The Mothman Prophecies is a 2002 film directed by Mark Pellington, adapted from the 1975 book of the same name by parapsychologist and Fortean John Keel. The film stars Richard Gere as John Klein, a reporter who researches the legend of the Mothman.

The film is based on actual events that occurred between November 1966 and December 1967 in Point Pleasant, West Virginia. The protagonist is based on a real person by the name of Woodrow Derenberger.

Plot

John Klein is a hotshot Washington, D.C. reporter whose life suddenly takes a turn after he and his wife, Mary, are involved in a car accident. Although she suffers a non-fatal head injury, Mary's CAT scans show that she has a brain tumor diagnosed as glioblastoma. Shortly after her death, John discovers an assortment of cryptic drawings Mary made of a strange creature she saw on the night of the fateful accident.