Well, I looked into it. It seems to be an electromagnetic kind of event with time loops. But I don't know why there are horror implications - in films anyway. When I linked the Eastern European connection, I got this - not sure if it is connected at all. ?
Directors
Hostel (2005): Eli Roth
The Mothman Prophecies (2002): Mark Pellington
Tesla link:
http://tesladownunder.com/NaturePhotoGallery.htm
Why moths? There's a fair amount of spraying, with implications for bees.
http://gardening.wsu.edu/library/inse003/inse003.htm