I’ve actually seen this movie a couple of times and thought about this a bit.
It’s been a while since I saw it, but to the best of my memory here’s a very simplified overview for those who haven’t heard of it:
*The Mothman supposedly appears larger than a human, with moth-like or bat-like wings, red eyes, and sometimes a very smallish head with tall neck.
*There are rumors of seeing it flying in the sky days before major disasters occur (ie. over Ohio River bridge before it collapses, around the Twin Towers before 9/11, etc.)
*People have claimed to have been visited by it, where it communicates telepathically and the person experiences disorientation, losing track of large amounts of time, or bleeding from eyes, ears, etc.
*When it communicates, it speaks of cryptic prophecies about future disasters.
*There is documented evidence of supposed appearances at some police departments.
*Supposedly more than one have been spotted together.
Suggestions of what it could be:
*a bird
*a complete hoax
*alien
*angel
*demon
My theories:
Well, I automatically rule out aliens because I don’t believe they exist. It seems too large to be a bird, but people exaggerate what they see and memory gets corrupted over time and especially when you’re frightened, so this remains a possibility. Since it has been spotted around the world, it seems too elaborate to be a hoax, but then again chupacabras are legendary in many places and completely fake. It seems that it being fake, either an intentional hoax or unintentional due to rumors playing on fears, is the most likely candidate.
Now, to discuss the angel/demon debate. Let’s look at what Mothman does. He has appeared in a great light. He lets himself be seen by many when flying over areas. A major disaster follows his appearance. He selects certain people to prophesy to, but the prophecies are so cryptic that the person is never able to prevent the disaster and often has great anxiety or some insanity because of this.
Angels are believed to appear in great light. On the other hand, Lucifer means the “angel of light” and he can be deceptive in his appearance. Prophecies are always cryptic, and the prophets of the Old Testament were given them through the Holy Spirit. These prophecies were given to selected individuals to warn of impending disaster. Yet, these were not immediate, specific disasters such as the collapse of a bridge, but vaguer warnings to turn from sinfulness or else Israel will fall to its enemies. Mothman never says to turn from sinfulness, and never speaks about God for that matter. The prophets were persecuted and carried great yokes, but the prophecies didn’t cause them to go insane or be overly anxious, for they trusted in God. I don’t know why an angel would appear to a person without glorifying God’s name or giving some direction concerning the prophecy. It seems the fruits of the Mothman’s prophecies are all bad: anxiety, despair, insanity, fear (not fear of the Lord), obsession.
Thus, my final conclusion is that it is either completely fake or a demon. If the latter, we don’t need to fear as long as we keep close to the Sacraments and Our Lady.
I hope this helps. If anyone disagrees on anything I’ve said I’d love to hear your (name removed by moderator)ut and hopefully it can guide me to truer understanding. God bless!
interesting… and kind of creepy too 
