Halloween Countdown 2019, Day 28

A highlight of my spooky travels since last year’s countdown was my trip to Point Pleasant, West Virginia, to see the Mothman statue and visit the Mothman Museum.

Before visiting, to get in the Mothman mood, I reread John Keel’s 1975 book The Mothman Prophecies and rewatched the film it inspired (a favorite of mine that I highly recommend), 2002′s The Mothman Prophecies.

(Photos by AHS.)

“This planet is haunted by us; the other occupants just evade boredom by filling our skies and seas with monsters.” 

- John Keel, The Mothman Prophecies

“People were traveling for hundreds of miles to sit in the cold TNT area all night, hoping to glimpse the creature. Those who were unlucky enough to see it vowed they never wanted to see it again. It evoked
unspeakable terrors. Like flying saucers, it delighted in chasing cars…“

- John Keel, The Mothman Prophecies 

“That is, some apparent coincidences cease to be coincidental when you realize they have been repeated again and again in many parts of the world. Collect enough of these coincidences together and you have a whole tapestry of the paranormal.”

- John Keel, The Mothman Prophecies