The Saltwood & Hythe Mothman | The Dark Histories Podcast
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Sightings of winged creatures flying through the sky have long been a staple of folklore, mythology and legend across the world and across time and cultures. In the ancient world, Gods and monsters were depicted with enormous, scaled and feathered wings, whilst in modern times, sightings have become more and more diverse, from thunderbirds, to the mysterious Mothman. Three years before the one of the most famous sightings of a mysterious flying creature in Point Pleasant, West Virginia, there was a sighting almost 4,000 miles away, across the Atlantic in a quiet market town in the south-east of England that bore a remarkable resemblance and whilst it caused far less of a stir, it certainly drew just as much confusion.
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Have heard of this story a few times. I live in Folkestone just next to Saltwood. PS thanks for pronouncing Hythe correctly
"Who will rid me of this troublesome priest?"
I particularly enjoyed the Mothman segment. I never heard of Mothman until I moved to central-western Virginia, about 20 miles from the West Virginia border. I was tickled to read that there was a sighting near to where I live. I don't believe Mothman is real, but there are some pretty creepy-feeling areas hereabouts.
So glad the English version of The Sun newspaper isn't known for "outlandish" stories 🤔
A ghost called Tourni-Tourni-"a name to stop the blood"👻
W.H Smith-now he could "sell a story"
Does "plumbing" have a different meaning in the U.S?why would one need wings?plus a "man with wings"flying across the Atlantic 😂