An indie production company documenting unusual events throughout america. The minerva monster documentary will be the centerpiece of a celebration in downtown minerva on saturday from noon to 5 p. Minerva, ohio nearly four decades ago, the town of minerva made its way into the national spotlight over something a family saw in the woods behind their home. Breedlove and his wife, adrienne, are the only fulltime employees, but. At this level youll also get your name in the credits, digital copies of beast of whitehall available march 3rd and boggy creek monster, all our behindthescenes videos, the official tshirt, a special kickstarter only boggy creek monster hoodie, and the bcm dvd upon completion. Youll also receive an ultra limited canvas giclee print of the minerva monster poster, a custom pen built from wood from minerva featuring the minerva monster logo crafted by custom pen artist, ronald breedlove, as well as a copy of the film on bluray or dvd, and a tshirt. Minerva the monster is a perfect picture book for little tykes. The sightings were accompanied by animal deaths, strange happenings and packs of monster hunters descending on the town.
The studio behind indie hit, minerva monster, has set out to tell the whitehall story as it never has been before. Minerva monster terrifies ohio family minerva is a small town, population just under 4,000 people, in paris township, stark county ohio. As they drive through deserted country roads on a stormy night, they suddenly have a startling collision that leaves them shaken but not seriously hurt. He has a few eccentricities, such as regularly pelting nearby houses with small stones, but mostly he keeps to himself and is generally. Bigfoot sightings in northeast ohio are nothing new inexplicable bipedal cryptids been sighted in the area for at least 75 years but the minerva monster incident, which triggered a massive coordinated search for an elusive huge, hairy creature that stalked the woods and terrified a local family near the town of minerva, has long been regarded as one of the. The blancheville monster 1963 full horror movie by movie central. The minerva monster is unveiled with indepth interviews with law enforcement, media personnel and witnesses. Boggy creek monster by small town monsters kickstarter.
Ohio history centers free drivein movie series kicks off this weekend. Minerva monster tells the real story through witness interviews, in the words of those who lived it. The minerva monster was first spotted by the cayton family in the late 1970s when. In august 1978, a small town in ohio was thrust into the spotlight when a local family sighted a monster in the woods behind their home. Get an update on bigfoot in ohio, and get ready ready for this saturdays minerva monster day in downtown minerva.
The film will premiere may 16, appropriately enough, at a bigfoot hunters convention at salt fork state park. Minerva monster 2015 stream and watch online moviefone. Minerva launching his first documentary film on a shoestring budget, seth. Its simple story is both funny and sweet and will strike a familiar chord with both children and parents. This brief behindthescenes featurette gathers still photos and short clips from the shoot. Free ohio now rallying across the state to encourage dewine to. Most time is devoted to interviews recounting the details of the sightings in 1978, though a few other sightings are also discussed. I know how hard this is to do independently and find an audience for it, breedlove said. Watch minerva monster 2015 online full movie on 123movies, minerva monster in full hd with english subtitles. Your very own 24 x 36 bcm poster designed by sam shearon. Setting aside all the drama, and preamble of previous monster documentaries, minerva monster will tell the story through witness interviews. Small town monsters is an independent film series that explores lost and bizarre history around the united.
Minerva monster day, image cleveland scene works for you, and your support is essential. See full calendar 677 lynnwood drive minerva, ohio 44657 330. Barbara galloway, howe cayton, james shannon, john hawkins, paul hayes, roger bartley, scott finnegan. Featuring interviews with witnesses and local figures, beast of whitehall highlights one of the single most important stories in bigfoot lore. As lowlowbudget docs go, this one is quite enjoyable. Route 30 where herbert cayton cleared an area near a. Youre the first weve talked to since, said howe cayton, sitting down with fox 8. The actual blob itself is about as scary as a clear plastic bag full of mixedfruit jam, but this cracking little film nonetheless oozes thrills and drips with. Now, nearly 36 years later, the minerva monster will be unveiled once again.
To view the makingof documentary, making a monster, pick up a. Their car, however, is dead, and as they try in vain to get help, they come to realize they are not alone a terrifying evil. Bigfoot, werewolves, mothman, thunderbirds, ufos, and other unexplained phenomena. In 1978, a family living in a small town in ohio sees a monster in the woods. The akron beacon journals coverage included an artists rendering, and the story forever linked reporter barbara galloway, now an allinace high school tea cher, to the minerva monster. Craig woolheater on may 3rd, 2015 borrowing audio from an interview done on director seth breedloves podcast, saswhat, with producers alan megargle and. Of probably all the 3,000 stories ive done in my career, thats the one that everyone remembers. Bolivar native seth breedlove builds career out of chronicling small. Minervas monster is almost like a pet by barbara mudrak, akron beacon journal staff writer sunday june 29, 1980 hes become, residents of the area say, a fixture in the neighborhood. On march 21, small town monsters hosts a fifth anniversary screening of their first documentary film, 2015s minerva monster, at the canton. After a short history of the town of minerva, ohio, we are introduced to those who witnessed and or encountered the mm in 1978. Most activities are saturday at minerva high school. Lyle blackburn is an author, musician, and cryptid hunter from texas.
Against the backdrop of smalltown america a myth will become reality. Film documents sightings of creature that lurked in small town. The wonderful illustrations along with the cute story will make minerva the monster a. The minerva monster wasnt spotted just once that august 1978 the. Minerva monster was the first film in the series and saw its release in late spring of 2015. Reporter, deputy, family play key roles in minerva monster, look. Bigfoot of ohio 2015 is a documentary about sightings of the titular creature. Minerva monster is a documentary centered around a series of sightings of a strange creature in and around the town of minerva, ohio. Minerva monster will premiere at the ohio bigfoot conference on saturday, may 16th 2015. Minerva monster official trailer sasquatch chronicles. Minerva monster is the first in a series of documentaries called small town monsters.
The full description read, it is described as being 30 to 40 feet long, 12 to 14 feet. Minerva monster documents bigfoot scare in 1978 news. The second minerva monster day celebration is set for this weekend. Watch the monster online stream full movie directv.
Breedlove and his company, small town monsters, have produced a series of. Everyone knows hes there, but no one pays much attention anymore. Its a good movie to watch on a rainy evening, or for anyone who doesnt understand smalltown. In fact, his minerva monster spawned a bigfoot film trilogy that reached. Slowmoving documentary that serves as an introduction to the minerva monster phenomenon, based on reports of a bigfoottype creature near minerva, ohio.
Small town monsters presents the minerva monster official trailer purchase today at shop in august of 1978 a small town in eastern ohio was thrust into the spotlight when a. In 1973 a horror movie titled the legend of boggy creek was released. Join us tonight, thursday, june 4, in the librarys community meeting room and hear the story behind the creation of the minerva monster movie. His investigative cryptozoology books, the beast of boggy creek and lizard man, reflect his lifelong fascination with. Minerva, ohio a minerva man is breaking his silence about a strange creature after nearly 40 years. Featuring indepth interviews with law enforcement, media personnel and witnesses, minerva monster aims to retell the caytons story as it never has been before. With roger bartley, howe cayton, scott finnegan, barbara galloway. The 50 best monster movies of all time time out best. It concludes with the screening of a monster movie at minerva municipal park.
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