Editing Lewisburg, West Virginia (section)

=== Bat Boy ===
In 1991 in Lewisburg, West Virginia, an American supermarket tabloid known as the “[[Weekly World News]]” began circulating an article about the “[[Bat Boy (character)|Bat Boy]]”. The boy was described as a  large-eyed, fanged human child. The 10 year-old child was believed to have fallen in [[Lost World Caverns]] back in the 1950’s and then escaped 30 years later in 1992. There are a lot of beliefs and opinions regarding the “Bat Boy” and how he has survived all of these years. Some believe he was raised by bats and others believe he was raised by some population of subterranean begins that live underneath the area. “Bat Boy”, being half human, half subterranean life, is a creature of many characteristics, according to some, “He offered his acute hearing services to the government after the September 11th bombings to go to Afghanistan and help with the search for Osama Bin Laden. Most say the “Bat Boy has left them alone, but say that the boy is “getting tired of what is happening above ground with the fracking and polluting”.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Vannatter |first=Cortney |date=July 15, 2015 |title=The legend of Bat Boy |url=https://www.wvnstv.com/archives/the-legend-of-bat-boy/ |access-date=March 20, 2025 |website=WVNSTV}}</ref>

In 1997, “Bat Boy” became the subject of an off-Broadway horror rock musical, “[[Bat Boy: The Musical|Bat Boy. The Musical]]”. The musical was written by Keith Farley and Brian Flemmings, with music and lyrics by Laurence O’Keefe. <ref>{{Cite web |last=McNemar |first=Hannah |date=2023-04-24 |title=The Wild, Wonderful, and Weird of West Virginia: Craziest Cryptids |url=https://columnsfairmontstate.com/4164/arts-enterainment/the-wild-wonderful-and-weird-of-west-virginia-craziest-cryptids/ |access-date=2025-03-20 |website=The Columns}}</ref>