This true account of the aliens who invaded the town of point pleasant, west virginia first published in 1975 has been made into a major motion picture. Silver bridge mothman prophecies movie in point pleasant, wv. In west virginia folklore, the mothman is a creature reportedly seen in the point pleasant area from november 12, 1966, to december 15, 1967. Strange occurrences and sightings, including a bizarre winged apparition that becomes known as the mothman, trouble this ordinary american community. The mothman has been a part of the local folklore of point pleasant a small city on the western border of west virginia since it was first sighted in 1966.
Based on a truelife story, but was that story for real. In 1955 a 12foottall space creature landed in a flying saucer and terrified the town of flatwoods. A local news station that serves the charleston and huntington area reported, a man driving along state highway 2 in point pleasant said he snapped these pictures of a creature jumping from tree to tree. Loren coleman has taken a hard look at one of americas most haunting. Mar 07, 2002 the mothman prophecies is a truly amazing book. After the break cam and kyle talk with movie producer and head of small town monsters, seth breedlove. Was the mothman prophecies movie filmed in point pleasant. The point pleasant mothman is a local legend that over the years has gained. Signin to download and listen to this audiobook today. It combines these accounts with his theories about ufos and various supernatural. And in the late 1960s a monster nicknamed mothman performed a similar frightfest on the citizens of point pleasant. Mothman may have returned to point pleasant mysterious.
Its diabolical exploits were chronicled in the 2002 hit hollywood movie starring richard gere. Barker, gray the silver bridge saucerian books, 1970. It terrorized the small city and the surrounding areas between november 1966 and december 1967. The creature was sporadically reported to be seen before and after those dates, with some sightings as recent as 2005. The mothman of point pleasant is the fourth documentary from small town monsters exploring bizarre creature sightings around the u. If youre even the least bit into the paranormalcryptids ufos then you probably think you know the full story of point pleasant, west virginia. Unearthly by cynthia hand, the faceless ones by derek landy, playing with fire by derek landy, skulduggery pleasant by derek l. People from all over the world gather around our charming main street to celebrate their favorite cryptid during this one of a kind event. The mothman prophecies, named after the 1975 book of the. Despite being a mythical creature that has not definitively been proven by. The work of an artist touched by the prophecies of the.
The book relates keels accounts of his investigation into alleged sightings of a large, winged creature called mothman in the vicinity of point pleasant, west virginia, during 1966 and 1967. While there, colvin is granted the last indepth interview with the late john keel, author of the mothman prophecies. Few people reading this will not have not heard of the mothman of point pleasant, west virginia. It was about events from point pleasant, but aside from a few opening scenes filmed in washington, d. John a keel spent a lot of time in point pleasant west virginia looking into. Although the mothman legacy began nearly 40 years ago, it still has a strong hold on the small community of point pleasant and the thousands of townspeople and visitors who have hunted for him. The book is a companion piece to the mothman prophecies by john keel 1975, which investigated reports of a winged creature known as mothman in point pleasant, wv throughout 1966 and 67. John a keel spent a lot of time in point pleasant west virginia looking into reports of a giant mothman who was. Point pleasant revolves around two best friends, ben wisehart and nicolas nolan, who grew up in the southern and secluded town of point pleasant. The story of the mothman, the creature that terrorized.
Aug 29, 20 point pleasant revolves around two best friends, ben wisehart and nicolas nolan, who grew up in the southern and secluded town of point pleasant. Nov 25, 2016 the mothman has been a part of the local folklore of point pleasant a small city on the western border of west virginia since it was first sighted in 1966. In the weeks and months to follow, the monster now known as the mothman was sighted again and again on country. Also view an engaging 3part documentary on the silver bridge collapse, which includes interviews and explains why the bridge fell. The mothman prophecies is a 1975 book by john keel. The mothman prophecies reunites gere and linney, who previously starred together in primal fear 1996. The mothman of point pleasant with seth breedlove expanded. The story of this strange season in point pleasant was chronicled by journalist john a. Translated into over thirteen languages, john keels the mothman prophecy is an unsettling true story of the paranormal that has long. Mothman point pleasant almost heaven west virginia. The store has several branches, one of them in point pleasant, wv, where the sightings of mothman were reported in. The mothman prophecies 2002 mark pellington synopsis. Learn the terrifying, true story about thirteen months that changed history. Mothman festival is an annual event held every third weekend in september that commemorates the 1966 point pleasant, west virginia mothman sighting, which gave birth to the infamous redeyed winged legend.
He talks about his new movie the mothman of point pleasant. Man photographs creature that resembles legendary mothman of. The book reads like a novel and you have to keep reminding yourself it is fact and not fiction. The statue of the mothman is eerily sitting on the side street of downtown point pleasant, west virginia. Ive been wanting to see this place ever since brian maze from maze studio shared his experience with this site back in 2011. There was a possible mothman sighting this past sunday, november 20, 2016 in point pleasant, wv. Come and participate in guided tours of the areas where he was seen and hear the stories of eyewitness accounts and strange occurrences. I readily devour anything i can find on mothman, and the silver bridge tragedy that happened in point pleasant, west virginia in 1967. A movie called the mothman prophecies was released in 2002, starring richard gere, and it was pretty popular. Point pleasant, wv wchswvah hunters in mason county may need to be on the lookout for something other than deer when they hit the woods this week.
Aug 08, 2014 the mothman museum and research center at 411 main street, point pleasant, wv opened in 2005. Feb 12, 2009 mason county, wv info needed, west virginia, 9 replies mothman featured on c2cam tonight, west virginia, 2 replies mothman on the radio, west virginia, 1 replies mothman revealed. His account, first published in 1975 as the mothman prophecies, became the basis of a 2002 feature film starring richard gere. The museum just relocated to a larger building and i really like the new layout. Mothman sightings of point pleasant historic mysteries. The mothman connection with the bridge disaster was recounted in the books by john keel, operation trojan horse 1970 and the mothman prophecies 1975. For thirteen months the town of point pleasant is gripped by a reallife nightmare culminating in a tragedy that makes headlines around the world.
The store has several branches, one of them in point pleasant, wv, where the sightings of mothman were reported in 1966 and 1967. The mothman statue in point pleasant, west virginia duration. In 2002, a movie based on keels book rekindled interest in the mothman. Mar 20, 2020 the mothman museum is the only one in the world. Mason county, wv info needed, west virginia, 9 replies mothman featured on c2cam tonight, west virginia, 2 replies mothman on the radio, west virginia, 1 replies mothman revealed. Watch the mothman of point pleasant online vimeo on. The mothman prophecies is the kind of solemn, credulous junk that men in black so cleverly sent up.
The book relates keels accounts of his investigation into alleged sightings of a large, winged creature called mothman in the vicinity of point pleasant, west virginia, during 1966. Mothman statue point pleasant, west virginia atlas obscura. Movies a west virginia towns encounter with the unexplained inspires the. After leaving braxton county west virginia and checking out their tributes to the flatwoods monster, we headed further south to the mothman museum in point pleasant. Mothman was the name given to a strange creature reported in the charleston and point pleasant areas of west virginia between november 1966 and december 1967. The first newspaper report was published in the point pleasant register dated november 16, 1966, titled couples see mansized bird. The mothman statue in point pleasant, west virginia mothman sightings continued later that same night in a town about 100 miles from point pleasant, newell partridge was puzzled when his television went on the fritz and he noticed a highpitched whining noise outside the house. Oct 14, 20 a movie called the mothman prophecies was released in 2002, starring richard gere, and it was pretty popular. Mothman n o v e m b e r 1 9 6 6 point pleasant, wv.
Watch the mothman of point pleasant online vimeo on demand. The film is narrated by lyle blackburn and written, produced and directed by seth breedlove. West virginia has played host to two famous monsters, both within a span of a dozen years. Mothman is a legendary winged creature alleged to have been encountered in western west virginia, notably near point pleasant, west virginia, and along the ohio river in mason county, in 1966 and 1967. Hunters in mason county may need to be on the lookout for something other than deer when they hit the woods this week. Discover mothman statue in point pleasant, west virginia. Strange occurrences and sightings, including a bizarre winged apparition that becomes known as the mothman, trouble. During your excursion to the tnt area, you will get to see the eerie wwii ammo bunkers that were once a part of the top secret west virginia ordnance works facility. The staff are very knowledgeable about the mothman story and history of point pleasant and the tnt area.
Translated into over thirteen languages, john keels the mothman prophecy is an unsettling true story of the paranormal that has long been regarded as a classic in the literature of the unexplained. May 25, 2017 the mothman of point pleasant is the fourth documentary from small town monsters exploring bizarre creature sightings around the u. Man photographs creature that resembles legendary mothman. Point pleasant s fame as the home of the mothman legend hasnt waned in recent years. There can be few people reading this who have not at least heard of the legendary mothman of point pleasant, west virginia, who so terrorized the town and the surrounding area between november 1966 and december 1967, and whose diabolical exploits were chronicled in the 2002 hit hollywood movie starring richard gere.
Mothman is a supernatural creature with glowing red eyes and large wings allegedly seen in point pleasant, west virginia in the mason county the legend of the mothman began on november 15, 1966 at 11. John a keel spent a lot of time in point pleasant west virginia looking into reports of a giant mothman who was seen flying around the area and also ufo sightings. Our merchandise store filled with mothman souvenirs tshirts, hoodies, novelties, carrying bags, books, stickers, buttons, and more. It really is a beautiful metal sculpture depicting the mothman legend. Was the mothman prophecies movie filmed in point pleasant, wv. Keel, john and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Some proponents of the legend claim the creature was encountered in the 70s and even more recently. According to the movie, the mothman was trying to warn people prior to the collapse of the silver bridge on december 15, 1967. May 08, 2017 after the break cam and kyle talk with movie producer and head of small town monsters, seth breedlove. A retail store in west virginia maintains the site. In november of 1966 a car full of kids encountered a creature unlike anything theyd ever seen before. The mothmans photographer ii book is based on the first half of that series, where colvin returns to west virginia to interview friends and family who saw mothman.
In the weeks and months to follow, the monster now known as the mothman was sighted again and again on country roads and around the state of west virginia. At age 20 ben leaves to embark on his career as a fiction writer, and years later he returns to investigate the local myth of the horrifying mothman that terrifies the town. Small town monsters is an independent film series that explores lost and bizarre history around the united states. This redeyed chrome beast pays homage to the popular modern myth of west virginias insectoid monster. Evil incarnate is a book by loren coleman released on december 6th 2017. Feb 19, 2020 the statue of the mothman is eerily sitting on the side street of downtown point pleasant, west virginia.
This book delves into those events, including the appearance of ufos and meninblack, plus much more. In the mothman prophecies film, richard gere plays a reporter whose wife seems to have witnessed the mothman shortly before her death. As shown in the interviews in the newscast about the latest sighting, many people in point pleasant depend on mothman tourists and an annual festival. May 27, 2012 was the mothman prophecies movie filmed in point pleasant, wv. Mothman may have returned to point pleasant mysterious universe. Posted on may 22, 2018 by david fuentes after leaving braxton county west virginia and checking out their tributes to the flatwoods monster, we headed further south to the mothman museum in point pleasant. This little town is the background for the story of mothman, the black winged creature. The mothman prophecies book by john keel, the subsequent popular movie, numerous other writings and many other sightings not just point pleasant but around the world keep the story alive.
Route 35 over the ohio river, connecting point pleasant, west virginia, and gallipolis, ohio. The mothman festival celebrates the famous mothman of point pleasant, west virginia and its warning or cause of the silver bridges 1967 collapse. With denny bellamymason, marcella bennett, lyle blackburn, bob bosworth. There are plenty of cryptids reported across the united states, from bigfoot to champ to the skunk ape. One in particular was only reported in point pleasant, west virginia from 1966 to 1967.
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