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Devotees of the mysterious Mothman descend on its West Virginia hometown

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(Left) A cryptid mask with red shiny eyes, a gray face and black fuzz. (Right) Selah Miller of Charleston, W.Va., poses for her portrait along the Ohio River wearing a red and black moth cape with a hood featuring red eyes and antennae.

(Left) Mothman masks and other cryptid-related items are on sale at vendors' kiosks along Main Street at the Mothman Festival in Point Pleasant, W.Va. (Right) Selah Miller, of Charleston, W.Va., poses for a portrait along the Ohio River while attending the festival.

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, movies, podcasts and devoted fans.

It's the 2025 Mothman Festival, and many attendees are in costume, walking beneath giant inflatables ranging from Mothman — with filigreed wings and bulging red eyes — to the Ghostbusters Stay-Puft Marshmallow Man. For an event celebrating a dark and mysterious being, the vibe is surprisingly uplifting.

"West Virginia's beautiful," says Eric Johnson, who's visiting from Chicago. "And Mothman is to die for," he adds with a smile.

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