For thirteen months, the town of Point Pleasant, West Virginia, was gripped by a dark and terrifying presence, culminating in a devastating disaster. This is the true account, first published in 1975, of that invasion.

Unearthly noises and spectral lights in the sky heralded the arrival of mutilated animals, winged monsters, and bizarre flying machines. But the most terrifying manifestation of all was the fearsome, demonic “Bird” - the Mothman.

This story unfolds like a novel, yet every word is true, meticulously documented by John A. Keel, who spent a year in Point Pleasant, personally witnessing and experiencing many of these strange phenomena.