Mothman on the Telephone: Collected bloggings of beepingcreatures and electronic high strangeness

by Regan Lee

Introduction

This is a sampling of various blog postings and articles I’ve written aboutMothman and Bigfoot -- specifically, the beeping, electronic sounds sometimesreported to emanate from these creatures. It’s a “high strangeness” feature of Fortean and crypto phenomena that I find fascinating.I have not personally encountered Sasquatch or Mothman, but find myself particularly drawn to them. I know several people personally who have seen Bigfoot,and have no reason to disbelieve them. I choose to believe them, why not? I knowthem, I trust them. Many of the witnesses I’ve spoken to have years of experiencecamping, hunting, or living in rural areas. They know the wildlife, they know whatthey’re talking about. I doubt very much they mistook a bear or an elk for a Bigfoot.Seeing such a creature had a profound effect on them. I also think the evidence isstrong, supporting the idea Sasquatch exists. So, those two things combined: eyewitness accounts and physical evidence, gives me enough information to accept itsexistence. And if it’s somehow proven to not exist? Really, “oh well.” Seriously. “Ohwell.” No harm done. Yet of course, how can we discount all those reports, all thoseencounters, all those casts and other evidence, all that lore? You can’t, as they say,prove a negative. Something has been experienced by witnesses, something defyingexplanation. Unless, of course, the explanation is: people have seen exactly what theysay they saw.As to Mothman, that’s a slightly different situation. I’ve never encountered aMothman, or even been to West Virginia. (Although my grandfather, stunt man, actor,carny, con man, shooter, cowboy, and hoofer, was born in West Virginia. A Fortean

trickster legacy for sure.) Yet something tugs at me regarding Mothman, and I’m notsure why or what that is. I’ve been intrigued by the Mothman story since the 1970s,when I first read John A. Keel’s book

The Mothman Prophecies.

I’ve watchedcountless television programs about Mothman and its witnesses, and, after readingthe works of researchers such as Andrew Colvin, I am convinced something trulystrange has occurred in Pt. Pleasant. And, being a conspiracy fan, following that pathto the rabbit hole before tumbling down into its crazy twisting depths, has left no doubtin my mind that the Mothman exists.For the most part, these blog posts and articles appear here as they originallyappeared. Minor edits here and there have been made. Images are not included dueto Kindle’s limitations, but I’ve included links where those can be found.Regan LeeWillamette ValleyJanuary 2012