Mothman Prophecies
by John A Keel
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Author: John A KeelEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2002-03-07
ISBN: 0340824468
Number of pages: 352
Publisher: Hodder Pb
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Book Review: A Jumbled but Intriguing Mix of Natural and Supernatural
Summary: 3 Stars
When I was a kid, I collected all sorts of books on the supernatural and unexplained. UFOs, Bigfoot, ghosts, the Loch Ness Monster. There was no mystery that didn't interest me. One of the books I found was called THE MOTHMAN PROPHECIES.
Growing up in Southern Ohio on the Ohio River, I didn't take much interest in this book. Probably because it read like a jumbled mess of monsters, UFO sightings, Men in Black, etc., and that the idea of a moth-man monster flying through the skies just down the river from where I lived sounded preposterous (even to a wishful, wide-eyed kid).
I didn't read the book until after they'd made the recent film with Richard Gere and Laura Linney. The movie manages to pull the creepiest moments but it didn't quite work either. (My major complaint remains that you can't have a monster movie and never give us a good look at the monster).
But I read the book and found it alternately interesting and amusing. Keel does a good job of taking the most outlandish elements of his "investigation" and blending them into a logical procession of ideas (if not always a logical story).
It's fun if you don't take it too seriously. I still enjoy the creepy thrill of mystery at the edges of our shrinking world...no matter how far-fetched and outlandish they sound. The Mothman of West Virginia certainly falls into that category.
The creature has taken on a life of its own. There's a 12-foot statue of the Mothman (it looks more like reptile-like Sleestak from "Land of the Lost" than a real Mothman) standing in Point Pleasant, West Virginia and a museum I hope to visit someday. Documentaries play on the Travel Channel and on youtube.com about the legend. I just saw there's a festival for the Mothman in Point Pleasant this month (Sept) so I'll have to check that out sometime if I'm back that way during that time.
For more info, check out the 5-part "The Search for the Mothman" on youtube and definitely the 3-part "The Mothman Debunked" also on youtube.com.
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