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Cold Open: The mythology of the cryptozoological creature known as “Mothman” begins on November 12th, 1966. On that day, five men were digging a grave at a cemetery near Clendenin [clin DEN in], West Virginia, and one of them claimed to witness a man- like creature fly over their heads. A creature they and other witnesses in the coming days would describe as a terrifying, large, man-like, grey monster with glowing red eyes and a roughly ten foot wing span that could fly at speeds anywhere from impossibly slow to over 100 mph. The Mothman creature would be described by someone as not having a head at all - two huge, ominous red eyes set inside its chest - eyes consistently reported to be glowing, or at least reflective. The details of his face, if “he” even has a face - if he is even a “he”, and his feet have never been adequately described. One witness who did claim to see its face, saw its face clearly, could only say that the details were horrible and monstrous. She had terrible nightmares and nearly suffered a nervous breakdown. Most who report getting a close look at the Mothman seems to suffer from extreme fear and psychological distress, sometimes lasting for months or years afterwards. In particular, people say that a sense of pure evil overcomes them when they see Mothman's eyes. The legend of Mothman, and most of the sightings, strangely center around the collapse of a bridge. On December 15, 1967, the Silver Bridge that rose above the Ohio River and connected Point Pleasant, West Virginia with Gallipolis (gal uh POLICE), Ohio - collapsed and took the lives of forty-six people. And ever since, stories have abounded connecting this collapse to Mothman. Was this creature trying to warn locals that something bad was going to happen? Did it know the bridge would collapse? Is Mothman, head or no-head, some harbinger of impending doom? Was some bizarre creature trying to save the lives of those who died on December 15th? This is what some still believe. Or - is this all just a bunch of crazy, wackadoodle horseshit? Is this legend nothing more than the collective product of overactive imaginations and a few creative writers exploiting those imaginations? Always have to entertain that possibility when it comes to the paranormal! The story of Mothman would have never become a major part of American cryptozoological folklore if it weren’t for the 1970 book, “The Silver Bridge” written by noted ufologist Gray Barker. And then there was the “The Mothman Prophecies,” another important piece of the Mothman canon, written by another ufologist and journalist, John Keel, in 1975. We’re gonna look at the story of Mothman from all sides today. From absolute believers to “get the Hell out of here, there’s no way this happened” deniers. Today we’re gonna dig into the tale of creature that inspired the 2002 Richard Gere and Laura Linney thriller - love me some Laura Linney - the Mothman Prophecies, a movie based on that 1975 book of the same name. It’s also a movie that scared the shit out of my wife Lynze when she first saw it and a movie Chicago Reader critic Lisa Alspector called “The scariest movie I’ve ever seen.” Will today’s tale scare you? Does the Mothman give you the heebie jeebies? Or will this just be a wackadoodle gasser of a tale? Find out today, as we deep dive into the strange and hard to explain, today, on Timesuck! PAUSE TIMESUCK INTRO I. Welcome! A. Happy Monday: Happy Monday, Timesuckers. Hail you! Hail the mighty Timesucker! Trailblazer on various paths of curiosity. Hail the Cult of the Curious! Hail Nimrod and Lucifina as well. Praise Triple M and sweet Bojangles. Such a good boy. B. Joe Dimeo Pre-Roll: Timesuck is brought to you again today by the Broaum (Bro-um (one syllable word!) podcast. 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