From the director of Arlington Road comes a spine-tingling super-natural thriller based on actual events that will rattle your nerves and shake your beliefs. Distraught by the sudden tragic death of his wife (Debra Messing) John Klein (Richard Gere) a journalist for The Washington Post finds himself mysteriously drawn to a small West Virginia town when his car inexplicably strands him. Rescued by the sympathetic but skeptical local police sergeant (Laura Linney) he soon learns that many of the town’s residents have been beset by bizarre events including sightings of an eerie “moth-like” entity similar to the one seen by his late wife.

Investigating further and having his own terrifying encounters with the creature he becomes obsessed with the idea that this supernatural being can predict impending calamities and is trying to warn the town of one. Is this a psychic delusion brought on by his grief or can he convince the police sergeant that there’s a tragedy that must be averted? His life and potentially others’ lives depend on his making the right choice before time runs out.

I wasn’t sure if I was going to enjoy this movie or not when I rented it. The title intrigued me, and I’ve always enjoyed Richard Gere’s movies. Although The Mothman Prophecies has a supernatural being that can torment and injure people, this is more of a suspense thriller than a horror movie and a rather slow-moving one at that. Still, it was better than I thought it would be.

If it weren’t for the fact that other people were seeing and experiencing this mothman creature, I would have thought that Klein had lost his marbles. There was plenty of evidence that something strange was happening in this town, such as the burn marks on the trees, the inhuman voice that talked to the doomed Gordon as well as Klein, and the physical injuries others received.

Klein tries to approach this from a journalistic angle, while police sergeant Connie Mills tries to keep order in Pleasant Hill. When the mothman starts messing with his head by bringing up painful memories of his wife, Klein begins to unravel emotionally. Gere gave a great performance, as did Laura Linney (playing Mills).

While The Mothman Prophecies had a good plot, it sparked more questions than it gave answers. Just how accurate are predictions? Is this mothman real? Is it worth risking your life and/or livelihood to prove that you’re right? Recommended.

This is the fourth carcass, discovered May 8 north of Cuero, Texas. The first three were found south of Cuero last year.

Perhaps, Phylis Canion said, there is no supernatural component to the legend of the fanged monster with fiery red eyes, big claws, and distinct ridge along its spine.

Maybe, she added, there’s a scientific explanation for the mythical creature, which would make it a cryptid — an animal whose existence has been reported but not confirmed.

“I never disputed that it did not have some sort of coyote in it,” Canion said of the tests conducted at Texas State University at San Marcos. “What I disputed was the tests were not involved or detailed enough to tell me what else could have been in it.

“Or why it had no hair.”

Could the Chupacabra be a cross-breed between a coyote and the Mexican Wolf? The saying that everything is bigger in Texas is true. But having spent half my life there, I can also say that they have some of the strangest creatures.

Source: Star-Telegram.com

Joe McGonagle, a self-described UFO researcher in the UK cites that the British government didn’t conceal anything about UFO sightings. They simply failed to investigate the sightings properly from the beginning.

According to McGonagle, there is no vast UFO project that handles these cases. In reality, there is one tired civil servant who files a report.

As for the US government’s position, they closed Project Blue Book in 1969 because they couldn’t be bothered, said The New York Times. With civilian claims, yes. But they still won’t fess up to what happened at Roswell and never will. After combing the Project Blue Book Archives for a good thirty minutes, I have yet to find any documentation about that day.

Source: New York Times

Starting yesterday through tomorrow, professional psychic Sylvia Browne will be performing at Excalibur, while clairvoyant, John Edward will be stationed at the Flamingo. Her top ticket price goes for $137.50. His goes for $175. Like Richard Abowitz, who wrote Psychics and skeptics coming to Vegas, I can’t help but feel turned off by these extortionist prices. Then again, I’ve never condoned making money off of other people’s miseries.

The James Randi Educational Foundation is scheduled to hold their sixth annual “Amazing Meeting,” starting on June 19 and ending on June 22. When I first read Abowitz’s article, I was under the impression that Randi’s group would be there at the same time of these psychic performances. Unfortunately, that’s not the case.

Imagine if it were. While Brown accepted Randi’s $1M challenge, she has yet to prove to him that her abilities are valid. I’d love to be a silent witness if he were to crash her performance and demand that she prove to him right then and there that she is not a fraud. I’d also like to see the look on his face if she were to pull something out of his head that isn’t easily found by research. Wouldn’t that be a hoot?