The Mothman Prophecies

Post by **The Leper Fairy** » Fri Jul 29, 2005 3:30 pm

I just picked up this book... definately something to read in the daytime.

I'll finish it this weekend and we can discuss it if anyone else has read it.

Post by **Kinslaughterer** » Fri Jul 29, 2005 5:37 pm

Its one of my favorite books. ITs exceedingly creepy and as you said don't read it alone at night.
It happened in my home state of WV too.

Post by **The Leper Fairy** » Sun Jul 31, 2005 11:48 pm

That book is so well done... very convincing. Mainly, I think, because he seems to be a big skeptic as well... disregarding anything remotely explainable.

Still not sure how I feel about it... I'm always cynical of people who change their ideas because of one book or viewpoint. My friend is an athiest because of The Da Vanci Code (an exceedingly stupid reason, I know.

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I'm excited to watch the movie! I've never seen it. Should be creepy!

Post by **Kinslaughterer** » Mon Aug 01, 2005 12:10 am

The movie is also very creepy but it is a screenplay so much of the book is avoided in the story. There is a character in the movie who seems to represent John Keel too. I must say that I am a fan of the movie.

Keel has published several other books on the paranormal. He is an interesting writer but others have written about the Mothman and a similar creature called the Flatwoods monster.

Without a doubt something very bizarre happened in Point Pleasent. Lots of theories have surfaced about the events but I like Keel's take the best.

Post by **The Leper Fairy** » Mon Aug 01, 2005 1:59 am

The most interesting bit, I thought, was that the aliens aren't necessarily from another planet, but an ever-present part of ours.

Post by **Kinslaughterer** » Mon Aug 01, 2005 3:32 am

Thought-provoking idea....
I really like the MIBs and the strange phone calls. Nothing seems to creep out more now than a late night call...shudder

Post by **The Leper Fairy** » Mon Aug 01, 2005 4:21 pm

Yeah... Weird how Mr. Cold and the others seemed so benevolent and then turned malicious.

Post by **Kinslaughterer** » Mon Aug 01, 2005 4:25 pm

The strangest part for me was looking back at the end of the book and wondering why that course of events happened at all. It seems like Keel and the rest were just puppets who couldn't stop anything but were told anyway just to antagonize them.
Crazy stuff indeed.

Post by **The Leper Fairy** » Mon Aug 01, 2005 7:31 pm

Had all that happened to me... them sending him messages to hotels he thought he picked at random and such... it would really make me question the idea of free will.

Post by **Kinslaughterer** » Mon Aug 01, 2005 9:25 pm

You still haven't seen the movie, right?
Its got a few great parts that parallel those events. Freakin' terrifying...

Post by **Cail** » Mon Aug 01, 2005 9:31 pm

I really enjoyed the movie. The book's on my "to read" pile.

Post by **matrixman** » Mon Aug 01, 2005 9:42 pm

The way you folks are talking about this book has me intrigued. Did I miss a good horror movie? I avoided it because I thought it was just another Richard Gere stinker.

Post by **Kinslaughterer** » Mon Aug 01, 2005 9:52 pm

The book is superior to the movie in content but the movie captures some of its spirit. It has a very psychological approach that never lets you get a grip so to speak. I highly recommend the book.

Post by **The Leper Fairy** » Tue Aug 02, 2005 11:30 pm

Kinslaughterer wrote:You still haven't seen the movie, right?
Its got a few great parts that parallel those events. Freakin' terrifying...

Not yet... I will ASAP though and let you know how it goes

Post by **Kinslaughterer** » Tue Aug 02, 2005 11:38 pm

I was looking over my copy of the book and remember the creepiest part; the stuttering MIB. Just try to do the voice in your head, better yet use Cold's voice from the movie in your head!...shudder...

Post by **The Leper Fairy** » Wed Aug 03, 2005 5:36 am

It's hard to imagine how they'd make a sequential movie out of the book... there are so many little pieces that need to fit together. I guess I'll see soon enough, I'm going to try to rent it within the next two days.

BTW - what page is the stuttering MIB on? I can't remember that part clearly enough...

Post by **duchess of malfi** » Wed Aug 03, 2005 1:28 pm

I thought the movie was actually pretty good. I usually avoid most horror films, as they seem to focus more on stomach turning gore than in trying to scare people. This one played with your head, and you have to watch it more than once to get all of the little details (most of which are never explained, like the slowly growing blot on the side of that one house).

And of course, being able to watch the Silver Fox is never a hardship.

Post by **Kinslaughterer** » Wed Aug 03, 2005 1:44 pm

Page 13,
I recommend you read the book Duchess. Its in pb and about 250 pages so you'll finish it in a night or so. Very creepy and supposedly a true, not "based" on true but exaggerated, events

Post by **The Leper Fairy** » Thu Aug 04, 2005 6:11 pm

The movie definately got the mood right, but I think because the book was so much better (and I just finished it) I didn't like the movie as much as it's worth.

Best part was definately Mr. Cold!

I wish they had more about the MIB... and all the glowing likes in the sky... and more mothman!! Lanulos wasn't mentioned... that was my favorite part. But for the most part it was pretty good.

Post by **Zahir** » Sat Aug 13, 2005 12:18 pm

I thought this one of the most under-rated horror flicks. Really excellent, full of creepiness and genuine as opposed to faux drama.

Of course what I was left with was the idea that perhaps the Mothman--or Mothmen--have different agendas rather than all one. I also wondered if what they were in general "offering" was not so much knowledge or suffering but experience.

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