Mothman : Real Life Sightings

by Monique Lane

On a cool, fall evening in November, 1966, five men lead by head gravedigger Kenneth Duncan set to work in a cemetery just outside of Clendenin, West Virginia. The grave that they were digging was to be that of Duncan’s recently deceased brother-in-law. What happened next terrified the men and also kick-started one of the most enduring mysteries in all of cryptozoology. A creature, described as# a brown, manlike figure ascended from a nearby grove of trees and dive-bombed the bewildered group, flying directly over their heads. They had a very good view of the creature. It was ‘less than a hoot and a holler away’ to borrow from the local vernacular. It stayed within view for a full minute, before disappearing just as suddenly as it had appeared. This was the first sighting of the creature that the press would soon dub ‘Mothman’.

Genres: Nonfiction

31 pages, Kindle Edition

Published December 21, 2016

Reviews

[Brenda · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fascinating read

The author provides some information about the mothman that I hadn't read before. I do wish she would have sited her sources especially the statement she made about the earliest sightings. Overall a good read for anyone who is interested in the Mothman story.

[Dominique · Rating 1 out of 5]

Had I never heard of the Mothman before reading this book, it might have been more informative. I got more information, it seems, from the segment I saw about the Mothman on the show Unsolved Mysteries. This book could have benefited from a good editor and having someone format the book for them before the author hit the publish button. For me, it also read like a high school student's research paper. I also would have liked to have some kind of bibliography. In the end, this book was a waste of time.

[Madelon · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a very short, vert dry account of the Mothman phenomenon, in the mid-1960s, which is akin to sightings of bigfoot, Nessie, and UFOs. It references the John A. Keel book THE MOTHMAN PROPHECIES that I read sometime in the mid-1970s, along with books by Erich Von Daniken, Charles Berlitz, and pretty much anything else that offered a view of alien life on earth. Like Fox Mulder, I wanted to believe.

Unfortunately, MOTHMAN: REAL LIFE SIGHTINGS isn't as enchanting as the paperbacks of yesterday. The accounts are short squibs of newspaper reporting of the events in Point Pleasant, West Virginia, in 1966, along with references to Men in Black (MIB).

If you want to fill up 15 or 20 minutes, this is an OK read. I'm glad that it was a freebie because you really don't want to spend money on it.

[Lacey Patterson · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not very informative

General information. Not anything but vague details. This book was just general information and short. Not a very good read and had little actual sightings

[Sandra Burns · Rating 5 out of 5]

Fast read

I think he or it is real. There has to be life elsewhere, & Mothman could be part of it. Or, could be the Indian curse. You decide.

[Lucas Grant · Rating 3 out of 5]

Ok but very short.

Good book but just the basics. Great for new interest in subject. It is God for quick research but not super detailed.

[Kathleen · Rating 4 out of 5]

Good but very short

[Tina Fraysier · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good quick read

Good quick read. Read before bed. Gives a quick history of the mothman legend. Interesting stuff. Considering reading full book

[Diana · Rating 3 out of 5]

A good, brief history of the mothman.

[Nicole · Rating 3 out of 5]

A tad on the short side. Don't expect anything more than the basic facts when reading this one. Wouldn't call it exhaustive by any means, but an interesting read all the same.