Ameri-Scares West Virginia: Lair of the Mothman

In the town of Broad Run, West VirginiaVance Archer and Marybeth Wilkins, a pair of adventurous seventh graders, have discovered an exciting activity called geocachinga kind of scavenger hunt using GPS technologywhich leads them after hidden treasures in the woods around their community. However, on one of their outings, they encounter a frightening, half-seen creature with glowing red eyes watching them from the shadows. Soon, Vance begins to receive mysterious messages on his phone from a caller named Indrid Cold. He learns that this name is associated with the legendary Mothman, a strange, unearthly being that is said to appear when some terrible event is about to occur. Believing that theyas well as their friends and loved onesmay soon face mortal danger, Vance and Marybeth try to solve the increasingly strange clues before disaster strikes.Each Ameri-Scares novel is based on or inspired by an historical event, folktale, legend, of myth unique to that particular state.