The 2002 film the mothman prophecies, starring richard gere, was based on keels book. See related mothman videos, eyewitness sketches and theories about mothman sightings. Hindle published by roaring brook press, june 2015 do you remember the book that had you looking over your. Some say he is a spirit evoked by a longdead indian chief. Released 2014, the mothman curse stars racheldale, steveo, danielmansfield, darrenmunn the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 20 min, and received a score of out of 100 on metacritic, which. There are a couple of odd developments stemming from this weirdness. The mothman prophecies claims to be based on a true story, which sent me racing to the web for a little research. A supernatural thriller based on the terrifying legend of the mothman. Wild eye releasing has unleashed the mothman curse nationwide on dvd and vod this week. In 2016, wchstv published a photo purported to be of mothman. Like the curse associated with the film poltergeist, the film mothman prophecies also had a string of illness and bad luck associated with it, said coleman, including the death of the. After the bridge collapse, an article appeared in the point pleasant register attributing the collapse to the curse.
It could be a demon or an alien but us eartlings have named him the mothman although it goes by other names in other cultures and we even have our own famous owlman in the uk i think its just the mothman in disguise. Then, there is the syfy channels movie, mothman, which is almost but not quite as terrible as chupacabra vs. The film premiered on syfy april 24, 2010 and was released on dvd on october 25. Dec 06, 2001 the real story of the mothman prophecies. Its appearances supposedly come before major disasters. Two female coworkers in an abandoned museum become targeted by the terrifying legend of the mothman, who preying on them night after night. In 2002, richard gere starred in a horror film about a west virginia town that experienced a strange number of supernatural sightings leading up to the collapsing of a local bridge. Fighting chief cornstalk 1720 1777 was a prominent leader of the shawnee nation just prior to the american revolution from 1775 to 1783. He also appears in many moviesdocumentaries including the mothman of point pleasant and tv shows like mountain monsters. An annual festival in point pleasant is devoted to the mothman legend.
The mothman curse official movie trailer wild eye youtube. With jewel staite, connor fox, susie abromeit, michael aills. Then the movie came out, and the town realized that this was its one chance to make something good out of its monster. Jun 16, 2015 mothmans curse does not follow this trend.
A group of friends band together to hide the truth about a mutual friends tragic death. Theres suspense throughout, grief for a mother who passed away three years. It was my first ever go at working in live action and we all had a brilliant time filming at the cinema museum in south london and on location in st. While they were out the youngest brother fox, discovered a old polaroid camera. They mumble to themselves as if no movie were being made. Mothmans curse is about a girl named josie and her two younger brothers.
Is there a good version of this movie lying around, that was perhaps left in the box. I ordered it because i was impressed by the book the mothman prophecies by john keel and by the expertly directed and photographed film the mothman prophecies starring richard gere and alan bates, two classact actors. Mothman prophecies true story john keel, silver bridge. Movies like the mothman curse if you like the mothman curse you are looking for movies about with alone, stalker, evil, fear, cinema, night and creature themes of horror genre shot in uk. A young couple awakens the monstrous mothman, who follows them home.
Mothman s curse is about a girl named josie and her two younger brothers. The mothman curse 2014 katy notices disturbing changes in her friend rachel as they work together in a large and empty museum after a menacing dark shadow appears to watch them night after night. One is ron bonds, the publisher of john keels 1991. I read a book called mothmans curse, by christine hayes. The mothman curse official movie trailer wild eye video. Most people know about the mothman because of the mothman prophecies, a book written by journalist and author john keel and later turned into a movie staring richard gere. A supernatural thriller based on the terrifying legend of the. All kinds of different people associated with mothman are on the list. With rachel dale, stephen glover, daniel mansfield, darren munn. According to the movie, the mothman was trying to warn people prior to the. Some believed mothman, as the apparition came to be called, was a harbinger of the late1967 collapse of the silver bridge, which killed 46 people. The mothman prophecies is a 2002 american supernatural horrormystery film directed by mark pellington, and starring richard gere and laura linney.
His subsequent book, the mothman prophecies, became the inspiration for the movie and is considered by many to be the definitive source on the mothman legend. The mothman is an unusual winged humanoid entity first seen near point pleasant, west virginia, united states. A reporter is drawn to a small west virginia town to investigate a series of strange events, including psychic visions and the appearance of bizarre entities. The mothman curse 2014 is a found footage film and found footage horror. The story of the mothman, the creature that terrorized west. The mothman curse 2014 found footage trailer found.
One day herself and her two younger brothers set out to go out on an adventure. The mothman curse was filmed way back in 2012 receiving a dvd release in 2014. They soon discover that an evil entity is in pursuit of them. According to the movie, the mothman was trying to warn people prior to the collapse of the silver bridge on december 15, 1967. Mothman is a 2010 syfy television film starring jewel staite and connor fox. His name, hokoleskwa, translates loosely into stalk of corn in english, and is spelled colesqua in some accounts. Oct 14, 20 a movie called the mothman prophecies was released in 2002, starring richard gere, and it was pretty popular.
Keel, the silver bridge collapse, indrid cold and mary hyre. Mothman was also featured in the book the mothman prophecies by john a. The mothman curse 2014 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Mothmans curse written by christine hayes illustrated by james k. The mothman curse delivers a hilarious bit of artwork dread central. According to georgian newspaper svobodnaya gruziya, russian ufologists claim that mothman sightings in moscow foreshadowed the 1999 russian apartment bombings. Its a creepy read but the author takes the time to explain the circumstances, and also to provide a concrete ending that wont have a middle grader looking into shadowy corners after dark. She begins working in an old movie museum cataloging. Jeff and krystle loved to take day trips and discover new places places like point pleasant, west virginia. The mothman, the thunderbird, and the curse of chief cornstalk. And this is my biggest gripe with these kinds of films.
Dec 05, 2015 the mothman curse 2014 found footage trailer film synopsis. With richard gere, laura linney, david eigenberg, bob tracey. Mothman is a case that has almost been too scary for people to get close to. Watch the mothman curse 2015 full movie free online. Rachel and katy work together in a large, empty museum. Parents need to know that mothmans curse is an engrossing scififantasy novel that reimagines the alleged mothman sightings reported in ohio during the mid1960s, here. Based on the 1975 book of the same name by parapsychologist and fortean author john keel, the screenplay was written by richard hatem. In the mothman prophecies film, richard gere plays a reporter whose wife seems to have witnessed the mothman shortly before her death. The mothman curse 2014 stream and watch online moviefone.
May 14, 2015 overall, the mothman curse will appeal to those few who still enjoy shutting off any form of interior illumination in order to enhance their cinematic horror experience, as well they should. Dec 18, 2017 like the curse associated with the film poltergeist, the film mothman prophecies also had a string of illness and bad luck associated with it, said coleman, including the death of the directors wife, the executive producer, and a number of others who were under the age of 50. Mothman curse, the rachel dale actor, stephen glover actor rated. A reporter is drawn to a small west virginia town to investigate a series of strange events. The story of the mothman, the creature that terrorized. The characters speak, but they might as well not have bothered. The mothman curse 2014 is a horror found footage film. Dec 03, 2015 the curse of chief cornstalk is well known in mason county, the county where point pleasant resides. The legend of mothman has intrigued me since i was a kid, ever since i watched the movie the mothman prophesies i knew point pleasant would be on our list of places to explore. And, yes, there is a belief among the folks in point pleasant, w.
To ask other readers questions about mothmans curse, please sign up. The mothman curse is a metal band born in 2017 whose sounds range from acoustic music to progressive and death metal. Point pleasants fame as the home of the mothman legend hasnt waned in recent years. Mothman was featured in the game fallout 76 in which he appears more moth than a man. I ordered it because i was impressed by the book the mothman prophecies by john keel and by the expertly directed and photographed film the mothman prophecies starring richard gere and alan bates, two classact. Aug 24, 2018 most people know about the mothman because of the mothman prophecies, a book written by journalist and author john keel and later turned into a movie staring richard gere. Cornstalk opposed european settlement west of the ohio river in his youth, but he.
Trailer new documentary the mothman legacy may make you. Compare the mothman prophecies movie to the mothman true story, including john a. The book and movie connect the mothman to the townspeople of point pleasant having psychic abilities and the collapse of the silver bridge. One is ron bonds, the publisher of john keels 1991 reprint of the mothman prophecies book that was the one discovered by those that eventually produced the mothman prophecies movie. One is a meme running through the mothman literature that the creature is a harbinger of disaster. One day herself and her two younger brothers set out to go out on. Then, there is the syfy channels movie, mothman, which is almost but. But lately, katy notices slight, disturbing changes in her friend.
He was also known as keightughqua and wynepuechsika. Parents need to know that mothman s curse is an engrossing scififantasy novel that reimagines the alleged mothman sightings reported in ohio during the mid1960s, here, three siblings discover the curse and try to solve its mystery and save their small ohio town. The mothman curse 2014 found footage trailer film synopsis. In 2002, a movie based on keels book rekindled interest in the mothman. 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 prophecies 2002 is a major motion picture, loosely based on the 1975 book of the same name by john keel. There have been recent sightings in chicago of a mothman like. A movie called the mothman prophecies was released in 2002, starring richard gere, and it was pretty popular.
May 17, 2017 point pleasants fame as the home of the mothman legend hasnt waned in recent years. The detailed mothman death curse list can be seen online here. In west virginia folklore, the mothman is a creature reportedly seen in the point pleasant area from november 12, 1966, to december 15, 1967. With a dozen eyewitness interviews, the film promises to offer some of the most intense and terrifying encounters ever recorded. The first newspaper report was published in the point pleasant register dated november 16, 1966, titled couples see mansized bird. The film was based on disturbing real, otherworldly occurrences that took place in point pleasant, west virginia from 19661967. But lately, katy notices slight, disturbing changes in her friend, while a menacing, dark shadow appears to be watching them night after night, drawing them both further into fear and madness.
Paranomal witness 506 the mothman curse aka dont enter. Find your next favorite and similar movies in two steps. The mothman prophecies 2002 movieo movie trailers, dvd. Dec 01, 2015 in 2002, richard gere starred in a horror film about a west virginia town that experienced a strange number of supernatural sightings leading up to the collapsing of a local bridge, the mothman prophecies. There is also eyes of the mothman, which is an excellent documentary on the 19661967 events at point pleasant, west virginia. Mothman is a legendary winged creature alleged to have been encountered in western west virginia, notably near point pleasant, west virginia, and along the.
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