The mothman of point pleasant 2017 documentary teaser. Aug 29, 2017 point pleasant over 10,000 people are expected to attend the mothman festival this year on sept. John keel arrived in point pleasant in december 1966 and immediately began collecting reports of mothman sightings and even ufo reports from before the creature was seen. John keels investigation into the incidents would later become a book as well as a motion picture. Cryptomundo the mothman of point pleasant released today. The 2002 film the mothman prophecies, starring richard gere, was based on keels book. The mothman of point pleasant is the fourth film from seth breedlove and crew at small town monsters. 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. It is a supernatural omen, a harbinger of doom that appears before some catastrophe. The film is a historical documentary about the town of point pleasant, west virginia and their mothman story. Bennett stated that it sounded like a woman screaming. The mothman of point pleasant to be sighted on vod. Watch the mothman of point pleasant online 2017 movie. Based on the 1975 book of the same name by parapsychologist and fortean author john keel, the screenplay was written by richard hatem.
From the start line, you will run south on main street. For over a year, citizens of point pleasant were witnesses to ufos, strange government and militaryrelated activity, and the mothman itself. Its going to be a creepy two days in point pleasant, full of people ready to celebrate the. 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. Watch the mothman of point pleasant online vimeo on. The event was the catalyst for a thirteen monthlong string of unusual activity centered around the town of point pleasant, wv. He talks about his new movie the mothman of point pleasant. Troop 4103, formed from other troops in the west texas council, spent the night at the farm museum monday, worked tuesday on the mothman trail, and.
The mothman of point pleasant 2017 dvd planet store. Published on jan 15, 2017 small town monsters returns for their fourth cryptozoology documentary. The mothman of point pleasant with seth breedlove youtube. Today a new trailer for a film that traces the mothman case titled the mothman of point pleasant has been released. Mothman sightings of point pleasant historic mysteries. The documentary film looks to retell the mothman legend through eyewitness testimony and the perspective of point pleasant citizens. The mothman of point pleasant takes a wellresearched, wonderfully presented look at the incidents that surrounded point pleasant, west virginia and nearby environs during that time, from sightings of ufos and mysterious beings to the tragic 1967 silver bridge collapse, and how these events still affect the town today. Mothman sightings and the point pleasant silver bridge. They made the mothman globally recognized and turned the town of point pleasant into a tourist destination. You will then walk a few blocks north to 8th street, where the start line is. 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. The mothman prophecies al podcasts astonishing legends.
The mothman creature stems from west virginia folklore. 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. May 2017 this is a prerelease vip screening of the new film, the mothman of poi. The movies release date was january 25, 2002, and some of the scenes were actually filmed in point pleasant.
The film is narrated by lyle blackburn and written, produced and directed by seth breedlove. See more ideas about west va, mothman and west virginia. Sep 04, 2011 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. Mothman legend becomes reality new documentary unveils an indepth look at 1966 creature sightings in rural america.
The mothman was introduced to a wider audience by gray barker in 1970 and later popularized by john keel in his 1975 book the mothman prophecies, claiming that there were supernatural events related to the sightings, and a connection to the collapse of the silver bridge the mothman appears in popular culture. Keel draft and a letter from robert kennedy to john keel. The mothman was a legendary creature reportedly seen in the point pleasant area from november 12, 1966, to december 15, 1967. Cryptomundo the mothman of point pleasant film premieres at. Jul 18, 2017 point pleasant the west virginia state farm museum hosted a contingent of boy scouts from west texas on their way to this years national jamboree at the summit bechtel reserve in mount hope. In the weeks and months to follow, the monster now known as the mothman was sighted again and again on country. Point pleasant held its first annual mothman festival in 2002. The mothman of point pleasant is the fourth documentary from small town monsters exploring bizarre creature sightings around the u. Point pleasant, mason county, west virginia april, 2017 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.
Despite being a mythical creature that has not definitively been proven by. The mothman of point pleasant athens international film. Watch the mothman of point pleasant online vimeo on demand. The mothman festival celebrates the famous mothman of point pleasant, west virginia and its warning or cause of the silver bridges 1967 collapse. Get the mothman festival kicked off and your blood pumping by joining in on the annual mothman 5k. Apr, 2017 mothman legend becomes reality new documentary unveils an indepth look at 1966 creature sightings in rural america. Apr 21, 2020 the mothman was a legendary creature reportedly seen in the point pleasant area from november 12, 1966, to december 15, 1967.
The mothman of point pleasant and invasion on chestnut ridge. Point pleasant over 10,000 people are expected to attend the mothman festival this year on sept. 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. The film the mothman prophecies is the story that deals with the mythical mothman sightings in point pleasant. The mothman festival began after brainstorming creative ways for people to visit point pleasant.
The mothman statue in point pleasant picture of mothman. The mothman story is already strange enough, with the rash of bizarre sightings leading up to a tragic bridge collapse. 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. Rare hand written accounts from november 15th 1966 from eyewitnesses. The mothman of point pleasant 2017 the movie database. In november of 1966 a car full of kids encountered a creature unlike anything theyd ever seen before. Watch the mothman of point pleasant online 2017 movie yidio. Seth and team begin shooting their fifth movie, invasion on chestnut ridge, this coming weekend with an eye toward release on october 20th. Prerelease vip screening event for the mothman of point pleasant in point pleasant, the lowe hotel, saturday, 27. A museum full of movie props from the mothman prophecies movie.
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. Keel, marcella bennett, jeff wamsley, dave payton, tom ury, lawrence gray, faye leport, george dudding, denny bellamymason, lyn fawn cornwellrobinson, merle partridge, bob bosworth, lyndon b. The logistics of the mothman festival the point pleasant. The mothman prophecies is a 2002 american supernatural horrormystery film directed by mark pellington, and starring richard gere and laura linney. 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. Apr 14, 2017 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. Documentary the mothman of point pleasant directors. Small town monsters is an independent film series that explores lost and bizarre history around the united states. This weekend the mothman festival will once again descend upon downtown point pleasant, west virginia.
Plus all the digital rewards, including an advanced, digital copy of mothman and digital copy of invasion. The mothman of point pleasant takes a wellresearched, wonderfully presented look at the incidents that surrounded point pleasant, west. The mothman of point pleasant 2017 the mothman of point. The independent filmmakers behind the small town monsters documentary series have released the fourth offering in their catalog, an intriguing look at the 19661967 sightings of what is now one of americas most famous cryptozoological legends. Point pleasant, the legend of the mothman closed october 21, 2017 offbroadway buy tickets and see show information. 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. Jan 26, 2017 the documentary film looks to retell the mothman legend through eyewitness testimony and the perspective of point pleasant citizens. The mothman of point pleasant 2017 release info imdb. Scouting out the mothmans trail the point pleasant register. With that many people attending, city officials in point pleasant, along with mason emergency management agency ema, festival organizers, and mason county tourism are working to increase the capacity of the infrastructure and parking. Please beware of all case details until an investigation is completed. 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.
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. 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. Point pleasant prepares for 16th annual mothman festival. Published on may 8, 2017 on this episode of expanded perspectives the guys start the show off by talking about the recent death of the worlds oldest person at 146 years old. May 08, 2017 he talks about his new movie the mothman of point pleasant. And in the late 1960s a monster nicknamed mothman performed a similar. The mothman of point pleasant the 2017 movie, trailers, videos and more at yidio. Route 35 over the ohio river, connecting point pleasant, west virginia, and gallipolis, ohio. With denny bellamymason, marcella bennett, lyle blackburn, bob bosworth. There are plenty of cryptids reported across the united states, from bigfoot to champ to the skunk ape. Visit mothman museum on your trip to point pleasant or. Best hotels near mothman museum, point pleasant, west virginia. In case 83325, the witness was out on lake michigan with her husband and two other couples celebrating a friends birthday.
Check in will be at the mothman museum at 400 main street. Hotels near mothman museum, point pleasant on tripadvisor. The first newspaper report was published in the point pleasant register dated november 16, 1966, entitled. New film marks 50th anniversary of monster sightings on nov. In 1955 a 12foottall space creature landed in a flying saucer and terrified the town of flatwoods. 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. At this point in the investigation, a hoax cannot be ruled out.
May 25, 2017 the mothman of point pleasant is the fourth documentary from small town monsters exploring bizarre creature sightings around the u. 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. West virginia has played host to two famous monsters, both within a span of a dozen years. Needless to say, we were very impressed by his documentary on the subject and then later by seth himself. 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. Point pleasant the west virginia state farm museum hosted a contingent of boy scouts from west texas on their way to this years national jamboree at the summit bechtel reserve in mount hope. The mothman of point pleasant 2017 documentary movie.
It was a legendary creature reportedly seen in the point pleasant area from november 12, 1966, to december 15, 1967. The mothman of point pleasant and invasion on chestnut. The mothman was apparently incapable of speech and gave off a screeching sound. Based on true events in point pleasant, virginia, the mothman prophecies examines a series of inexplicable occurrences through the eyes and mind of one man. The 1975 book and the movie did have one indisputable result. The mothman and the enigma of point pleasant story of. Some say sightings of this creature foretell impending disaster. Regardless of how factual the mothman prophecies is or not.
The mothman of point pleasant chronicles the historic happenings that took place over the span of. Point pleasant, west virginia, where locals reported seeing an otherworldly creature, who would later become dubbed as the mothman. One in particular was only reported in point pleasant, west virginia from 1966 to 1967. Apr 12, 2017 the mothman of point pleasant is the fourth documentary from small town monsters exploring bizarre creature sightings around the u. Things are getting pretty spooky in mason county for the 16th annual mothman festival this weekend. Prerelease vip screening event for the mothman of point. As the sightings continued so did an increase in unusual. 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. May 02, 2017 the mothman creature stems from west virginia folklore. It is directed and produced by seth who cowrote the film with lyle blackburn who also narrated. May 27, 2017 prerelease vip screening event for the mothman of point pleasant in point pleasant, the lowe hotel, saturday, 27.