Beware the Mantis Man

An all new Monsters and Mysteries in America aired on Wednesday, March 18, 2015. The first story was about a family in Spottsville, Kentucky; who got together on the roof of their house to have a showdown with the Spottsville Monster. The next story was that of the Tornado Phantoms witnessed in Joplin, Missouri during a tornado on May 22, 2011. These beings with wings shielded the witnesses from waves and debris, and saved their lives! The last story was about the Mantis Man of Hackettstown, New Jersey. One eyewitness said this giant insect put him in a trance. If you come across this creature, you better run at full speed in the opposite direction, because a can of Raid will not help you!

Chiller aired The Forgotten Ones on Saturday, March 21, 2015. This film is aka After Dusk They Come, and aka The Tribe, depending on which country you are in. But this 2009 thriller can best be described as Gilligan’s Island meets Aliens. It starts out with a group of friends who get shipwrecked on a deserted island. Soon afterwards, they are hunted down by a tribe of tall, hairy, lean people with ugly faces. This flick was a bit reminiscent of The Descent, which only makes The Forgotten Ones even more unoriginal, on so many levels. The tribe of cannibals does not appear very unique, nor are they scary. If you have a chance to see The Forgotten Ones, I recommend that you forget this one!

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