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John Keel, author of The Mothman Prophecies

"Coleman has produced the most complete overview of Mothman and its minions -- the scariest family of monsters on Earth."

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A new Hollywood blockbuster, an amazing documentary, and thousands of web pages in its honor. What's the fuss? In a word--Mothman! A famous investigator examines the reports of this huge, red-eyed creature with wings seen over Point Pleasant, West Virginia on November 15, 1966?and the spawn of Mothman seen before and after that date.

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4.0 out of 5 stars A good read, but little new to offer., Jun 16 2004

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Dennis Hawley (Asheville, NC) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Mothman and Other Curious Encounters (Paperback)

This book, a follow-up to Mysterious America by cryptozoologist Loren Coleman, is basically a compendium of reports, anecdotes and myths dealing with strange creatures.
Apparently published to capitalize on the film 'The Mothman Prophecies' (the back of the book displays a prominent ad for the film), this book is a fun read, great for a rainy evening. And, for those unfamiliar with such Fortean phenomena as Mothman, The Flatwoods Monster, thunderbirds and other such critters, this is a good overview. However, for those who have read John Keel's Mothman Prophecies, Our Haunted Planet or Strange Creatures from Time and Space, or who are familiar with the books of the late Charles Fort (namesake of the word Fortean), there is little new to be found here.

Within the book's 200 pages are nine chapters, two appendices and a section on 'Mothman bibliography and other resources' (did you know you could order an "action Mothman figure"?). The chapters aggregate 'types' of creatures, such as 'Winged Weirdies', 'Mothman' and 'Lizardmen'. And, given the influence of John Keel's work on Coleman, one chapter is even called 'Keel's Children'. In fact, this book arguably should have been sub-subtitled 'An Homage to John Keel'. One whole appendix is a direct re-print of reported Mothman sightings lifted from Keel's Strange Creatures from Time and Space. Without Keel's contributions, this would likely have been a pretty slim volume indeed.

As mentioned, this is an entertaining way to spend a few hours, not requiring much in the way of deep thinking. The style of the book is breezy and engaging, although it could have benefited from better proofreading (the late ufologist Gray Barker was sometimes referred to as Gray, other times as 'Gary'). For those who are interested in a solid introduction to the arcane field of 'cryptozoology', this is a great place to start, and for those who are generally familiar with the material, this is a good refresher. It's certainly worth the modest price.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Don't believe reviewers or, Jan 30 2003

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This review is from: Mothman and Other Curious Encounters (Paperback)

This book owes nothing to other books and it was written before the movie came out. Read it yourself to see.
It has been updated in a third edition after new events happened in Point Pleasant. This all really does make this book unique among those few available on Mothman.
This book is full of new material that the eyewitnesses shared with only this author. But buy them all.

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1.0 out of 5 stars Well Published, but Mistake-filled, Jan 26 2003

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Jacob Bringer (New York, New York) - See all my reviews

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The publisher of this book is to be commended, but the resercher is to be laughed at. The Jersey Devil had some interesting reading, but the Mothman section was nothing but rehash from books that preceded this one, such as The Mothman Prophecies by John Keel and MOTHMAN: The Facts Behind The Legend by Donnie Sergent Jr and Jeff Wamsley. I found several mistakes in the factual information concerning the Mothman research. Please do not buy this book with the expectations of getting the facts. It is a decent read for pure entertainment, but the factual mistakes are inexcusable.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Hot stuff if you like Fortean mysteries and spookiness
This is a great book, because it brings Fortean themes and general spooky fireside tales together with serious investigations and cryptozoology. Read more

Published on Dec 16 2002 by John Pennant

5.0 out of 5 stars outstanding
Sort of a follow up to his classic "Mysterious America" with some John Keel "Strange Creatures from time and space" thrown in.Great Forteana.

Published on Jun 20 2002 by rickey l. esteves sr