Night of the Mothman by Mae Clair
Tomorrow is release day for A THOUSAND YESTERYEARS, the first novel
in my Point Pleasant series. I’m not actually kicking off a blog tour
until the beginning of May, but I thought I’d do a couple of posts
related to Mothman sightings this week, since he factors so highly into
the novel and series.
The first sighting of the infamous cryptid took place on the night of
November 15, 1966. Roger Scarberry, his wife Linda, and friends Steve
and Mary Mallette took a drive to the “TNT,” a remote wooded area
approximately six miles outside of Point Pleasant, West Virginia. Once a
World War II munitions site, the region was popular with many young
couples who simply wanted a place to hang out away from town.
The
two couples parked near an abandoned power plant and were chatting when
they spied two glowing red spheres behind a gate. It didn’t take long
to realize those disembodied spheres were actually eyes. A creature
unlike any they had ever seen regarded them steadily in the
darkness. Towering nearly seven feet tall, the nightmarish form appeared
humanoid with enormous wings folded behind its back.....
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Thanks so much for sharing, Carmen! I am so excited about this novel (as you know, LOL). Getting to spin a tale woven from history and folklore has been a wonderful writing experience. I hope readers will enjoy discovering his creepy legend as much as I did writing about it!
ReplyDeleteMost welcome, Mae!
DeleteI am sure you can hardly wait to see the novel released. I am sure it will be a bestseller.
It's finally here? Fabulous and I can't wait to read it!
ReplyDeleteYou'll find it a great read, I'm sure, Flossie. Tomorrow I post the review I wrote after reading the ARC. Thanks for stopping by!
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