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Jan 14, 2018 · This creature became known as the Mothman. All of this seemed to lead to a terrible disaster when the Silver Bridge collapsed. All of this dominated headlines and newspapers. However, buried deep inside the pages of the press were claims of another bizarre sighting that was overshadowed by both Mothman and the Silver Bridge. His name was Indrid ...
Indrid Cold. Indrid Cold (aka The Grinning Man) is a mysterious man believed to be connected to the Mothman, first encountered by Woodrow Derenberger, as reported in the John Keel nonfiction book The Mothman Prophecies. He appears as a character in a film based on Keel's book. Indrid Cold, a character from the podcast The Adventure Zone.
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Indrid Cold, commonly known as the Smiling Man, is an allegedly humanoid entity. The nickname comes from the being's tendency to smile at almost everyone that encountered him. It is said that he still visits West Virginia to this day.
The Grinning Man is reported to be human-like in appearance, though he is commonly associated with UFO activity and is sometimes believed to be an alien. It is also believed to be possible that he is connected with the Men In Black. In his first sighting, he was described as being over six feet tall and wearing a reflective, green suit with a black belt. He had a dark complexion and small, beady eyes set far apart. He was described as not having any nose, ears, or hair. In his second known encounter, his suit was said to be blue instead of green, but still retained its reflective property. Other than that he was described as looking perfectly natural with slicked back hair, a coat with the top two buttons unbuttoned, and having pants lighter than the coat but still the same material. He was also described as being quite tan, though not dark, and looking like any normal human being.
According to reports made by Woodrow Derenberger, Indrid Cold came from a planet named Lanulos in the Genemedes galaxy, and there were two other "grinning men" by the names of Demo Hassan and Karl Ardo.
First Sighting
Indrid Cold was first seen on October 16, 1966, when two boys, Martin "Mouse" Munov and James "Jimmy" Yanchitis, in New Jersey were walking on Fourth Street when they saw a surreal figure standing near a fence. As they walked closer, the figure was a tall bald man wearing a metal green suit who was staring right at them with a huge grin. The idiosyncratic man chased them until they got away from him. UFO sightings were also reported around the area. According to Night Mind, the boys only recalled the more frightening details of their encounter later on. They would recall that the man in the green suit was unusually tall and had unnatural facial features, such as the lack of ears and a nose. Even though most sources mention the New Jersey sighting, Indrid Cold and the grinning man could be completely different entities.
Second Sighting
On November 2, 1966, in Parkersburg, West Virginia (around the same area and time as the Mothman came about), Woodrow Derenberger was driving his way home on Interstate 77 until he heard a crash. Then, an unidentifiable vehicle appeared to land in front of his truck. He described it as "an old-fashioned kerosene lamp chimney, flaring at both ends, narrowing down to a small neck and then enlarging in a great bulge in the center." The Grinning Man came out of the vehicle with a dark tan, and walked up to Derenberger and telepathically said his name was "Indrid Cold" and he meant no harm. Cold said he just wanted to know more about the human race and he would visit Derenberger again. After the encounter, Derenberger stated that Cold revealed he was from the planet Lanulos in the galaxy of Genemedes.
Third Sighting
During the same period in Point Pleasant, West Virginia, the Lilly family had been reporting poltergeist activity in their home, such as diamond shaped lights. The Lillys' daughter, Linda, was sleeping one night and awoke to see a man standing over her.
It is commonly believed that Indrid may be an alien entity and this is supported by its close connection with UFO activity and with Derenberger's sighting. It is also said by Derenberger that the Grinning Man is in fact a species of aliens with multiple "grinning men". However, this is unlikely unless the aliens are shapeshifters, because it would be almost impossible for a race to take the exact same evolutionary path as us.
However, the third sighting by the Lilly family suggests instead that it may be a ghost or spirit of some kind and was connected with poltergeist activity happening in the residence. It may be a prank that went too far, or a man with a mental illness. Others believe that it is a normal human man or a hoax based off of the popularity and fear of the Mothman, who had been first sighted around the same time.
1.http://skeptoid.com/episodes/4367
2.http://mysteriousuniverse.org/2011/05/the-grinning-man-alien-apparition-or-mib/
3.Derenberger-Bowman, Taunia. "Beyond Lanulos: Our Fifty Years With Indrid Cold". New Saucerian, LLC, 2017. ISBN-13: 978-1541204768
4.Stranges, Frank. "The Stranger at the Pentagon". New Saucerian, 1967. Library of Congress Catalog Number 67-28960.
•Derenberger-Bowman, Taunia. "Beyond Lanulos: Our Fifty Years With Indrid Cold". New Saucerian, LLC, 2017. ISBN-13: 978-1541204768
•Stranges, Frank. "The Stranger at the Pentagon". New Saucerian, 1967. Library of Congress Catalog Number 67-28960.
The Mothman Prophecies is a 2002 American supernatural horror - mystery film directed by Mark Pellington, and starring Richard Gere and Laura Linney. Based on the 1975 book of the same name by parapsychologist and Fortean author John Keel, the screenplay was written by Richard Hatem. The story follows John Klein (Gere), a reporter who ...
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Jan 12, 2023 · Our first story occurred on a rainy Wednesday night on November 2nd 1966. A salesman named Woodrow Derenberger was driving home to Mineral Wells, West Virginia from Marietta, Ohio. At around 7:25PM, Woodrow claims that on the intersection of 77 and route 47 he spotted a strange dark gray craft, about 30 to 35 feet long and hovering about 10 inches above the ground. It passed him, then swerved ...
The Adventure Zone: Amnesty (2018) - The Mothman Indrid Cold is revealed to be one of several alien beings crossing into West Virginia from another world. Fallout 76 (2018) - Mothman appears in a side quest. Inside Job (2021) - A humorous version of the creature known as "Elliot Mothman", appears. He works for a shadowy organisation known as ...
He speaks without talking, you listen without hearing. Woodrow Derenberger was a typical Appalachian man and a salesman for a sewing machine company, who lived in Mineral Wells, West Virginia. On Wednesday November 2nd 1966, about 7:30 PM, while was returning from Marietta Ohio to his home, he had a strange experience. He was driving in his red panel truck on Route 77 in Parkersburg, West ...
