Year of the Garuda: The Astonishing True Story of the Mothman Prophecies

A classic true story of modern horror... This is the extremely rare first edition of "The Mothman Prophecies," which was pulled from distribution and retitled at the last minute. "Year of the Garuda" was actually author John Keel's preferred title for the book, and the image used here of Mothman was the one he felt best illustrated the creature. For thirteen months, the town of Point Pleasant, West Virginia was gripped by a dark terror that culminated in a tragedy that made headlines around the world. This is a story that contains all the elements of a modern science-fiction movie, except that every word is true, and fully documented by famed journalist John A. Keel. Homes throughout the little town were plagued with unearthly noises and ghostly manifestations, while mysterious aerial lights traveled silently overhead - seemingly on a regular schedule. Winged monsters, frightening apparitions, and unbelievable pregognitions afflicted the population, as automobiles stalled and telephones and television sets ran amok. A Red Cross bloodmobile filled with fresh blood was pursued along a darkened highway by a weird flying machine. Domestic animals were found slaughtered and mutilated in pastoral farm fields. Innocent people live in surrealistic horror, haunted by the fearsome "Bird," and besieged by legions of strange beings (some of whom arrived in black suits and black automobiles). John A. Keel, world-traveler and noted Fortean investigator, spent over a year in Point Pleasant, where he saw and experienced many of the strange manifestations personally. One of the things that Keel found most disturbing was that Mothman seemed to give witnesses the power to see into the future. Are we victims of fate, or can we change what will happen to us? "The Mothman Prophecies" has been translated and published in fourteen languages, and is regarded as a major classic in the annals of modern parapsychology. It is guaranteed to shake your beliefs and concepts about reality. It will open your mind to things you never dared think about before. And it will scare the hell out of you! Read more