The Mothman Prophecies: A True StoryThe New York Times bestseller long regarded as a classic in the literature of the unexplained—the basis of the 2002 film starring Richard Gere. "The Mothman remains a potent piece of American folklore." —CNN West Virginia, 1966. For thirteen months the town of Point Pleasant is gripped by a real-life nightmare culminating in a tragedy that makes headlines around the world. Strange occurrences and sightings, including a bizarre winged apparition that becomes known as the Mothman, trouble this ordinary American community. Mysterious lights are seen moving across the sky. Domestic animals are found slaughtered and mutilated. And journalist John Keel, arriving to investigate the freakish events, soon finds himself an integral part of an eerie and unfathomable mystery. "An essential read. Even if you just enjoy good suspense, when Keel talks of his own experiences with Men in Black, stolen evidence, and intimidation via eerie phone calls and visitations, you'll want to keep reading." — Strange Horizons |
Contents
The Flutter of Black Wings | |
Take the Train | |
The Cold Who Came Down in the Rain | |
Mothman | |
The Night of the Bleeding | |
Procession of the Damned | |
If This is Wednesday It Must Be a Venusian | |
Games Nonpeople Play | |
Phantom Photographers | |
Sideways in Time | |
Misery on the Mount | |
Paranoiacs Are Made Not Born | |
Even the Bedouins Hate Their Telephone Company | |
Something Awful Is Going to Happen | |
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