2002: YEAR OF THE MOTHMAN?

2002: YEAR OF THE MOTHMAN?

POINT PLEASANT, W.V. (Wireless Flash) – A hideous creature called the “Mothman” may soon be as well-known as Bigfoot or the Loch Ness Monster. The Mothman is a 6-foot-tall creature with wings that haunts the town of Point Pleasant, West Virginia – usually appearing just before a major disaster, such as a bridge collapse that killed 46 people in 1967. Locals are afraid to discuss the Mothman, but they may not be able to avoid it starting next month, when a new movie, The Mothman Prophecies, opens in theaters. Mothman expert Loren Coleman fears media attention will turn Point Pleasant into a paranormal tourist trap a la Roswell, New Mexico, and create more myths than facts. As a result, he’s trying to get Point Pleasant locals to spill the beans about the Mothman now, before tourism changes everything.

Fri 12-28-01