There are a great many horror elements in the series, but while i count the previous two films of. It all started on november 12, 1966, near clendenin when a group of five grave diggers were at work in the cemetery their work was disrupted when a strange brown colored humanoid took to the skies from a nearby line of trees. It occasionally gets sidetracked with the town and the townspeople of point pleasant, but for the most part its a decently compiled, spooky documentary to watch in october. The mothman statue in point pleasant, west virginia. In the mothman prophecies film, richard gere plays a reporter whose wife seems to have witnessed the mothman shortly before her death. In november of 1966 a car full of kids encountered a creature unlike anything theyd ever seen. Last year, the line was literally around the block to see the aims team from destination americas hit tv show mountain monsters who will be returning. Using a creepyvoiced narrator and equally creepy music and sound effects, the story interviews many locals as well as showing film clips and photos all related to the mothman. In 2002, a movie based on keels book rekindled interest in the mothman. Now the town of point pleasant, west virginia celebrates the mothman and have even dedicated a festival to it which began back in 2002 with the unveiling of a 12ft metallic statue of the creature, created by artist and sculptor bob roach. The mothman of point pleasant chronicles the historic happenings that took place over the span of. I never new of this creature until i saw the movie. Mar 31, 2018 large human size or larger cryptid first widely reported in west virginia in the mid 1960s, sometimes seen as a precursor to disasters that claim human lives. The company is promising a brand new take on the mothman stories, including aspects never told prior to the documentary, which is being funded through a kickstarter campaign launch february 2, 2017.
I understand how things wouldnt flow right for someone who has never heard the old stories about the mothman. Documentary terror in the skies gets first trailer. Anyone expecting a dramatic film needs to look elsewhere instead of leaving bad. I know the scifi channel was here this summer filming, tell us a little bit about where they went and about the shoot. Returning to the mothman festival 2017 the moment id been waiting all year for had arrived, the mothman festival of 2017 would soon begin. The final chapter in breedloves mothman trilogy, the mothman legacy will tell the story of dozens of sightings of a folk legend of dubious origin, who allegedly continues to be seen throughout the area today. By the time the mothman story made its way to a major hollywood film, the mothman. And i think you did a great job on shedding light on the mothman. The small town monsters crew was also able to uncover some untold encounter stories, not yet heard. An annual festival in point pleasant is devoted to the mothman legend. The mothman of point pleasant, west virginia has always been one of my favorite cryptids, but aside from that damn film film richard gere and a couple of indie productions, it never really. Keel detailed a number of strange reports and witness.
Mothman of point pleasant seth breedlove, lyle blackburn. The cryptozoologist of the year 2017 is an individual who has dedicated the beginning of his remarkable filmmaking career to documenting the vanishing midcenturys legacy of cryptid encounters. This was the second mothman festival that i was able to attend and it would be an entire weekend of nonstop celebration of the mothman folklore. Based on the 1975 book of the same name by parapsychologist and fortean author john keel, the screenplay was written by richard hatem. Seth breedlove and brandon dalo sit down to talk about their upcoming film, the mothman of point pleasant. With a dozen eyewitness interviews, the film promises to offer some of the most intense and terrifying encounters ever recorded. In november of 1966 a car full of kids encountered a creature unlike anything. Festival to honor harris the point pleasant register. This winged humanlooking creature was first reported by citizens of west virginia during the year prior to the horrible collapse of the silver bridge in point pleasant. Rewards include copies of the film on dvd and bluray, posters, tshirts, and more.
Black, winged creature similar to a humanoid moth that stands upright on two legs and has large glowing red eyes. They are eyes of the mothman from 2011 and the mothman of point pleasant from 2017. The mothman was a winged humanoid with red eyes that people were seeing in the area as well as getting an overwhelming sense of dread. Point pleasant the 16th annual mothman festival is less than a month away and some familiar faces are booked to appear. Documentary about a 1966 experience when a car full of kids encountered a. Watch the mothman of point pleasant full movie free online. New mothman documentary explores in detail the strange events in point pleasant, wv that. The mothman of point pleasant is the fourth documentary from small town. Mothman first gained attention on a nationwide scale with the release of john keels book, the mothman prophecies, in 1975. Point pleasant this weekends mothman festival will include an opening ceremony dedicated to the memory of the late carolin harris, who helped start the festival. The film is narrated by lyle blackburn and written, produced and directed. The film features interviews with point pleasant locals and mothman witnesses. It has been proposed the mothman could very well be the angel of death or even a destructive being like apollyon as sightings of the mothman foretell impending disaster. The mothman prophecies is a 2002 american supernatural horrormystery film directed by mark pellington, and starring richard gere and laura linney.
This is the only movie that touched on the idea of chief cornstalk and the battle of point pleasant. The mothman prophecies dvd, 2003, 2disc set, special. The mothman was a legendary creature reportedly seen in the point pleasant area from november 12, 1966, to december 15, 1967. One of the most spinetingling legends i have heard of in recent years concern the mothman. My wv adventures continue as i explore more history and folklore. The silver bridge was an eyebarchain suspension bridge built in 1928 and named for the color of its aluminum paint. The mothman of point pleasant 2017 film mothman, horror movie. The mothman of point pleasant 1h 7min documentary 2 june 2017 usa learn the terrifying, true story about thirteen months that changed history. Three separate witnesses have reported seeing a huge mansized bird which has been described as resembling the legendaryn creature that inspired the book and film. Disturbing new trailer for the mothman of point pleasant doc. In november of 1966 a car full of kids encountered a creature unlike anything theyd ever seen before. Though film crews may cause a stir in most small towns, not so much in point pleasant.
The story of the mothman, the legendary creature that. The mothman of point pleasant 2017 directed by seth. Disturbing new trailer for the mothman of point pleasant doc syfy. The documentary film looks to retell the mothman legend through eyewitness testimony and the perspective of point pleasant citizens. Familiar faces returning to mothman festival the point. Click below for the latest trailer for the next release from small town monsters. A successor the studios 2017 documentary the mothman of point pleasant, the new film follows director seth breedlove as he explores local legends of winged creatures throughout the midwest. Filming the mothman mystery with small town monsters by beth sergent. The mothman of point pleasant 2017 plot summary imdb. 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.
My sister allison has been looking at the stories and then doing investigations of the sites of each reported sighting over at her youtube. To this day, residents of point pleasant still believe he was an omen of the bridge collapse. The first film on this list is perhaps the most difficult to recommend as it is impossible to fully appreciate on its own. Rentals include 30 days to start watching this video and 48 hours to finish once started. Today a new trailer for a film that traces the mothman case titled the mothman of point pleasant has been released.
New small town monsters film the mothman of point pleasant, west virginia, has always been one of my favorite cryptids, but aside from that damn film with richard gere and a couple indie productions, it never really penetrated the mainstream like nessie or bigfoot or any of its other more famous counterparts. This sounds fascinating, and i probably should watch the other two documentaries in the series to get up to speed before i check this one out. Point pleasants fame as the home of the mothman legend hasnt waned in recent years. The film is a historical documentary about the town of point pleasant, west virginia and their mothman story.
The book reads like a novel and you have to keep reminding yourself it is fact and not fiction. Evil incarnate is a book by loren coleman released on december 6th 2017. The history of the point pleasant area through the lens of the river. The mothman appeared to several people in point pleasant, a small town in west virginia.
Point pleasant river museum, tnt 112716 clendinin koontz. Each year, the mayor of point pleasant arrives at 10 a. Fast forward to 2017 and the mothman has been reported seen over the chicagoland area dozens of times mostly to a blog called phantoms and monsters. Small town monsters, the company behind the mothman of point pleasant, has unveiled the official poster above, created by horror artist sam shearon for the feature film. The mothman was first sighted in 1966 and sightings continued until around the time a bridge that connected the west virginia town of point pleasant to the ohio town of gallipolis collapsed in 1967.
Watch the mothman of point pleasant online 2017 movie yidio. The mothman of point pleasant 2017 documentary teaser. Learn the terrifying, true story about thirteen months that changed history. The mothman of point pleasant documentary spreads its. If youre interested in cryptids, this is a pretty comprehensive film documentation of all of the original mothman sightings in the 60s, before the silver bridge incident. Each participant was given full day access to the mothman museum and a chance. What began as a series of sightings of an unknown creature grew more complex and mysterious with each retelling. Needless to say, we were very impressed by his documentary on the subject and then later by seth himself. We met filmmaker seth breedlove at the kent stage for the 2018 kent paranormal weekend symposium, where our first event was a screening of his film, the mothman of point pleasant. In november of 1966 a car full of kids encountered a creature unlike.
In november of 1966 a car full of kids encountered a creature unlike anything theyd. Another fine documentary in the small town monsters series. The third part of a film series covering the opening arc of the long running mangaanime series berserk, this iteration began in 2012 and concluded with this feature in 20. Since the explosion of material on the citys infamous mothman, including a major motion picture dedicated to it though that was filmed nowhere near point pleasant, seeing a film. 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. Published on jan 15, 2017 small town monsters returns for their fourth cryptozoology documentary. Filming the mothman mystery with small town monsters. The 2002 film the mothman prophecies, starring richard gere, was based on keels book.
Wamsley, who addresses the latest scifi investigates show featuring the mothman, also runs the new mothman museum, located on main street in downtown point pleasant. Uncover the mystery of the mothman sightings at point pleasant, west virginia and the sudden collapse of the silver bridge in the quiet little town of point pleasant, west virginia is home to some incredible tales about a strange creature who may have predicted a great tragedy. The silver bridge collapsed in point pleasant, west virginia on december 15th, 2017 thirteen months to the day after the first reported sighting of the mothman. I guess i just understood the plot better because i grew up in point pleasant. Gone were the lights, the men, the phone calls, and the mothman. Mar 14, 2018 the mothman of point pleasant 2017 film. In the weeks and months to follow, the monster now known as the. It is told through the perspective of point pleasant citizens, and the recently discovered history connected to the mothman legends. An account of the bridge disaster in point pleasant, wv and all the accompanying sightings of the famed mothman. Its was released on june 2nd 2017 and directed by seth breedlove of the. The mothman, you see, at least according to john keel, is quite probably from another dimension, and its mothy form is likely only one of its possible manifestations. The mothman of point pleasant is the fourth film from small town monsters and. The first newspaper report was published in the point pleasant register dated november 16, 1966, entitled. 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.
Route 35 over the ohio river, connecting point pleasant, west virginia, and gallipolis, ohio. The mothmans story is complete a desolate hour by mae. The events all started in point pleasant, but sightings of the mothman still go on all over the world to this day. This film tells the story of where it all starts, based on john keels book. Ten days after the derenberger incident, strange things began happening in that very same region.
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