The search for Sugarman, I mean, Mothman

"MonsterQuest" is arguably the most boring monster show on U.S. television. In this episode, they manage to make Mothman (of all scary, paranormal creatures!) boring, too. This despite having original witness Linda Scarberry, author Jeff Wamsley, Fortean investigator Nick Redfern and notorious sceptic Joe Nickell on the show. Perhaps a guest appearance by Apol or Princess Moon Owl would have livened up the proceedings a little bit? And then, maybe not. For those who saw the creature, Mothman aint no joke...

Sceptic Joe Nickell demonstrates, with the help of illuminated Mothman models, that eye witnesses aren't very good at judging hight or distance, certainly not at night. One witness thinks the super-Mothman model (about 9 feet tall) is only 16 inches! He believes Mothman is simply a misidentified Barred Owl (not to be confused with the Barn Owl, another prime suspect in cases like this). Meanwhile, Nick Redfern tries to find Mothman in the hills of Wisconsin, where the monster was recently spotted. He only finds deer. A police investigator interviews some of the witnesses, including Scarberry, and concludes that whatever people are seeing, it looks pretty similar across several decades... If it looks like a Barred Owl is, perhaps, another matter entirely.

Here, the story ends, more inconclusively than ever.

Geezus, you'll probably learn more about the bird-man watching the Hollywood blockbuster "The Mothman Prophecies", starring Richard Gere!

Only two stars for the valiant knights of cryptozoology on a quest...