MOTHMAN – HARBINGER OF DOOM: 100 Witnesses, 46 Dead, And Still No Answers To What It Was

A dog vanishes chasing glowing red eyes in the darkness, couples are pursued at over 100 miles per hour by something with massive wings, and a terrified mother watches a gray humanoid creature shuffle onto her porch and peer through the windows—all in the same night that would mark the beginning of Point Pleasant's year of terror.

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IN THIS EPISODE: “I see dead people.” Today it’s a meme seen in every corner of the internet. It began, however, as an incredible idea for a film - “The Sixth Sense” – and the reason the meme is so prevalent today, is because the film blew our minds with the unexpected twist ending forcing us to watch the film again. But what if your child were to truly tell you they were seeing dead people. Not imaginary friends, and not even the occasional monster in the closet… but actually seeing dead people. One woman in the UK is pondering that question with not one, but two children who are adamant they are seeing those who have already passed on. (My Children See Dead People) *** Steven Stayner was only seven years old when he was kidnapped and held for over seven years, being sexually molested by the man who grabbed him. But when another boy was brought in as the man’s next victim, Steven turned from victim, to rescuer. (I Know My First Name is Steven) *** Stories of people in the past looking to the skies to see UFOs are becoming more and more common as we learn more of our history. But there was some very strange goings on in 1896 and 1897 with some flying contraptions, weird looking people, bizarre languages, and even a close encounter of the third kind. (America’s Mystery Airships of 1896-97) *** From UFOs in 1896-97… to UFOs in 1966-67. But this time we add another element. Not only did a young man see a UFO, but the encounter appears to have taken him outside of time – and even changed his personality in the process! (Missing Time in 1966) *** In Blake Edward’s 1965 classic comedy film, ‘The Great Race’, the heroic Leslie and the despicable Professor Fate, engage in an epic automobile race from New York to Paris in the early 1900s. The film is actually based on a real race that took place in 1908 – and as hilarious as the ‘The Great Race’ movie was, the actual race took stupidity to a whole new level. (The Great Race to Stupidity) *** As far as we know, it was the very first sighting of what we’ve come to know as The Mothman – and it was seen not by a single person or even a single couple – but by four people. Actually, “sighting” probably isn’t the right word for it… as it ended up in a high-speed chase between the four people in one car, and Mothman giving chase. (Mothman Attacks)
CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
00:00:00.000 = Show Open
00:03:41.569 = Mothman Attacks
00:15:09.312 = ***I Know My First Name Is Steven
00:26:45.426 = My Children See Dead People
00:33:35.320 = America’s Mystery Airships of 1896-1897
00:48:34.169 = ***Missing Time in 1966
00:58:05.624 = The Great Race To Stupidity
01:09:59.860 = Show Close
*** = Begins immediately after inserted ad break
SOURCES and RESOURCES:
“Coast To Coast AM” radio interview re: missing time, aliens, etc.: https://youtu.be/LWMYf0ijb_A
“America’s Mystery Airships of 1896-97” by Troy Taylor: https://tinyurl.com/y6yqdnzd
“Missing Time in 1966” by Marcus Lowth for UFO Insight: https://tinyurl.com/y4kptacw
“The Great Race to Stupidity” by Setareh Janda for Weird History: https://tinyurl.com/y67hjxkv
“My Children See Dead People” by Kate Jackson for The Sun: https://tinyurl.com/y6jztp3w
“I Know My First Name is Steven” from The Scare Chamber: https://tinyurl.com/y6gg3kjk
“Mothman Attacks” by Troy Taylor: https://tinyurl.com/y6rzfjhu
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