

By way of the mysterious figure of the Mothman, who haunted Point Pleasant, West Virginia, in the late 1960s, Keel puts forth his grand unified theory of all things paranormal, which connects such seemingly diverse phenomena as ghosts, fairies, UFOs, men in black, Bigfoot, the Loch Ness Monster, Mothman, angels, demons, and even The Shadow, the pulp-magazine crimebuster.

As such, it is one of the best books of its genre. It is the sober account of a professional journalist who also happens to be a paranormal researcher. Keel's "The Mothman Prophecies" is not a novel, nor is it fiction.

A word to the wise: If you're looking for a novelization of the Richard Gere movie, you might want to think twice before ordering this book.
