Review: The Flatwoods Monster (A Small Town Monsters documentary)

Just yesterday I posted a review of Project Blue Book's second episode, which chronicled the case of The Flatwoods Monster. I enjoyed the episode so much, I decided to research the story behind the episode, and came across this documentary on the subject.

As an amateur paranormal investigator, I've heard of Small Town Monsters, a documentary crew who make films about, well, monsters. I'd seen a previous flick they did on The Mothman of Point Pleasant, which itself became a popular book and feature film, The Mothman Prophecies.

At a scant 49 minutes, I wasn't sure how much director Seth Breedlove could explore The Flatwoods Monster, but this doc is full of information, including interviews with two of the boys, now old men, who allegedly witnessed the creature back in 1952.

Breedlove uses animation, re-enactments and various interviews to examine the monster's lore, as well as other strange goings-on in the West Virginia woods, which has a long history of U.F.O. sightings and other paranormal events. It makes for a very entertaining hour of television, and should appeal to those with an interest in the paranormal, or even those who don't believe a lick of it.

The Small Town Monsters team clearly has an invested interested in the subject, but they aren't afraid to touch on the plausible explanations either. I respect them for that. You can't go into stories like this with blind-faith belief. They present all the information as it stands, and let the viewer decide.

This is a Good for sure, and I look forward to seeing what Small Town Monsters and Seth Breedlove tackle next.

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