Fallout 76

Spooky any time of year, the old West Virginia State Penitentiary becomes one of the top destinations for Halloween in West Virginia.

WVExplorer lists top 10 Halloween venues for 2018

Looking for the ideal spooky venue for Halloween in West Virginia? West Virginia Explorer, in cooperation with WVGhosts.com, Saturday unleashed its list of the 10 most popular Halloween attractions in the Mountain State for 2018.Traffic at both websites was increased this year by interest in spooky West Virginia folklore brought on by the Fallout 76 … Read more

Highlights from a Fallout 76 map of the Savage Divide pay homage to the Allegheny Mountain region.

Mapping Fallout 76: John Barton explores The Savage Divide

Editor’s note: The fifth installment in John Barton’s examination of a map of the soon-to-be-released Fallout 76 video game investigates The Savage Divide region, which is based on the Allegheny Mountains region and its lofty Allegheny Front.The Savage Divide cuts across what’s being called “Appalachia” in Fallout 76. The name alone suggests a unforgiving land, … Read more

David Sibray reflects on the diversity of Wheeling, West Virginia, while visiting the Wheeling Suspension Bridge.

Sibray: W.Va.’s many landscapes present marketing challenges

The diversity of West Virginia’s cultures and landscapes presents challenges when it comes to marketing the state, says David Sibray, publisher of the West Virginia Explorer.Many parts of West Virginia are dramatically different, Sibray told radio-show host Steve Novotney during an interview Friday on AM 1600 WKKX in Wheeling, West Virginia.While discussing his fondness of … Read more

Highlights from the Fallout 76 of the Ash Heap may reveal as much about West Virginia’s coal-mining history. Image courtesy Bethesda Softworks.

Mapping Fallout 76: John Barton explores The Ash Heap

Editor’s note: the fourth installment in John Barton’s examination of a map of the soon-to-be-released Fallout 76 video game investigates The Ash Heap region, which draws on the bloody history of mining and industrialism in West Virginia’s coalfields.The southwestern area on the Fallout 76 map, “The Ash Heap” — with its blackened appearance and giant … Read more

Mothman Legend in West Virginia

Sibray discusses Mothman, role in new Fallout 76 game

Mothman isn’t just any West Virginia monster, says David Sibray, publisher of West Virginia Explorer, who contends the beast that’s alleged to have haunted the hills near Point Pleasant may play a remarkable role in the upcoming Fallout 76 video game.“Of the five monsters we cover at West Virginia Explorer, all of which seem to … Read more

Mothman and the Flatwoods Monster will be featured in a two-part film night at The Elk in Sutton West Virginia, Sept. 14 and 15, 2018.

Monster weekend double-feature drawing fans to Sutton

West Virginans love their lore, so it should be no surprise on this most-monstrous-of-weekends that the crowd at the double-feature at The Elk in rural Sutton will likely fill much of the historic 250-seat theater.“The Mothman of Point Pleasant” and “The Flatwoods Monster: A Legacy of Fear” will be shown back-to-back Sept. 14 and 15 … Read more

Highlights from the Fallout 76 of Toxic Valley may reveal as much about West Virginia's Chemical Valley.

Mapping Fallout 76: John Barton explores Toxic Valley

Editor’s note: the third installment in John Barton’s examination of a map of the soon-to-be-released Fallout 76 video game investigates the Toxic Valley region, which, he points out, shares many similarities with West Virginia’s Chemical Valley.“Toxic Valley” occupies the northernmost region on the Fallout 76 map produced by Oscerlot, though I think it’s likely an … Read more