A list of resources cited on this website and referenced in the creation of this website. Use these to connect with the Mothman narrative further.
Research Resources
Buchanan, Tyler. “Mothman myth rooted in Messenger reporter's work.” The Athens Messenger, August 25, 2019. https://www.athensmessenger.com/news/mothman-myth-rooted-in-messenger-reporters-work/article_eae63596-c338-576c-97b2-3c445379ad1c.html.
Buzzfeed Unsolved Network. “The Search for the Mysterious Mothman.” YouTube video, 31:37. Apr 20, 2018. https://youtu.be/CupbRr2m_sM.
Colborn, Matthew. “Forteana.” Psi Encyclopedia, November 23, 2014. https://psi-encyclopedia.spr.ac.uk/articles/forteana.
“Couples See Man-Sized Bird… Creature… Something!” Point Pleasant Register, November 16, 1966.
Daly, Jack. “Narrative Hijacking: Mothman and the Silver Bridge Collapse.” Utah State University, April 8, 2020. https://digitalcommons.usu.edu/researchweek/ResearchWeek2020/All2020/13/.
Keel, John A. The Mothman Prophecies. New York: Tom Doherty Associates, LLC, 1975.
Kruse, Robert J. “Point Pleasant, West Virginia: Making a Tourism Landscape in an Appalachian Town.” Southeastern geographer 55, no. 3 (2015): 313-337.
Hasken, Eleanor Ann. “The Migration of a Local Legend: The Case of Mothman.” ProQuest Dissertations Publishing, 2022.
“Hundred Miles an Hour— Man With Wings.” Bluefield Daily Telegraph, Nov 17, 1966.
Lange, Katie. “AFN: Keeping Military Troops, Families Informed Since 1942.” U.S. Department of Defense, April 26, 2021. https://www.defense.gov/News/Inside-DOD/Blog/Article/2584742/afn-keeping-military-troops-families-informed-since-1942/.
Nelson, John S. “Horror Films Face Political Evils in Everyday Life.” Political Communication 22, no. 3 (July 2005): 381-86. https://doi.org/10.1080/10584600591006654.
Mallow, Gwen, “An Ode to a Hometown Creature: Mothman of Point Pleasant, West Virginia,” Folklife, June 7, 2021. https://folklife.si.edu/magazine/mothman-point-pleasant-west-virginia.
“Mason County Bird Monster Known Far and Wide.” Point Pleasant Register, Nov 28, 1966.
“Mason Countians Hunt 'Moth Man'.” Huntington Herald-Dispatch, Nov 17, 1966.
Mothman Lives, “John A. Keel.” Accessed May 2, 2022. http://mothmanlives.com/john-keel.html.
Mothman Lives. “The T.N.T. Area.” Accessed May 2, 2022. http://mothmanlives.com/the-t.n.t-area.html.
Mothman Museum. Mothman Museum, July 23, 2022. https://www.mothmanmuseum.com/.
Mothman Museum TNT Tour. Mothman Museum, July 23, 2022. https://www.mothmanmuseum.com/store/c24/Mothman_Museum_TNT_Tours.html.
“Our 'Bird' Has Law On Its Side,” Point Pleasant Register, Nov 19, 1966.
Pellington, Mark, director. The Mothman Prophecies. 2002, Lakeshore Entertainment, 2006. 1 hr., 59 min. HD.
“President Appoints Panel to Investigate Collapse of Bridge; Toll Reaches 29.” New York Times. Dec. 21 1967, 29. https://www.nytimes.com/1967/12/21/archives/president-appoints-panel-to-investigate-collapse-of-bridge-toll.html?smid=url-share.
Reimann, Matt. “The deadliest bridge disaster in US history was caused by a tiny crack just three millimeters deep.” Timeline, July 31, 2017. https://timeline.com/the-deadliest-bridge-disaster-in-us-history-was-caused-by-a-tiny-crack-just-3-millimeters-deep-ca5404c4dffa.
Rizer, Chris, “Mason County Memories… 'Red-Eyed Creature Reported in W. Va.'” Point Pleasant Register, September 17, 2021. https://www.mydailyregister.com/news/67121/mason-county-memories-red-eyed-creature-reported-in-w-va.
Scott B., “The Real Story of The Mothman Prophecies.” IGN, December 6, 2001, https://www.ign.com/articles/2001/12/06/the-real-story-of-the-mothman-prophecies.
Tales of the Unknown - A Cryptid Anthology. Edited by Akira B., first edition, WildStar Publishing, September 2020.
“Town Welcomes Mothman Publicity,” Charleston Gazette-Mail, March 3, 2002.
Turner, Ralph. “That Mothman: Would You Believe A Sandhill Crane?” Huntington Herald-Dispatch, November 19, 1966.
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