On this day in movie history - The Mothman Prophecies (2002 movie & book):

The Mothman Prophecies

directed by Mark Pellington,

written by Richard Hatem, 

based on the book by John Keel,

was released in the United States on January 25, 2002.

Music by tomandandy (Thomas Hajdu and Andy Milburn).

Cast:

Richard Gere, David Eigenberg, Bob Tracey, Ron Emanuel, Debra Messing, Tom Stoviak, Yvonne Erickson, Scott Nunnally, Harris Mackenzie, Will Patton, Lucinda Jenney, Laura Linney, Tom Tully, Zachary Mott, Ann McDonough, Shane Callahan, Nesbitt Blaisdell, Dan Callahan, Christin Frame, Rohn Thomas, Susan Nicholas, Bill Laing, Tim Hartman, Alan Bates, Jennifer Martin, Mark Pellington, Murphy Dunne, Pete Handelman, Matt Miller, Josh Braun, Doug Korstanje, Betsy Zajko, Elizabeth Cazenave, Sam Nicotero, Tony Amen, Sara Brooks, Eric Cazenave, Michael Gutenplan, John W. Iwanonkiw, Hope Anne Nathan, Christian Pearson, Dwayne Pintoff, Bettina Rousos, Brandee Sanders, Jason Shoemaker, Dorothy Silver, Jason Billy Simmons, Dixie Tymitz.

Recommended reading:

The Mothman Prophecies: A True Story

By John A. Keel.

Published by Tor Books.

First published 1975.

Paperback.

ISBN-10: 0765334984

ISBN-13: 78-0765334985

Description:

A true story of unexplained terror…

West Virginia, 1966. For thirteen months the town of Point Pleasant is gripped by a real-life nightmare culminating in a tragedy that makes headlines around the world. Strange occurrences and sightings, including a bizarre winged apparition that becomes known as the Mothman, trouble this ordinary American community. Mysterious lights are seen moving across the sky. Domestic animals are found slaughtered and mutilated. And journalist John Keel, arriving to investigate the freakish events, soon finds himself an integral part of an eerie and unfathomable mystery…

The Mothman Prophecies.

Translated into more than thirteen languages, John Keel’s unsettling account of what he encountered in Point Pleasant has long been regarded as a classic in the literature of the unexplained. A New York Times bestseller, it also inspired the acclaimed 2002 film.

Born on this day – John A. Keel:

John A. Keel

Writer

Ufologist

March 25, 1930 – July 3, 2009

Credits:

The Mothman Prophecies: A True Story

By John A. Keel.

Published by Tor Books.

First published 1975.

Paperback.

ISBN-10: 0765334984

ISBN-13: 78-0765334985

Description:

A true story of unexplained terror…

West Virginia, 1966. For thirteen months the town of Point Pleasant is gripped by a real-life nightmare culminating in a tragedy that makes headlines around the world. Strange occurrences and sightings, including a bizarre winged apparition that becomes known as the Mothman, trouble this ordinary American community. Mysterious lights are seen moving across the sky. Domestic animals are found slaughtered and mutilated. And journalist John Keel, arriving to investigate the freakish events, soon finds himself an integral part of an eerie and unfathomable mystery…

The Mothman Prophecies.

Translated into more than thirteen languages, John Keel’s unsettling account of what he encountered in Point Pleasant has long been regarded as a classic in the literature of the unexplained. A New York Times bestseller, it also inspired the acclaimed 2002 film.

Written work:

Disneyland of the Gods (1988); Flying Saucer to the Center of Your Mind: Selected Writings of John A. Keel (2013); Jadoo (1957); Operation Trojan Horse / aka Why UFOs (1970 / 1978); Our Haunted Planet (1971); Pursuing the Addenda: Supernatural Reports From the Natural World (2016); Searching For the String: Selected Writings of John A. Keel (2014); Strange Creatures From Time And Space / aka The Complete Guide To Mysterious Beings (1970 / 1994); The Best of John Keel (2006); The Eighth Tower / aka The Cosmic Question (1975 / 1978); The Fickle Finger of Fate (1966); The Flying Saucer Subculture (1973); The Great Phonograph in the Sky: Selected Writings of John A. Keel (2015); The Mothman Prophecies (1975); The Outer Limits of the Twilight Zone: Selected Writings of John A. Keel (2013); The Passionate Percipient: Illusions I Have Known And Loved - Selected Writings of John A. Keel (2015); The Perspicacious Percipient: How to Investigate UFOs and Other Insane Urges - Selected Writings of John A. Keel (2015).

Movies and television:

Ancient Aliens (2020–2023); City Sluckers (1998); Mack & Myer for Hire (1963); Metropolitan Monologues (2000); Secrets of the Shadow World, Parts 1-3 (1999); Summer Sketch Marks (2001); Tales of the Twilight Typist (1994); The Exiled Files of Eddie Gray (1997); The Mothman of Point Pleasant (2017); The Mothman Prophecies (2002); The Mothman's Photographer (2008).