The Mothman Prophecies by John A. Keel
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Book Reviews of The Mothman Prophecies
Book Review: I love this book.
Summary: 5 Stars
If you're new to the paranormal and/or crytozoological studies, you should deffinately pick this up. Its light reading, so you won't have to constantly analyze if something is symbolic or not. Its written like an episode of "Law and Order", really. In the book, Keel relates events that he experienced, centered around the West Virginia town of Point Pleasant. Very rarely does Keel ever color the events with his view or interpritation of things. Usually he relates the facts and lets the reader come to any conclusions that need to be come to. This is very important, as usually books of the paranormal ilk are SATURATED with the authors view of what a specific event is or means. Overall, its highly enjoyable. If you are even remotely interested in paranormal phenemonons, this is a fantastic book to start with. Any conclusions you come to will be those of yourself based on the evidence provided, not because the author colored things to make it appear more one way than another. The only thing that could have made this book any better was maybe a deluxe edition that would include pictures of some of the reoccuring characters and scenes, such as Mrs. Hyre and the TNT area. Sometimes sketches of visiting entities are mentioned, it would have been awesome to see these sketches. There is a whole realm of possibilities for additional photographic illustrations to this book that could add more depth and realism. That is the only thing that could have made this book better, for what it is. However, this is just bonus material, none of it is needed to better understand the story, so there is no reason to mark down for such things not being included.Book Review: Compelling and gripping account of paranormal events
Summary: 5 Stars
Books about the paranormal I never find to be entirely satisfying; you get teased and left to make up your own mind. I get drawn to this kind of material for some reason, always hoping to get some answers, to figure it out, to fit this into my theistic worldview. A year ago I got my first taste of satisfaction, from the book "Lights in the sky and little green men", in which the authors concluded that residual UFO's, the ones that cannot be explained away, are in fact real, but are not physical but spiritual.
John Keel, with The Mothman Prophecies, arrives at a somewhat similar conclusion. He scoffs at the idea that these are visitors from other planets, but is less convinced that they are from the spiritual realm, at least as commonly understood by Christians. His bizarre thirteen month set of experiences centered on Point Pleasant, West Virginia in 1966-1967, culminating in the tragedy of the bridge collapse, has left him certain of nothing. He does seem to see a continuity between paranormal experiences throughout history and those of today, with poltergeists, demons, Bigfoot, Nessie, UFOs, and Men in Black all falling under the same explanatory umbrella, whatever that may be. Possibly an independent spiritual world exists, or possibly these are psychic imprints and pollution, echoes that play back in certain geographical locations, like a record stuck, playing back the same groove over and over.
You are not going to get closure from this book, but his account is gripping and his speculations are thoughtful and intelligent. To repeat an overused phrase, you are not going to want to put it down.
Book Review: Mind Bending
Summary: 5 Stars
I still cant believe this book was turned into a movie. Though the movie didn't capture even 5% of the scariest moments in the book. This book could easily change your perspective on UFO's and monsters forever. Despite the fact that this could be John Keels most unpolished work it is perhaps the most ground breaking too.
If you are the type of person who can believe that scores of people would frantically contact local authority and the press to foolishly report a rare stork with red eyes then this book isn't for you. A 7-ft leathery gray humanoid with glowing red eyes and a huge wingspan that flies fast enough to chase cars down is not something dozens of people are mistaking for anything else.
I almost didn't buy this book years ago when I first heard about it. It just seemed too fantastic. When I finally picked it up I was stunned by all the 1st hand experiences of the author.
The first Wednesday after I read the book I looked outside my house for UFOs. An old school Cadillac rolled by and made a turn at the end of my block, which would force it to back track. The windows were black. Nothing else happened. When I got back inside I had a message from my best friend. He was somewhat frantic. He said: "Dude, I just heard a really weird UFO whirring sound outside of my house." His girlfriend heard it too, and she told him in an uncharacteristic manner: "better go tell your friend what just happened" I hadn't told him what I was reading (or anyone else) and I never had a serious discussions about UFO's with him before that event.
Book Review: A wild and interesting read!
Summary: 5 Stars
I just finished the Mothman and found it to be a very interesting account of a rash of strange sightings in the late 1960's, centered around a town called Point Pleasant. The tales of strange men in black unable to act and look fully human arriving on people's doorsteps is chilling to say the least. There are plenty of strange sightings and weirdness documented in this novel. I can't say I believe in UFO's or Mothmen but he makes an interesting case study of what happened back then, telling of the contactees from all walks of life who supposedly saw UFO's and the hi-jinks of otherworldly visitors after they reported it.Unfortunately, there is very little about the Mothman and at times, I felt frustrated since we didn't get quite as much of he/it as I would have liked. Still its a very interesting read, it kept me glued so I gave it five stars anyway. I still found it to be one of the more interesting of UFO literature. I liked the way he wrote this book in that you can detect a tone of skepticism as well as awe of the events. No one is sure what these things are but I liked what he wrote in the beginning on their possible origins which I won't give away. He writes with a lot of humour and its very well-written. I especially loved hearing about Woody's trip to Lanulos, an interplanetary nudist colony of sorts.
All I can say is that I loved this book. Keel writes with a good eye and a sense of humour. Interesting events. Spooky and fun all at the same time.
Book Review: A monumental work of the paranormal
Summary: 5 Stars
Having read most of John Keels's other UFO-paranormal books I was still not prepared for the knock-out dramatic conclusion to this one. I've read some other reviews in here and they seem to be all over the place. What you need to know about John Keel is that he investigated and traveled around the world to the sites of as many UFO and paranormal events as he could to see where the event took place and meet the people involved. This is in contrast to some of the so called 'investigations' made by the Air Force's Project Blue Book and armchair UFO investigators who often relied solely on second hand information. This quest was combined with a keen insight into the underlying nature of UFO and paranormal phenomena. For that reason I trust his opinions and speculations more than any other researcher out here. Keel also used news clipping services as all UFO writers do, to locate sightings and correlate information from everywhere to help piece the whole paranormal puzzle together. Information is a good thing. Information that is checked out is even better. Keel also did not try to exclude certain information that seemed too bizarre or that might not support the 'extraterrestrial' hypothesis that the old school of UFO research is obsessed with. This is one of the very best books ever written on the UFO and Paranormal subject and is considered a classic. I highly recommend both this and all of John Keel's UFO books.