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I plan on taking a trip to Point Pleasent the next time I'm home. It pretty far across the state but I've got to see this place. I know the bridge has long been replaced but the Tnt area is still there and so is the bird sanctuary.
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For those of you who don't know, I'll give you a link to the general synopsis of the real events that occured before the collapse of the Silver Bridge in Point Pleasent, WV in 1967
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mothman
www.westva.net/mothman/
I highly recommend both the book and the movie. IMO, the book is superior.[/url]
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mothman
www.westva.net/mothman/
I highly recommend both the book and the movie. IMO, the book is superior.[/url]
"We do not follow maps to buried treasure, and remember:X never, ever, marks the spot."
- Professor Henry Jones Jr.
"Hither came Conan, the Cimmerian, black-haired, sullen-eyed, sword in hand, a thief, a reaver, a slayer, with gigantic melancholies and gigantic mirth, to tread the jeweled thrones of the Earth under his sandalled feet."
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"Hither came Conan, the Cimmerian, black-haired, sullen-eyed, sword in hand, a thief, a reaver, a slayer, with gigantic melancholies and gigantic mirth, to tread the jeweled thrones of the Earth under his sandalled feet."
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Just read an interesting article that casts doubt on the whole Mothman Prophecies. Apparently one of the sources was known at the time to be a fraud (in regards to ufos), and the author never checked into that. If you can't research right then what are the chances you've made a mistake elsewhere?
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Careful reading reveals several flaws and holes in Keel's story. Now whether those are simply mistakes or someone is staging some events etc. is another story. I think it was Gray Barker who was the semi-fraud you speak of.
"We do not follow maps to buried treasure, and remember:X never, ever, marks the spot."
- Professor Henry Jones Jr.
"Hither came Conan, the Cimmerian, black-haired, sullen-eyed, sword in hand, a thief, a reaver, a slayer, with gigantic melancholies and gigantic mirth, to tread the jeweled thrones of the Earth under his sandalled feet."
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- Professor Henry Jones Jr.
"Hither came Conan, the Cimmerian, black-haired, sullen-eyed, sword in hand, a thief, a reaver, a slayer, with gigantic melancholies and gigantic mirth, to tread the jeweled thrones of the Earth under his sandalled feet."
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i don't care about the veracity of Mothman Prophecies, it was an utterly CREEPY movie! 
you're more advanced than a cockroach,
have you ever tried explaining yourself
to one of them?
~ alan bates, the mothman prophecies
i've had this with actors before, on the set,
where they get upset about the [size of my]
trailer, and i'm always like...take my trailer,
cause... i'm from Kentucky
and that's not what we brag about.
~ george clooney, inside the actor's studio
a straight edge for legends at
the fold - searching for our
lost cities of gold. burnt tar,
gravel pits. sixteen gears switch.
Haphazard Lucy strolls by.
~ dennis r wood ~
have you ever tried explaining yourself
to one of them?
~ alan bates, the mothman prophecies
i've had this with actors before, on the set,
where they get upset about the [size of my]
trailer, and i'm always like...take my trailer,
cause... i'm from Kentucky
and that's not what we brag about.
~ george clooney, inside the actor's studio
a straight edge for legends at
the fold - searching for our
lost cities of gold. burnt tar,
gravel pits. sixteen gears switch.
Haphazard Lucy strolls by.
~ dennis r wood ~
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Kinslaughterer
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I'd like to think the overall story was essentially true.
Luci, if you like the movie then read the book.
Luci, if you like the movie then read the book.
"We do not follow maps to buried treasure, and remember:X never, ever, marks the spot."
- Professor Henry Jones Jr.
"Hither came Conan, the Cimmerian, black-haired, sullen-eyed, sword in hand, a thief, a reaver, a slayer, with gigantic melancholies and gigantic mirth, to tread the jeweled thrones of the Earth under his sandalled feet."
https://crowcanyon.org/
support your local archaeologist!
- Professor Henry Jones Jr.
"Hither came Conan, the Cimmerian, black-haired, sullen-eyed, sword in hand, a thief, a reaver, a slayer, with gigantic melancholies and gigantic mirth, to tread the jeweled thrones of the Earth under his sandalled feet."
https://crowcanyon.org/
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So do I, but it's more likely to be fiction.Kinslaughterer wrote:I'd like to think the overall story was essentially true.
Luci, if you like the movie then read the book.
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husband read it after film came out and gave me a review so i didn't bother reading it. *shrug*Kinslaughterer wrote:I'd like to think the overall story was essentially true.
Luci, if you like the movie then read the book.
i liked the movie and understood the controversy and decided not to read it cause i didn't want to spoil the movie for myself. concious decision.
it was great on a big screen.
you're more advanced than a cockroach,
have you ever tried explaining yourself
to one of them?
~ alan bates, the mothman prophecies
i've had this with actors before, on the set,
where they get upset about the [size of my]
trailer, and i'm always like...take my trailer,
cause... i'm from Kentucky
and that's not what we brag about.
~ george clooney, inside the actor's studio
a straight edge for legends at
the fold - searching for our
lost cities of gold. burnt tar,
gravel pits. sixteen gears switch.
Haphazard Lucy strolls by.
~ dennis r wood ~
have you ever tried explaining yourself
to one of them?
~ alan bates, the mothman prophecies
i've had this with actors before, on the set,
where they get upset about the [size of my]
trailer, and i'm always like...take my trailer,
cause... i'm from Kentucky
and that's not what we brag about.
~ george clooney, inside the actor's studio
a straight edge for legends at
the fold - searching for our
lost cities of gold. burnt tar,
gravel pits. sixteen gears switch.
Haphazard Lucy strolls by.
~ dennis r wood ~
Finally saw the movie over the weekend. Like everyone says, it's CREEPY as heck. It knows how to mess with your head. I admit it, Richard Gere was pretty good, too. Laura Linney was loooovely. 
Haven't read the book. I'd like to at some point, but for now I just want to let the movie soak into me.
It was nice how the film kept fancy effects to a minimum. The Mothman drawings, the strange recorded sounds from answering machines, the "what was that in the mirror?" shots...these were plenty chilling on their own.
It's least scariest when Indrid Cold "materializes" to talk to Gordon in his car. It might've been better to have kept him/it just a shadowy, there-but-not-really there presence. Of course, I'm only judging how effective it is as a movie scene. I don't know if this encounter happened in the book, but perhaps the written word would have been been more effective in conveying the encounter.
The climactic bridge scene was even more "sinister" than it normally would've been, because it brought to mind the major bridge collapse that happened just recently in the US.
Haven't read the book. I'd like to at some point, but for now I just want to let the movie soak into me.
It was nice how the film kept fancy effects to a minimum. The Mothman drawings, the strange recorded sounds from answering machines, the "what was that in the mirror?" shots...these were plenty chilling on their own.
It's least scariest when Indrid Cold "materializes" to talk to Gordon in his car. It might've been better to have kept him/it just a shadowy, there-but-not-really there presence. Of course, I'm only judging how effective it is as a movie scene. I don't know if this encounter happened in the book, but perhaps the written word would have been been more effective in conveying the encounter.
The climactic bridge scene was even more "sinister" than it normally would've been, because it brought to mind the major bridge collapse that happened just recently in the US.
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Well, it looks likely (which I always suspected) that the whole Mothman phenomena is a myth. Great story, though.
"Mothman: An Exposé"
"Mothman: An Exposé"
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well how coincidental. i am planning on using part of the mothman story in my fable. i had just reserched it yesterday or the day before. i have my notes here.Loremaster wrote:Well, it looks likely (which I always suspected) that the whole Mothman phenomena is a myth. Great story, though.
"Mothman: An Exposé"
and on you link for your mothman expose is a big add for breaking bad. during our dinner with srd i accidently wandered into the cast party looking for the rest room. i was moved along without finding the bathroom. nor did i see the big actor there.
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