#11 The Mothman Part 1: The Curse of Cornstalk and the Rise of Mothman

Before the glowing red eyes, before the thirteen months of terror, before the creature that would become America's most famous cryptid, there was blood on sacred ground.

In this gripping episode of Paranormal Directive 13, we journey deep into the dark history of Point Pleasant, West Virginia, uncovering the violent foundations that may have awakened something ancient and terrible. This isn't just another monster story, it's a haunting exploration of how historical trauma, injustice, and land soaked in centuries of violence created the perfect conditions for the impossible to bleed through into our world.

What You'll Discover:

• Chief Cornstalk's tragic story: from the bloody Battle of Point Pleasant in 1774 to his brutal murder in 1777
• The dying words that allegedly cursed the land for 200 years
• A chilling pattern of disasters spanning two centuries—fires, floods, unexplained deaths
• The psychological landscape of a community primed for the paranormal

Featured Witnesses & Experts:

• Roger and Linda Scarberry: The young couple whose November 15, 1966 encounter launched the legend
• Mary Hyre: The seasoned journalist who documented every strange occurrence
• Woody Derenberger: The traveling salesman who met the mysterious "Indrid Cold"
• Plus multiple eyewitness accounts from gravediggers, firemen, and ordinary citizens

Prepare for:

• Electromagnetic disturbances that baffled engineers
• Animal disappearances with surgical precision
• The Men in Black making house calls
• A community living in escalating terror

Episode 1 sets the stage for what became one of America's most documented paranormal events, building toward the tragic climax that would claim 46 lives and forever change our understanding of prophecy, tragedy, and the things that watch us from the shadows.

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