New Documentary ‘The Mothman Legacy’ Acquired by 1091
This morning, Deadline exclusively revealed that 1091 has taken worldwide digital and broadcast rights to the horror documentary The Mothman Legacy. Sadly the worldwide pandemic canceled the original premiere at the Mothman Festival in September. However, the release is now scheduled to be exclusively on digital streaming platforms on Oct. 20. Which means we will have this creature doc just in time for Halloween!
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The Mothman Legacy seeks to uncover the American legend about a red-eyed creature seen in 1960s rural West Virginia. Sightings of a winged beast have been documented for years. Some believers think that Mothman only appears before a tragedy, due to an uptick of sighting around the Silver Bridge collapse in 1967. However, this documentary seeks to uncover the origins of the omen.
In a statement to Deadline, Jim Martin, VP of 1091 Media stated “Seth, and SmallTown Monsters have brought one of the greatest mysteries to life with The Mothman Legacy. The film gives a fresh take on the terrifying legend of The Mothman creature and the encounters that plagued Point Pleasant VA.”
“We couldn’t be happier to team with 1091 in the release of our latest Small Town Monsters film, The Mothman Legacy,” stated director Seth Breedlove, Small Town Monsters. “The crew and I believe we’ve created something truly unique with this project; a terrifying real-life horror story, and a case study on the roots of a modern myth. Featuring interviews with witnesses of the Mothman, alongside experts, authors and locals, this is a story that was begging to be told and we’re anxious to unveil this untold chapter in the mountain states monstrous past.”
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