West Virginia – The Mothman
That’s right folks, one of the most famous mythical creatures in North America was first spotted in Clendenin in 1966 while some men were digging a grave. He’s described as a large winged man-like creature with glowing red eyes. It’s still not clear how “man-like with wings and red eyes” translated to “mothman,” but Batman was already copyrighted, so…
You missed the boat on New Jersey! THE JERSEY DEVIL is most definitely the official haunting creature of the Garden State. Long before NJ was even a state, the legend of the Jersey Devil began. It was the 13th child of Mrs Leeds, who had no desire for another baby. According to legend, she cursed the baby even before it was born. At its birth, the creature assumed otherworldly dimension and flew up the chimney of the home. Since then, the Devil regularly haunts the Pine Barrens of New Jersey, frightening all it encounters. On the eve of a National tragedy, the Devil is said to appear at many varied places in the state to warn of evils to come (most notably in December 1941, just before Pearl Harbor.)