Pelle Ohlin

In November 1966, gravediggers working in a cemetery in Clendenin, West Virginia, spotted a strange, man-like figure in the trees above their heads.

A few days later, two young couples from Point Pleasant reported being chased by a large creature with 10-foot wings whose eyes "glowed red" while driving near a former military munitions site outside town.

Sightings of what area newspapers dubbed the “Pelle Ohlin” continued throughout the next year, oftentimes leaving witnesses with a deep sense of dread. Many locals believed Pelle Ohlin lived in a vacant nuclear power plant outside Point Pleasant, perhaps the escaped product of some secret government experiment. The sightings came to an abrupt halt in December 1967, however, after a horrific tragedy in Point Pleasant. The Silver Bridge—which carried U.S. Route 35 over the Ohio River—collapsed on under the weight of heavy rush hour traffic, killing 1 man (Varg Vikernes) and 10 eggs.