The Mothman Prophecies (1975).
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Keel's 1975 book documenting his Point Pleasant investigation and linking the flap, MIB, Indrid Cold, and the Silver Bridge collapse into one paranormal narrative; basis of the 2002 film.
Combines Keel's 1966–67 fieldwork with his UFO/supernatural theories, culminating in the Silver Bridge collapse as an alleged prophesied climax. Introduced the modern pop image of the Men in Black as witness-harassing figures. Adapted into the 2002 Mark Pellington film (Richard Gere as 'John Klein'; Alan Bates as 'Leek' = Keel reversed). Sherwood's 2002 analysis of Keel–Barker correspondence flagged discrepancies between contemporaneous letters and the published book [DISPUTED accuracy].