The series previously looked into the Mothman legend in a 2002 segment. It now aims to link recent sightings of a similar creature in the Chicago area to the original stories dating 50 years back.

And the first Mothman sighting is said to have taken place almost a decade before the novel’s debut, back in November 1966.

KITTANNING — Way back in 2001, the people of Armstrong County’s seat submitted themselves to a dark, mysterious world delivered by the major motion picture “The Mothman Prophecies.” ...

CHARLESTON — The Mothman plushie from Build-A-Bear is back in stock online and, for the first time, in stores. Inspired by the legend of the mysterious creature with glowing red eyes ...