Documentary · Tyler J. Sharp

Shadows of Appalachia

by Tyler J. Sharp

In the mountains, river valleys, and forgotten places of Appalachia, some stories refuse to disappear. Shadows of Appalachia is a cinematic documentary podcast exploring the region's strangest histories, enduring mysteries, folklore, and unexplained events — separating what we know from what we think we know, without losing sight of the mystery. Hosted by West Virginia native Tyler J. Sharp. Season One: The Mothman Files. In 1966, residents around Point Pleasant, West Virginia, began reporting a strange winged figure with glowing red eyes. But the creature was only the beginning. Strange lights appeared over the Ohio Valley. Telephones behaved inexplicably. Unfamiliar visitors arrived. And thirteen months after the first sightings, the Silver Bridge collapsed into the Ohio River. Real places. Strange stories. Lasting questions. An Infinitus Production.

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What Remained - Season Finale

For more than sixty years, the story of the Mothman has grown. Four frightened witnesses became newspaper headlines. The headlines became a local mystery. The mystery dr

Sep 7
39 min

December 15th

On December 15, 1967, the Silver Bridge was crowded with ordinary Friday evening traffic. Christmas was ten days away. People were heading home from work, shopping, visi

Sep 7
29 min

The Year of the Lights

By 1967, the Mothman was no longer the strangest thing being reported around Point Pleasant. Lights appeared in the sky. Telephones behaved strangely. Television sets fl

Sep 7
22 min

The Visitors

The Mothman was frightening. But people could drive away from the Mothman. The visitors knew where they lived. On November 2, 1966—less than two weeks before the encoun

Sep 6
27 min

The TNT Area

Six miles north of Point Pleasant, West Virginia, lies a strange landscape of woods, wetlands, abandoned roads, and concrete structures slowly disappearing into the earth

Sep 6
22 min

Something Was Watching

On the night of November 15, 1966, two young couples were driving outside Point Pleasant, West Virginia, when they encountered something they could not explain. Near the

Sep 6
21 min

Introducing Shadows of Appalachia: The Mothman Files

In 1966, something strange began happening in and around Point Pleasant, West Virginia. There were reports of strange lights, unexplained visitors, mysterious telephone

Sep 6
2 min

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