like ▁wings , ▁horn s , ▁small ▁arms ▁with ▁cla wed ▁hands , ▁red ▁eyes , ▁clo ven ▁ho ov es ▁and ▁a ▁for ked ▁tail . ▁It ▁has ▁been ▁reported ▁to ▁move ▁quickly ▁as ▁to ▁avoid ▁human ▁contact , ▁and ▁often ▁is ▁described ▁as ▁em itting ▁a ▁" blo od - cur d ling ▁sc ream ". ▁The ▁legend ▁goes ▁as ▁such : ▁a ▁woman ▁named ▁Mother ▁Le eds ▁gave ▁birth ▁to ▁her ▁ 1 3 th ▁child ▁on ▁a ▁dark , ▁storm y ▁night . ▁Mother ▁Le ed ▁is ▁said ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁w itch ▁and ▁her ▁ 1 3 th ▁child ▁was ▁born ▁the ▁Dev il . ▁It ▁soon ▁grew ▁wings ▁and ▁ho ov es , ▁killed ▁the ▁mid w ife , ▁and ▁took ▁off ▁into ▁the ▁night . ▁ ▁The ▁White ▁Lady ▁is ▁a ▁type ▁of ▁female ▁g host ▁reported ly ▁seen ▁in ▁rural ▁areas ▁and ▁associated ▁with ▁some ▁local ▁legend ▁of ▁tra ged y . ▁Common ▁to ▁many ▁of ▁them ▁is ▁the ▁theme ▁of ▁losing ▁or ▁being ▁bet rayed ▁by ▁a ▁husband ▁or ▁f ian cé . ▁They ▁are ▁often ▁associated ▁with ▁an ▁individual ▁family ▁line ▁or ▁said ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁har b inger ▁of ▁death , ▁similar ▁to ▁a ▁b ans he e . ▁ ▁M oth man ▁is ▁a ▁myth ical ▁creature ▁from ▁Point ▁Ple asant , ▁West ▁Virginia ▁described ▁as ▁a ▁large ▁hum ano id ▁with ▁g low ing ▁red - ey es ▁on ▁its ▁face ▁and ▁large ▁bird - like ▁wings ▁with ▁fur ▁covering