The Mothman Prophecies by John A. Keel Synopsis:
West Virginia, 1966. For thirteen months the town of
Point Pleasant is gripped by a real-life nightmare
culminating in a tragedy that makes headlines around the
world. Strange occurrences and sightings, including a bizarre
winged apparition that becomes known as the Mothman,
trouble this ordinary American community. Mysterious lights
are seen moving across the sky. Domestic animals are found
slaughtered and mutilated. And journalist John Keel, arriving
to investigate the freakish events, soon finds himself an integral
part of an eerie and unfathomable mystery. Review:
The Mothman Prophecies, regardless of the new found notoriety of The Mothman, remains a level headed, fair account of
John A. Keels investigation of the strange phenomenon that gripped Point Pleasant, West Virginia in the mid 1960s. The work
Keel put into investigating High Strangeness throughout his life is something to be admired and commended, and this is no
different. Between prophetic dreams, UFOs, strange phone calls, giant creatures made of black masses streaking through the
sky, and even the Men in Black, Keel tells the story of how he tried to figure it all out, with the crescendo of all events
mentioned being a tragic event, that truly happened.

Reviewer's Note: The second I finished and closed this book, on my back porch, on a sunny summer day, a local car alarm went
off. A fitting synchronicity based on what Keel had witnessed and wrote about. Conclusion:
The Mothman Prophecies is a classic in High Strangeness literature. Without being too overdramatize or embellished, Keel
engages readers with a thrilling, and sometimes humorous retelling of the events in Point Pleasant.