The Atlas of the Unexplained: Mothman Paperback – August 25, 2024

For thousands of years, reports of winged beasts have emerged from every culture on every continent. It wasn’t until the 20th century, however, that interest in these extraordinary tales reached a fever pitch: On November 16, 1966, four teenagers ran afoul an enormous, demon-like figure with tremendous wings and bulbous, blood-red eyes near Point Pleasant, West Virginia. This incident, the first in a series of otherworldly encounters, captured the imagination of a generation and signaled the arrival of the Mothman. In the years since, many researchers have journeyed to coalfields of West Virginia hoping to unravel the mystery—hoping to chase the legend.Join Zach Bales, the Paranormal Roadtripper, as he embarks on a soaring adventure from the swamplands of Florida to the canyonlands of Arizona—from the Bavarian Alps to the West Virginia Appalachians. In his quest, Bales will plunge deep into the history and mystery of the Mothman Saga—much of which is in danger of being lost forever in the fog of memory and time—and he will experience firsthand what it is like to grapple with unusual, Mothman-like phenomena. Along the way, Bales will visit the abandoned munitions facility near Point Pleasant where the legend of the Mothman began, and, with the help of West Virginia's foremost cryptozoologists, he will pinpoint the exact whereabouts of many of the significant locations in the history of the Mothman Saga.With detailed maps to many of investigative hotspots in the Ohio Valley and beyond, The Atlas of the Unexplained: Mothman takes readers on a stirring expedition in search of answers to the age-old question—“Do monsters exist? Read more