180 – Small Town Monsters: Hunting Cryptids With Lyle Blackburn

Texas cryptozoologist and paranormal researcher Lyle Blackburn has been hunting mysterious animals since he saw The Legend of Boggy Creek as a kid. A 1972 movie about a strange Bigfoot-like creature who was seen in the small town of Fouke, Arkansas starting in the 1950s, it became a traveling film sensation that made the stories renowned … Continue reading 180 – Small Town Monsters: Hunting Cryptids With Lyle Blackburn →

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Texas cryptozoologist and paranormal researcher Lyle Blackburn has been hunting mysterious animals since he saw The Legend of Boggy Creek as a kid. A 1972 movie about a strange Bigfoot-like creature who was seen in the small town of Fouke, Arkansas starting in the 1950s, it became a traveling film sensation that made the stories renowned across the United States and had a significant impact on a young Lyle Blackburn.

Lyle Blackburn in Fouke, Arkansas at the site of the Boggy Creek sightings

And Lyle has used his inspiration to not only write two books about the Boggy Creek Monster, but also a lesser-known case (which totally needs its own movie!) about a Lizard Man who was sighted in Bishopville, South Carolina.

As a filmmaker, he’s produced and narrated two  films with the Small Town Monsters team, one on Boggy Creek and one on the Mothman of Point Pleasant, West Virginia, and they’re currently working on one set in Wisconsin (oh yeah!)

In his “Monstro Bizzaro” monthly column in Rue Morge magazine, he often delves into the lesser known cryptid stories and legends from all over America as well.

In this interview, we go in-depth with Lyle Blackburn about his favorite monster stories, his investigation style, and the difference between cryptids in different parts of the country. It’s a fun fast-moving discussion that will help you find some investigation inspiration!

Links for Lyle:

Buy all of Lyle’s books at http://www.lyleblackburn.com
Check out his sweet rock band, Ghoultown
Watch Small Town Monsters on Amazon Prime

For this week’s song, we were inspired by Lyle’s quest for the lesser-known monster stories and cryptid tales of America’s wonderful smaller cities and towns, because even in the “Middle of Nowhere” the weird will find you!

It looks like apple pie and county fairs

baseball games and Sunday prayers

but something strikes uncanny all the same

Watch for the devil hiding concealed

hide from the children in the cornfield,

because you know that nothing is the way it seems.

We don’t need to lock our doors

Cuz evil don’t need to knock

And on every main street square

Lurks a Force under the block

Somewhere in America

The dead will start to walk

In the middle of nowhere

You can’t escape the dark

Watch for the devil hiding concealed

hide from the children in the cornfield,

because you know that nothing is the way it seems

We don’t need to lock our doors

Cuz evil don’t need to knock

And on every main street square

Lurks a Force under the block

Somewhere in America

The dead will start to walk

In the middle of nowhere

You can’t escape the dark

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