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The Mothman Prophecies is based upon the true story of strange goings on in a small town in West Virginia.  Reporter John Klein and his wife leave from laying down the first steps to buying their new dream home.  On the road they have an accident and his wife is injured.  She saw something and it hit the car.  The event is totally surreal and she doesn't mention it, especially in light of the fact that a scan of her brain shows a cancerous tumour.  She dies and two years later on his way to an interview in another state John finds himself in a town called Point Pleasant except he doesn't know how he got there, and it is much father than he could possibly have travelled in the time he was on the road.  Strange things are going on in the town including strange creatures being sighted and mysterious voices on the phone and from dark dank places.

The Mothman Prophecies is probably one of the very few "real" horror movies to come out in the past couple of years.  It does not rely on expensive and overused special effects, or bizarre settings and camera distortions, or any of the other blatant tools that have blundered through other "blockbuster" horrors.  Instead it relies on mood, plotting, and acting to bring all of the suspense, apprehension, and fear to the audience which it does quite admirably.  It is not the greatest horror ever to be witnessed but it is a welcomed breath of fresh and familiar air.  It is horror, not thriller, not slasher, not teen this or that, just a nicely constructed well thought out horror movie. For those looking for splatter, gore, and monsters galore look elsewhere, for those looking for something to sink into and feel the tension, this is your film.

( Thank you for reading my review.
Bob Male)

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