exist. I just need a giant lamp.

[@caralama08]

Stefan Sharak Ask Batman if you can borrow his signal lamp!? 😃👍

[@ale.s_folly]

The... Sun?

[@plasma2452]

Alē Chavez it’s probably only awake at night

[@absolutew33b]

It doesn't like light because it ran away from the car light in the story. I doubt Mothman is even a moth because it was just a made up name by someone who wrote the article about Mothman.

[@cryptidstudios8194]

No man, I'm 5 months clean of lamps

[@w4shep]

I am so glad I stumbled across your channel! It is really great to see a PhD unashamedly research these unknown bizarre, yet credible topics. And I just love your enthusiasm at finding an eyewitness sketch of the mothman at 4:48 . The excited little ‘yes’ that escapes from you is PRICELESS !! 😁 I think it also shows sincerity and that this field of study really, really interests you! Looking forward to viewing your back catalog as well as any new vids you produce!

[@anthonybird546]

I think Mothman is absolutely a good luck charm for the town, the bridge disaster was that no one heard him. This town will live forever because of Mothman.

[@mcusa77]

"The Mothman was first seen in the 1960's." And that was a real trip man.

[@curtiswilson8402]

The "trippy-hippie" drug use was more the rage--most places--in the LATER 1960s...

[@Luna-oo3fl]

Look up the native american folklore around the area

[@garycarpenter2980]

Yeah I guess it was and as for me,I was born a year later and the bridge fell in December months later.when I was growing up,I'd never heard of it till I got older and I've been hooked on the supernatural stuff ever since

[@tealblackwhiteteal]

especially appreciate the bit on local tourism around this. so special. i love that stuff!

[@Dr_Nuclear-sloth]

Thanks for coming up with this series.

[@_sharkgarden]

mothman actually just wants a warm hug ya'll are so harsh on my baby :((

[@cryptidstudios8194]

That would be nice

[@mrgoose9128]

Pardon

[@mrgoose9128]

Oh hello moth friend

[@mershmellowo2440]

As a West Virginian, this is officially the BEST day of my life

[@patseludo1681]

No i think it wanted to follow the lights of the car not the human

[@Jakers457]

It was light adverse? That's no moth!

[@leonardkirke]

Point Pleasant is near where I live, and I used to work with a cousin of one of the original witnesses. My guess is that it was an unusually large bird. That said, Point Pleasant is a very dream-like town, a bit like a real-life Twin Peaks.

[@morganbanefort181]

I doubt it and yeah point pleasant is an awesome town

[@jokuvaan5175]

Barn owl: America's Notorius Winged Monster

[@tonymontanamalverde]

Job well done, I love hearing and watching stories about mothman. I wasn’t familiar with your channel till just now. I will ave the rest of my buddies subscribe as well.. you should do another video on the men in black sightings and that side of the story also at point pleasant. That’s what made the mothman story even more weird, it ties up really well. I’m sure all mothman fans would love it...

[@TheInfintyithGoofball]

this episode is more like a cinematic documentary and I'm here for it.

[@shahjmir]

I love how excited she is about the mothman! Makes it really enjoyable to watch ^^

[@MitoMonge]

My gf just showed me this vid and your channel, and I'm now in love with it, thank you for amazing content!

[@crystalrusmisel1832]

I seen the moth man last night!!!! I tried for an hour to help him stop hitting his head on the ceiling of my closed in back porch as he tried to find his was out. Finally between the two of us he was successful and went on about his way. Glad I could help him

[@DaHaiZhu]

You're like a Kid in a Candy store in Mt Pleasant 😁 The production quality is just super! It's like Tom Scott's 'Amazing Places' - even more fun and interesting! Love the Moth Man pins Keep up the excellent work! On-site productions just take it to the next level!