Point Pleasant

To share his affection for the unusual community and dispel some of the myths from the



film, Stoneking has organized an overnight jaunt to Point Pleasant.

“With the Haunted Hotel Trip, my goal is to take people there in a themed environment to


make it a little more intense, but to also point out the fact that 46 lives in a community of


5,000 is a major toll. Even 35 years later, it still has an affect on that community. These


aren’t people who move in and out like we do here in Centerville. These are homegrown


folks, and it’s a true community.”



While the tourism department is particular about how the town is presented, they were


very receptive to Stoneking’s Haunted Hotel Trip proposal. “There are things to be told


and there are things to be sold,” Stoneking said. “There is Mothman merchandise and


even a Mothman festival now. They know what they’ve got and it’s theirs.”


Stoneking seems well-suited to lead this tour. In addition to his interest in the


paranormal, and specifically in Point Pleasant, he has worked at both Disneyland and


Disney World and served as assistant teen-age cruise director for the Princess Cruise


Lines. Stoneking, who now works as a masseur, is ready for the challenge.






“This trip is a blast,” he said. “A lot of times what you don’t see is what’s going


to disturb you more. Silence is a wipeout. When we go searching for Mothman there


isn’t going to be a violin score playing in the background. We can’t help what happens to


you psychologically, but we’ll take care of you physically.”