People saw the creature and a bridge collapse was blamed on it. Click to view our complete coverage, updates on the pandemic. A young farm girl needs to teach her timid monster friend to be scary when a conspiracy theorist is on their trail. Dude manages to squeeze in twitter stalking, the mothman, telepathy, extra terrestrials, ufos, alien mind control, the downside of the alien defense angle in the court system, and the apparent uselessness of psychotropic drugs on alien mind control into 3 minutes and 6 seconds.
What is the mothman and where have there been sightings. After two couples reported seeing a mansized bird a few days later the. In recent years, hollywood has produced a movie called the mothman prophecies. Mothman, on the other hand, is the sort of programming that kept my dial fixed on the channel for hours on end through my childhood and teenage years this was back when it was still called the sci fi channel, of course. A group of friends band together to hide the truth about a mutual. In this made for tv movie syfy original, a group of friends band together to hide the truth about an accidental death of one of their friends one night while out partying on a lake. Writers brad walst, neil sanderson, adam gontier, barry stock. They soon discover that an evil entity is in pursuit of them. Even after the local frenzy subsided, mothman proved popular with the ufo and cryptozoology set, and hit the mainstream with the 2002 film the mothman prophecies.
Jul 9, 20 this is a true mystery from the west virginia river town that has not been explained. The mothman prophecies is a 2002 film by mark pellington, based on the book written by john keel. The mothman was described by several eye witnesses as a human sized man with large red eyes that were reflective in nature and moved about with the use of moth like wings. Mothman has been sighted many places in virginia and west virginia, but the largest number of sightings happened in or near a place known as the tnt area, an abandoned ammunitions dump dating from world war ii that is near point pleasant, west virginia.
The mothman legendary creature of america legendary. A journalist with a troubled past returns to her hometown to report on the annual mothman festival, and finds a secret from her past resurfacing. This horror film relies extensively upon the legend of the mothman, a creature resembling a cross between a large flying insect and a human being. Mothman 2010 0424 2010 us horror, science fiction 1h 26m user score.
There were reportedly at least 55 sightings of the socalled mothman. The mothman was first sighted in 1966 and sightings continued. The first mothman reports seem to date from the mid 1960s. A group of high school students accidentally drown a fellow classmate in a prank gone wrong. It is a reboot of tohos godzilla franchise and is the 30th film in the godzilla franchise, the first film in legendarys monsterverse, and the second godzilla film to be completely produced by a hollywood studio. An earlier movie about the legendary character, the mothman. Watch mothman 2011 full movie free online streaming tubi. Its held annually in downtown point pleasant, wv and features live music, merchandise from various vendors, great food, cosplay, speakers, and. With all of the mothman sightings from around the world, one would think. Mothman has been sighted many places in virginia and west virginia, but the largest number of sightings happened in or near a place known as the tnt area, an abandoned ammunitions dump dating from. Brooklyns finest is an abysmal film so its business as usual for. Jun 29, 2015 mothman horror a group of friends band together to hide the truth about a mutual friends tragic death.
The film which was a syfy original movie event, debuted to more than two million viewers in april 2010. Red corner, the jackal, red corner, the mothman prophecies, unfaithful, shall we dance, amelia. And, yes, there is a belief among the folks in point pleasant, w. Based on the 1975 book of the same name by parapsychologist and fortean author john keel, the screenplay was written by richard hatem the story follows john klein gere, a reporter who researches the legend of the mothman. Maybe its not original, but at least it doesnt make me feel ashamed to have ever been a fan of the channel. A young farm girl needs to teach her timid monster friend to be scary when a cryptozoologist threatens to capture and expose him. A group of friends band together to hide the truth about a mutual friends tragic death. Many said that the mothman didnt appear to have a head and it looked like the large eyes may be set into the upper chest region. I found myself pausing it often just to get some laundry done, thrn coming back to it, then. It combines these accounts with his theories about ufos and various supernatural phenomena, ultimately connecting them to the collapse of the silver. Mothman 2010 ten years after a terrible tragedy, a reporter jewel staite returns to her hometown and encounters a vengeful entity.
Some say he is a spirit evoked by a longdead indian chief. Mothman is a 2010 syfy television film starring jewel staite and connor fox. The misunderstood urban legend mothman does his best to learn to utilize his monster attributes to scare people off as an effort to protect himself while the. Starring jewel staite and connor fox, the movie uses suspense and some humor to recount a drama of karmic proportions relating to themes of justice and. One in an occasional series about the filming of the mothman prophecies in southwestern pennsylvania. Nov 25, 2016 the mothman is a legendary creature which was first seen in the point pleasant area of west virginia on november 12, 1966.
See more ideas about west virginia, ohio river and virginia. In a 2010 episode of the television show monsterquest, nickells. Based on the 1975 book of the same name by parapsychologist and fortean author john keel, the screenplay was written by richard hatem. With edward schofield, doug langdale, john frederick jones, jill mclean. Mothman is a 2012 horror film that utilizes the cryptids dark history to frighten its audiences.
The documentary film looks to retell the mothman legend through eyewitness testimony and the perspective of point pleasant citizens. The mothman prophecies claims to be based on a true story, which sent me racing to the web for a little research. The movie simply uses the mothman lore as a springboard for its own story. They soon discover that an evil entity is in pursui. In west virginia folklore, the mothman is a creature reportedly seen in the point pleasant area from november 12, 1966, to december 15, 1967. The mothman legendary creature of america legendary creatures. The first newspaper report was published in the point pleasant register dated november 16, 1966, titled couples see mansized bird. Ten years later, a mysterious creature seeks revenge. Mothman sightings and theories eventually became so widespread that it warranted a 2002 hollywood film starring richard gere. This was filmed on location at two different places that he supposedly was seen. The film premiered on syfy april 24, 2010 and was released on dvd on october 25. It goes without saying that you shouldnt look to this movie for much accuracy about the mothman sightings in 1966 point pleasant, which culminated in the december 15, 1967, collapse of the silver bridge and the death of 46 people.
The misunderstood urban legend mothman does his best to learn to utilize his monster attributes to scare people off as an effort to protect himself while the conspirator is hot on his trail. There have been books and documentaries about this legendary creature as well. The mothman prophecies full movie video dailymotion. Mothman the only guide youll ever need cryptid lab. James ellroy has long since performed scorchedearth treatment on this zone of cliches, and the wire. Jan 29, 2012 mothman 2010 published january 29, 2012 by kat plot. When i found out that no one had really done anything on the. Dec 01, 2015 in 2002, richard gere starred in a horror film about a west virginia town that experienced a strange number of supernatural sightings leading up to the collapsing of a local bridge, the mothman prophecies. To optimize your experience with your screen reading software, please use our website, which has the same tickets as our fandango. The disturbing followup to the mothman prophecies is there a single intelligent force behind all religious, occult, and ufo phenomena. Horror aficionados will have a new reason to hide under their beds this halloween, as lionsgate gears up to release the super creepy flick mothman onto dvd this october. The film features the song fuel by surfact in the end credits and on the dvd menu.
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. Brooklyns finest is an abysmal film so its business as usual for richard gere. Looking for movies like the mothman prophecies ive have been a fan of horror since i was a kid, and i really like a gory movie once in a while, but i do prefer suspense or paranormalsuspense and i find it hard to find movies about that. Beams of light, voices from the heavens, the little people, gods and devils.
With jewel staite, connor fox, susie abromeit, michael aills. Attack of the mothman animated short film home facebook. Event goers at this years mothman festival in point pleasant, wv, gaze at. The mothman prophecies 2002 based on true events in point pleasant, virginia, the mothman prophecies examines a series of inexplicable occurrences through the eyes and mind of one man. Strange manifestations have haunted humans since prehistoric times. The mothman festival is an annual gathering that commemorates the mysterious visit of the mothman in the 1960s and is a great event for all ages. The film was based on disturbing real, otherworldly occurrences that took place in point pleasant, west virginia from 19661967. Mothman horror a group of friends band together to hide the truth about a mutual friends tragic death. Ok, we know laura linney is in pittsburgh costarring with richard gere in the mothman prophecies. Godzilla is a 2014 american monster film directed by gareth edwards. Loren colemans recent study mothman and other curious encounters paraview, 2002 lists 26 such sightings over 196667, corresponding to the period that the original. Includes photographs, drawings, events and a guestbook. The mothman prophecies is a 2002 american supernatural horrormystery film directed by mark pellington, and starring richard gere and laura linney.