A point pleasant tv movie or miniseries would be great. Point pleasant held its first annual mothman festival in 2002. Jan 26, 2017 the documentary film looks to retell the mothman legend through eyewitness testimony and the perspective of point pleasant citizens. Would you send a friend who is visiting for the first time to this. The mothman and the enigma of point pleasant story of. If thats ever to happen, the dvd sales will be a major factor. Jan 30, 2020 youll get your name in the credits of both upcoming stm movies and a plethora of mothman hunting items including a copy of the mothman of point pleasant on dvd, the official mothman shirt designed by sam shearon, and a mothman cryptorb.
Discover mothman statue in point pleasant, west virginia. Mothman the center of the film, but rather comprehensively investigated the goings on in a certain west virginia area, point pleasant, in 1966. Apr 14, 2017 for over a year, citizens of point pleasant were witnesses to ufos, strange government and militaryrelated activity, and the mothman itself. It is a supernatural omen, a harbinger of doom that appears before some catastrophe. It is directed and produced by seth who cowrote the film with lyle blackburn who also narrated. Man photographs creature that resembles legendary mothman. The 2002 film the mothman prophecies, starring richard gere, was based on keels book. Although the mothman legacy began nearly 40 years ago, it still has a strong hold on the small community of point pleasant and the thousands of townspeople and visitors who have hunted for him.
Bennett stated that it sounded like a woman screaming. The 14th annual mothman festival brings in an estimated 5,000 people from around the country and the globe to point pleasant. According to john keels book, the mothman prophecies, he was in his apartment in new york watching the white house christmas tree lighting. After seeing billboards advertising the mothman museum, and realizing wed be passing through point pleasant, it was a nobrainer to check it out. He had been told by a man in black men in black were not mentioned in the movie but are a substantial portion of the book that the whole. Keel, who made a career writing about ufos, mysterious creatures and other marginalia of american life, came to town to see for himself. Aug 29, 2016 home of mothman point pleasant, wv the carpetbagger. The film is narrated by lyle blackburn and written, produced and directed by seth breedlove. May 08, 2017 he talks about his new movie the mothman of point pleasant. Oscars best picture winners best picture winners golden globes emmys san diego comiccon new york comiccon sundance film festival toronto intl film festival. Inspired by events that actually happened in point pleasant in the late 1960s, the mothman prophecies. Apr 12, 2017 the mothman of point pleasant is the fourth documentary from small town monsters exploring bizarre creature sightings around the u. Mothman this is the actual power plant that mothman lived.
From november 12, 1966, to december 15, 1967, many reported encountering a tall, black winged creature, with red glowing eyes. The mothman story is already strange enough, with the rash of bizarre sightings leading up to a tragic bridge collapse. Mothman was an unreleased independent horror film written and directed by doug tennapel, the creator of earthworm jim and catscratch. Mothman statue point pleasant, west virginia atlas obscura. See related mothman videos, eyewitness sketches and theories about mothman sightings. Documentary the mothman of point pleasant watch the trailer for a monster new documentary, the mothman of point pleasant. Mothman festival is an annual event held every third weekend in september that commemorates the 1966 point pleasant, west virginia mothman sighting, which gave birth to the infamous redeyed winged legend. Learn more about point pleasant the complete series on imdb. Sep 15, 2015 the 14th annual mothman festival brings in an estimated 5,000 people from around the country and the globe to point pleasant. Point pleasant boasted many of the same crew behind the scenes as foxs other shortly withdrawn series, tru calling. Best hotels near mothman museum, point pleasant, west virginia. Plus all the digital rewards, including an advanced, digital copy of mothman and digital copy of invasion.
Mothman statue point pleasant 2020 all you need to. Its was released on june 2nd 2017 and directed by seth breedlove of the production company small town monsters. On the day that the film opened, west virginias secretary of state announced that point pleasants old kfc would be converted into a mothman visitors center, and that a 20foot. The mothman of point pleasant and invasion on chestnut ridge. When the mothman of point pleasant launched on amazon in june it quickly shot to the top of the amazon new release charts where it remained throughout much of the summer.
Doug tennapel got the idea for the film when he was assigned to create illustrations for a book covering urban legends, specifically the infamous 1966 sightings of the mothman. On november 12, 1966, five men who were digging a grave at a cemetery near clendenin, west virginia. Invasion tells the true story of one of the more bizarre places in america, pennsylvanias chestnut ridge, and. The mothman prophecies book by john keel, the subsequent popular movie, numerous other writings and many other sightings not just point pleasant but around the world keep the story alive. In fact, point pleasant received the greenlight just three days after production ceased on tru calling. Mothman point pleasant almost heaven west virginia. The mothman of point pleasant is the fourth film from seth breedlove and crew at small town monsters.
Keel, the silver bridge collapse, indrid cold and mary hyre. Every september, point pleasant hosts the weekendlong mothman festival, which draws about 2,000 people a year to this town of roughly 4,500 at the confluence of the kanawha and ohio rivers. To avoid long lines during our event, we suggest that you come to town early and visit the museum on friday before the official start of the festival. When john klein, a respected washington post journalist, and his wife mary. Documentary the mothman of point pleasant the dreamcage. He talks about his new movie the mothman of point pleasant. The mothman of point pleasant is a 1 hour 11 minute documentary about the mothman of west virginia folklore. Mar 17, 2017 the mothman point pleasant 1966 dossier complet files. John was not in point pleasant when the bridge collapsed. Cryptomundo the mothman of point pleasant film premieres at. Today a new trailer for a film that traces the mothman case titled the mothman of point pleasant has been released. Watch the mothman of point pleasant online vimeo on.
Observers described the mothman as a mansized creature, with large reflective red eyes, large mothlike wings and a. It marked the artists first, and only, foray into liveaction filmmaking. The film claims to be based on actual events that occurred between november 1966 and december 1967 in point pleasant, as described by keel. Chicagoans and university psychologist speculate on mothman. Mothman sightings and the point pleasant silver bridge. The mothman of point pleasant introduces the small west virginia town from a mothman pointofview in overhead shots that lead to the mothman museum, the local tourism center and other locations where the stories are told by eyewitnesses, friends and relatives of those who were there in 196667, experts, newspaper clippings and audio recordings.
Episodes 911 aired in sweden, all episodes appeared in new zealand on. If you like your movies wrapped up tightly in a bow, with a solid conclusion. The silver bridge was an eyebarchain suspension bridge built in 1928 and named for the color of its aluminum paint. With denny bellamymason, marcella bennett, lyle blackburn, bob bosworth. In the weeks and months to follow, the monster now known as the mothman was sighted again and again on country. The mothman of point pleasant is the fourth documentary from small town monsters exploring bizarre creature sightings around the u. For over a year, citizens of point pleasant were witnesses to ufos, strange government and militaryrelated activity, and the mothman itself. Mothman wasnt the only visitor to point pleasant during that period. In retrospect, the mothman was seen as a harbinger of the collapse. Sponsored links broad overview of the mothman story in the late 60s, the ohio valley experienced a well publicized and documented ufo flap.
What small town monsters adds to this well known story is a sense of the scope of the incident the length of time it went on, the number of people involved, and the variety of unusual phenomena especially the extensive ufo reports across the region. Fascinated by the tale, he wrote a screenplay about what would happen if the creature reappeared in the present day. The mothman was first sighted in the small west virginia town of point pleasant in 1967, where dozens of residents claimed to have seen the creature. The yearlong mania culminated in the collapse of the silver bridge, a disaster which killed 46 people. People from all over the world gather around our charming main street to celebrate their favorite cryptid during this one of a kind event. The mothman of point pleasant and invasion on chestnut. This full length documentary tells the harrowing and bizarre story of the mothman murders. The film is a historical documentary about the town of point pleasant, west virginia and their mothman story. As the sightings continued so did an increase in unusual. This redeyed chrome beast pays homage to the popular modern myth of west virginias insectoid monster. Mothman partially found unreleased doug tennapel film. This is my movie about the mystery of point pleasant west virginia.
The festival is this saturday and sunday with kick starter events on friday. The mothman of point pleasant 2017 dvd planet store. The mothman is one of the strangest creatures to ever grace the annals of weirdness in america. Watch the mothman of point pleasant prime video amazon uk. Jan 09, 2020 the mothman is a winged humanoid first reported by citizens of west virginia during the year prior to the horrible collapse of the silver bridge in point pleasant. New documentary from mothman crew on the way invasion on chestnut ridge tells the true story of one of the weirdest places in the world. Hotels near mothman museum, point pleasant on tripadvisor. Others still had vivid nightmares of catastrophes during that time period before the silver bridge collapsed. When john decides to stay in point pleasant to explore the reports of.
The mothman of point pleasant 2017 months that changed history. May 25, 2017 the mothman of point pleasant is the fourth documentary from small town monsters exploring bizarre creature sightings around the u. Small town monsters is an independent film series that explores lost and bizarre history around the united states. In the weeks and months to follow, the monster now known as the mothman was sighted again and. The mothman of point pleasant with seth breedlove youtube. 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. Learn the terrifying, true story about thirteen months that changed history. Mothman may have returned to point pleasant mysterious. A lifesize, stainless steel sculpture, it is impressive.
A new film titled invasion on chestnut ridge from the creators of the justreleased documentary, the mothman of point pleasant now has a trailer. Compare the mothman prophecies movie to the mothman true story, including john a. The mothman festival began after brainstorming creative ways for people to visit point pleasant. Youll get your name in the credits of both upcoming stm movies and a plethora of mothmanhunting items including a copy of the mothman of point pleasant on dvd, the official mothman shirt designed by sam shearon, and a mothman cryptorb. What small town monsters adds to this well known story is a sense of the scope of the incidentthe length of time it went on, the number of people involved, and the variety of unusual phenomena especially the extensive ufo reports across the region. 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. They accompanied each other checking out the unearthly incidents. The mothman statue in point pleasant, west virginia mothman sightings continued later that same night in a town about 100 miles from point pleasant, newell partridge was puzzled when his television went on the fritz and he noticed a highpitched whining noise outside the house. Some say sightings of this creature foretell impending disaster. The mothman point pleasant 1966 dossier complet files.
The mothman was reportedly sighted in point pleasant by witnesses from nov. The festival is this saturday and sunday with kick starter events on. A new film will dive deep into the origin of the mothman and hopes to answer a few. Mothman sightings of point pleasant historic mysteries. The mothman of point pleasant 2017 the mothman of point. It looks like we dont have a synopsis for this title yet. Come and participate in guided tours of the areas where he was seen and hear the stories of eyewitness accounts and strange occurrences.
The mothman prophecies, starring richard gere and laura linney, could be. The mothman festival celebrates the famous mothman of point pleasant, west virginia and its warning or cause of the silver bridges 1967 collapse. The mothman is a winged humanoid first reported by citizens of west virginia during the year prior to the horrible collapse of the silver bridge in point pleasant. In 1966 four people driving on a deserted stretch of road in rural west virginia encountered a bizarre, winged entity that came to be known as the mothman.
Author john keel popularized local folklore about the creature with his 1975 book the mothman. Polymer 80 lower completion parts kit install duration. The mothman of point pleasant athens international film. 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. As shown in the interviews in the newscast about the latest sighting, many people in point pleasant depend on mothman tourists and an annual festival. The group organizing the event chose the mothman to be center of the festival due to its uniqueness, and as a way to celebrate its local legacy in the town. 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 november of 1966 a car full of kids encountered a creature unlike anything theyd ever seen before. Buy it as a gift, if you dont have it yourself yet, put it on your christmas list. Based on events reported in the ohio river town of point pleasant. Was the mothman there to warn the people of point pleasant of an unavoidable event, or was the mothman there to cause the event, and then simply flutter away to another city somewhere around the world. The mothman prophecies is a 2002 american supernatural horrormystery film directed by mark pellington, and starring richard gere and laura linney. Jun, 2016 in 1966, residents of point pleasant, wv claimed to see a large bird with a mans body and a 10 foot wingspan. Seth and team begin shooting their fifth movie, invasion on chestnut ridge, this coming weekend with an eye toward release on october 20th. The mothman was apparently incapable of speech and gave off a screeching sound. Route 35 over the ohio river, connecting point pleasant, west virginia, and gallipolis, ohio.
The mothman of point pleasant 2017 plot summary imdb. The complete series 2005 starring elisabeth harnois and grant show on dvd and bluray. Home of mothman point pleasant, wv the carpetbagger. Guide to mothman festival the point pleasant register. Watch the mothman of point pleasant online vimeo on demand. An annual festival in point pleasant is devoted to the mothman legend. 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 of point pleasant is the fourth film from small town monsters and marks the first movie in their high strangeness trilogy. Then the movie came out, and the town realized that this was its one chance to make something good out of its monster.
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