59: Mothman - All Portents Point to Owl

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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/

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