Washington Post reporter John Klein is happily married. He and his wife go to look at a new house, but on the way back, his happiness is shattered. The silhouette of a strange creature, resembling a giant moth, flashes past the car’s windshield. Frightened, Klein’s wife loses control of the car. She soon dies from her injuries, but manages to sketch the image that terrified her before she dies. A few years later, Klein finds himself in the small town of Point Pleasant and learns that the locals have also seen something resembling a moth-man. Together with police officer Connie, Klein decides to get to the bottom of the truth and unravel the mystery behind these phenomena.