Readers of The Mothman Prophecies may remember Jaye P. Paro, a radio personality at the Long Island station WBAB. There is much on her in Chapter 15; she met the curious “Princess Moon Owl,” and had an “unnerving experience” with a man in a black Cadillac.
Ms. Paro also appears in Strange Creatures, in Chapter 10. John describes some of the folklore and creature sightings on Mount Misery, in Long Island; and mentions that she and a couple of her friends saw “something that resembled a human, disfigured face, long wild black hair, and dressed in a long black garment.” John adds that they took a picture of this creepy character. A Googling tells me that some people out there are curious about this photo, so I’ll post it here. It’s none too impressive; it looks, as John says, like “a dark blob.” But here it is; you can see for yourself.
It was published in the July 1969 issue of Beyond. The same magazine published a (clearer) photo of Ms. Paro; I’ve posted that above, so you can put a face to the name.
Thank you for the photos of both Ms. Paro and the Mt. Misery entity. Has she been interviewed in recent years about the situation?
Comment by Inexplicata — March 22, 2010 @ 6:38 am
I did a Google search, and found nothing on her more recent activities. Any info will be welcomed!
Comment by Doug — March 22, 2010 @ 2:05 pm
Sir:
My partner and I have written two books about ghosts on Long Island and now we would like to talk about John Keels involvement with Mount Misery in our third book. To that end we wish to secure permission to use the photo of the beast in the woods photographed by Jaye P. Paro. We’d also like to use her photo, as well.
Could you please direct us to the person whom we should address these legalities?
Your kind help would be greatly appreciated.
Joseph Flammer
Comment by Joseph Flammer — November 17, 2010 @ 2:50 am
Joseph — The photos were published in “Beyond” magazine, which is now defunct. It was published by Beyond, Inc., in Hicksville, NY. There have been a couple of other magazines called “Beyond” since then, but I don’t think they had any connection. And I’m afraid I don’t know what became of Jaye Paro, either… Sorry I can’t be more helpful; but best of luck with the book!
Comment by Doug — November 18, 2010 @ 11:53 am
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