Synopsis

Throughout history, perplexing patterns known as crop circles have appeared across the globe. In medieval times, these formations were attributed to witchcraft or mischievous sprites; a 1678 woodcut, “The Mowing Devil,” even portrays one as the work of Satan himself. However, the phenomenon gained considerable momentum in the 1980s, with numerous crop circles suddenly appearing in England and elsewhere. When two men from England confessed to creating them as an elaborate prank, many believed the