59: Mothman - All Portents Point to Owl

MOZ and Jeremy discuss the infamous Mothman, in a style only MLT can muster. Join us if you dare!

Thank you as always to Mr. Tim Leavy @ https://www.timleavy.com/ for the greatest theme song ever!

References:

West Virgina avoided by natives: Keel, J.A. (1975). The mothman prophecies. Tor, New York, p53

Mothman Museum: Mothmanmuseum.com, www.mothmanmuseum.com/mothman-museum.html.

Info on where to complain about the mothman statue: Your Congressman

Thomas Ury sighting: Keel, J.A. (1975). The mothman prophecies. Tor, New York, p69

Connie Carpenter’s encounter: Keel, J.A. (1975). The mothman prophecies. Tor, New York, p16-17

Cornwall owl man: Owlman – Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Owlman

Owlman in Germany: https://1428elm.com/2017/12/28/point-pleasant-silver-bridge-collapse-and-the-mothman-50-years-later/

Chernobyl-mothman: https://anomalien.com/blackbird-of-chernobyl-mothman-like-creature-sightings-before-disaster/

Sandra Nichols account: Steiger, B. (2010). Real monsters, gruesome critters, and beasts from the darkside. Visible Ink Press, p257

The I35 Minnesota bridge collapse of 2007: Mothman and the Minnesota Bridge Collapse — The Singular Fortean Society: https://www.singularfortean.com/singularjournal/2017/6/29/mothman-and-the-minnesota-bridge-collapse

Fukushima Mothman sighting: https://afterburner1.com/2022/02/09/the-mothman-of-fukashima/

Review of Fortean sightings of Mothman: https://www.singularfortean.com/news/2017/6/10/a-timeline-of-the-chicago-flying-humanoid-sightings-so-far

Strange sounds of babies crying: Keel, J.A. (1975). The mothman prophecies. Tor, New York, p P124, 226

Mission County night bird: Mothman: America's Notorious Winged Monster | Monstrum - YouTube

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GUpeDwiD64M

Mothman as folklore in the making: Keel, J.A. (1975). The mothman prophecies. Tor, New York, p271

Mystical medical symptoms: Keel, J.A. (1975). The mothman prophecies. Tor, New York, p43

Ultraterrestrial theory: Keel, J.A. (1975). The mothman prophecies. Tor, New York, p43-44

The Keel effect: Keel, J.A. (1975). The mothman prophecies. Tor, New York, 43p

p220

 Mothman rebranding Bighoot and Booger owl sightings: Hall, M.A. (2004). Thunderbirds: America's living legends of giant birds. Paraview Press, p92

Strange anomalies in Point Pleasant: Keel, J.A. (1975). The mothman prophecies. Tor, New York, p129

The curse of chief Cornstalk part 1: https://www.americanhauntingsink.com/cornstalk

The curse of chief Cornstalk part 2: https://1428elm.com/2017/12/28/point-pleasant-silver-bridge-collapse-and-the-mothman-50-years-later/

Loren Coleman’s Mothman Death Count: Cryptomundo.com

Rosemary Ellen Guiley’s take on Mothman & MIBs: Guiley, R.E. (2013). The djinn connection. Visionary Living, Inc (p115-118 of the 2019 Internet Archive publication),.

Mothman sighting in California: Keel, J.A. (1975). The mothman prophecies. Tor, New York, P29-30

Skullymuggling and Keel hauling: Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mothman_Prophecies

Skullymuggle theory 2 - it’s just a sandhill crane:https://u.osu.edu/vanzandt/2019/02/11/mothman-a-west-virginia-folklore/