The eerie boy stared at terrified Denise for a few moments, then retreated into the shadows of the room and vanished. Breedlove has stated that he did not originally intend to create a sequel to The Mothman of Point Pleasant, as he initially felt that "the story was always the stuff in 1966 and 1967", forming a three-act structure that climaxed with the Silver Bridge collapse. We want to hear what you have to say but need to verify your email. You're almost there! [24] For The Guardian, Bob Rickard defended it as "an intelligent and creative exploration of the slippery, dream-like world of those who 'get too close'". Jeff has been featured on many documentaries, television shows, print publications and is the author of two books, Mothman: The Facts Behind The Legend and Mothman: Behind The Red Eyes. [20][10] Benjamin Radford points out that the only report of glowing "red eyes," was secondhand, that of Shirley Hensley quoting her father. In 2003, the town threw its first Mothman Festival. Officer Mills and the governor ignore his warnings, and nothing happens during the tour. By continuing, you agree to the Privacy Policy and 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: The Mothman Prophecies, so named after the book of the same title written by Mothman authority John Keel. [5], The Mothman Legacy is a direct sequel to the 2017 documentary film The Mothman of Point Pleasant, as well as a follow-up to the 2019 documentary Terror in the Skies. It was at the highly appropriate time of the witching-hour when Roger and Linda Scarberry and Steve and Mary Mallette two young, married couples from Point Pleasant - were passing the time away by cruising around town in the Scarberrys car. We thank you for your support! As for the local police, they offered stern warnings to any and all would-be monster hunters contemplating seeking out the mysterious creature, as the Herald Dispatch newspaper noted: Sheriff [George] Johnson said he would arrest anybody caught with a loaded gun in the area after dark [and] warned that the scores of persons searching the abandoned powerhouse in the TNT area after dark risked possible serious injury. In the weeks and months that followed, further encounters with the bizarre beast were reported; however, they were overshadowed by a tragic event that occurred on December 15, 1967. That wasnt a good sign: Marie put the chain on the door and then opened it the couple of inches that the chain would allow. The caverns, mountains, and hollers of West Virginia are no stereotype; they house intriguing characters made resident in storytelling and supernatural American folklore. By introducing their legends to outsiders, theyve made an advantageous grab for financial gain and invented a new way to educate and engage tourists. Release Date 2017 For thirteen months the town of Point Pleasant is gripped by a real-life nightmare that culminates in a strategy that makes headlines around the world. In November of 1966 a car full of kids encountered a creature unlike anything they'd ever seen before. By continuing, you agree to the Privacy Policy and In 2014, however, the town played host to something even stranger. Well never know if this was the true birth of Mothmans storytwo glowing circles may not a Mothman make. The date was May 23, 2015. The image is an example of a ticket confirmation email that AMC sent you when you purchased your ticket. Many saw no connection in an alleged sighting just before the collapse, while some viewed Mothman as a sinister harbinger of doom. Coming Soon. There is no doubt that the fear in Maries face was as clear as it was obvious when she related the facts to me at the 2014 Mothman Festival - which is held in Point Pleasant every September, and which attracts people in their thousands. The film is narrated by Lyle Blackburn and written, produced and directed by Seth Breedlove. By 1966, it served as a lovers' lane. The collection features police reports and witness accounts from various sightings. Unlike most windshield bugs, this creature has many forms and lives, as Klein discovers when his life takes a turn into the twilight zone. There he became very interested in Einstein's Theory of Special Relativity. The MOTHMAN is the scariest creature to ever haunt the United States. As did I.Two days later, things got really weird. Sep 17, 2022. "[3][20], Folklorist Jan Harold Brunvand notes that Mothman has been widely covered in the popular press, some claiming sightings connected with UFOs, and others claiming that a military storage site was Mothman's "home". But as he makes national news once againan NPR inquiry was entitled The Case Of The Chicago Mothmanlovers of the unknown and the unsubstantiated should remember exactly where his roots lie, and where a twelve-foot-tall statue of his likeness by Bob Roach stands: Point Pleasant. It's lazy for a movie to avoid solving one problem by trying to distract us with the solution to another. The melancholy lesson seems to be, if you make a small independent movie for very little money and are wonderful in it, you can look forward to being paid a lot of money to appear in a big-budget production in which the talent that got you there is scarcely required. Boggy Creek Monster is a 2016 American documentary film about the Fouke Monster, a purported ape-like creature (similar to descriptions of Bigfoot) allegedly sighted in Fouke, Arkansas, in the early 1970s.Directed and co-produced by Seth Breedlove, it is Breedlove's third documentary film under the banner of his production company Small Town Monsters. Washington Post columnist John Klein and his wife Mary are involved in a car accident when Mary swerves to avoid a huge, flying, black figure that only she witnesses. She thought: who the hell could that be at this time of night? As a result, on a Saturday night, shortly after 11:00 p.m., she was stretched out on her couch, in front of the TV, after a ten-hour-long stint at work. To answer those questions we have to go back to the dark night of November 12, 1966, when five grave-diggers working in a cemetery in the nearby town of Clendenin were shocked to see what they described as a brown human shape with wings rise out of the thick, surrounding trees and soar off into the distance. What is the English language plot outline for The Mothman of Point Pleasant (2017)? There definitely is a long storytelling tradition in West Virginia, and I think it tends, historically, to follow along two lines: either its tall tales or a long tradition of ghost stories and the supernatural and weird things happening in the woods. Intriguing, to say the least. Genre: Documentary Original Language: English Director: Matthew J.. Based on the 1975 book of the same name by parapsychologist and Fortean author John Keel, the screenplay was written by Richard Hatem. "[21] The New York Times critic Elvis Mitchell judged it "hushed and smooth" but "little more than an adequate shard of winter-doldrums genre fare". This particular event escalates a string of supernatural calls to John's motel room from Cold. also when it kept showing there names the moth transition effect flying about was annoying, if you watch this you should understand what i am on about. The newspapers called it Mothman, and there were over 100 sightings of it during the next year. Her first article, entitled Winged, Red-Eyed Thing Chases Point Pleasant Couples Across Countryside appeared without delay on November 16, 1966. **Spoiler Alert**The documentary begins with a brief history of Point Pleasant of some of the landmarks in the area before moving on to the death of Chief Cornstalk and the curse he supposedly placed on the land. One of them, in a monotone and blank fashion, demanded food.. In the headlights, giant eyes shone bright red. Scenes shot at Gordon Smallwoods house were filmed in Washington County on Pennsylvania Route 917. I want to thank Seth and the Mothman Museum for having me at the premier. She wishes to thank Jeff Wamsley, Rosemary Hathaway, and Kim Stryker for their expertise and correspondence. One tells him that there will be a great tragedy on the Ohio River. This nonfiction record of the odd occurrences, and the subsequent 2002 film which starred Richard Gere, would launch Mothman and the West Virginia town onto the national stage. By creating an account, you agree to the [8], Promotional release poster by Sam Shearon, "More Kickstarter Reward Announcements + A New Mothman Legacy Poster! [8], A sequel, The Mothman Legacy, also directed by Breedlove and produced by Small Town Monsters, was released in 2020. The Mothman of Point Pleasant chronicles the historic happenings that took place over the span of 13 months in 1966-67 in West Virginia. Privacy Policy [6][7] It debuted on the Syfy channel in February 2018. For its subject, see, "11x17 The Mothman of Point Pleasant Poster", "Ohio film company releases 'Mothman of Point Pleasant' documentary", "The Mothman of Point Pleasant New Doc Spreads its Wings", "The Mothman of Point Pleasant Documentary Spreads its Wings on Kickstarter", "New Mothman Documentary Includes Never Before Heard Interviews", "The Mothman of Point Pleasant Documentary Digs Deep Into a Terrifying Urban Legend", "New documentary takes look at Mothman legend", "1091 Acquires Global Rights To Horror Documentary 'The Mothman Legacy', "Journey into The Mothman Legacy With New Trailer & Art", "West Virginia monster gets another movie", "Mothman documentary shot in Kentucky to debut next week", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Mothman_of_Point_Pleasant&oldid=1133418465, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 13 January 2023, at 18:14. We then move forward to the first sighting of the Mothman and several UFO sitings in the area making many believe that the creature was not from this world. "[23], Some pseudoscience adherents (such as ufologists, paranormal authors, and cryptozoologists) claim that Mothman was an alien, a supernatural manifestation, or a previously unknown species of animal. Richard Gere stars as a Washington Post reporter named John Klein, who is so happily married (to Debra Messing) that when they agree to buy a new house, they decide to test the floor of a closet for lovemaking purposes, to the surprise of the real-estate agent who walks in on them. Hearing the bolts and supports of the bridge strain, John realizes that the prophesied tragedy on the Ohio River was about the bridge, not the power plant. Finally, the film does have a few flaws but these should be taken with a grain of salt due to how I viewed the film. The Mothman Festival began after brainstorming creative ways for people to visit Point Pleasant. But the legend really took off on November 15, 1966. The hospital scenes were filmed at St. Frances Medical Center which is now the site of Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh. No subscription required. With nearly a dozen eyewitness interviews, the film promises to . Support the Folklife Festival, Smithsonian Folkways Recordings, Cultural Vitality Program, educational outreach, and more. Directed, produced, and edited by Seth Breedlove, the film is the fourth documentary by his production company Small Town Monsters. Required fields are marked *. The Mothman Tapes 1h 12m Horror Directed By: Philip Mearns In Theaters: Streaming: Do you think we mischaracterized a critic's review? Breedlove said that, "We started back up in May, like two days after some of the restrictions lifted. They were at Point Pleasant when Mothman was, too. 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