The Moth Man is one of the most famous of the uniquely American modern monster stories.

He's something of a pop culture icon now, but let us not let the glitz of his fame

obscure his origins.

It is not unreasonable to consider the possibility that the modern character traces back to some

actual being, man or monster or something else.

And today, we hope to find out what that was.

The Moth Man is today unskeptoid.

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The Moth Man cometh.

The grave diggers were the first to see the strange being.

It rose from the tree like a giant bird taking flight, but as it soared overhead it began

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