Point Pleasant is a city in and the county seat of Mason County, West Virginia, United States, at the confluence of the Ohio and Kanawha Rivers. The population was 4,101 at the 2020 census. It is the
Point Pleasant (foreground) at the confluence of the Kanawha and Rivers. Gallipolis, Ohio, is in the background right while Henderson, West Virginia, is on the left.
Monument of the Battle of Point Pleasant in Tu-Endie-Wei State Park
A replica of Fort Randolph, a fort from the American Revolutionary War. The town of Point Pleasant was built on the site of the original fort, and so the rebuilt fort was located nearby.
Statue of the Mothman, a legendary creature said to inhabit Point Pleasant
The Mothman Prophecies is a 2002 American supernatural horror film directed by Mark Pellington, and starring Richard Gere and Laura Linney, with Will Patton, Debra Messing, Alan Bates, and Lucinda Jen
Point Pleasant, West Virginia
…imminent disaster that inhabits an abandoned TNT factory from World War II. John Keel published a book in 1975 entitled The Mothman Prophecies, and a film inspired by the novel was released in January 2002. Later, another film, loosely based on the legend, was also released. The town is host to a Mothman…
Theatrical release poster
Leading actor Richard Gere who portrayed the protagonist John Klein
Film critics have interpreted the film's portrayal of Mothman as demonic.
Kittanning Citizens Bridge