![]() ![]() Depending on how sensitive you are, this book could make it a bit hard to fall asleep.Keel's hypothesisThe world seems to be a place not so far from H.P. Keel builds an hypothesis of what's really going on while giving you even more paranormal events to process. As he reports the weird events he connects them to similar weirdness in ancient as well as then recent history. Keel investigates the UFOs and the Mothman and his only weapons are his intelligence and sarcasm. The story covers the thirteen months (1966-67) of UFO activity and monster sightings (mainly the Mothman) leading up to the collapse of the Silver Bridge in Point Pleasant. I found the movie (2002) scarier than the book, but it's still creepy enough, and it's slowly dragging you into a world where consensus reality is gradually replaced by a grim place where we all can become victims to the forces who act behind the guise of the UFO phenomena (according to Keels hypothesis) and be dragged into a nightmare world. Let us look at these two aspects of this story:EntertainmentThe Mothman Prophecies is excellent thrilling entertainment. ![]() ![]() Some readers will find this provoking - I found it refreshing and understandable as I devoured this creepy, entertaining and very interesting book. This contempt colors the text with an arrogance toward all who are against him - including various UFO investigators. When writing the Mothman prophecies, John Keel was definitely scared and he handled the fear with anger and contempt for the 'enemy'. ![]()
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