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I’m proud to announce that my new book, Lizard Man: The True Story of the Bishopville Monster, is now available from Anomalist Books.

As with my previous book, The Beast of Boggy Creek, I offer an in-depth look at one of the most bizarre and hair-raising cases of an unknown creature. During my research trip to Bishopville – and to Scape Ore Swamp itself – I discovered that there’s much more to the story than I first realized… and much more than meets the eye regarding the media’s portrayal of this modern-day ‘creature from the black lagoon.’ All in all, it made for a fascinating research trip and resulted in a book that I think everyone will truly enjoy.

Read: Lizard Man book is here! »

Lyle counts down his top 10 cryptids based on popularity.

Read: Lyle Blackburn’s Top 10 Cryptids »

Fantom Fest in San Antonio is this weekend. Horror, cryptozoology, paranormal, etc. I’ll be there with David Weatherly, Ken Gerhard, and many more.

Read: Reminder: Fantom Fest 2013 This Weekend »

It’s October 1, so I thought it would be an appropriate time to reveal the cover art for my upcoming book to be released on Halloween. This time I take on the case of the legendary “Lizard Man” from Bishopville, South Carolina to recount the complete, fascinating story and to shine new light on one of the most bizarre and hair-raising encounters with an unknown creature. During my research trip to Bishopville, I discovered that there’s much more to the story than I first realized… and much more than meets the eye regarding the media’s portrayal of this modern-day ‘creature from the black lagoon.’ All in all, it made for a fascinating research trip and resulted in a book that I think everyone will truly enjoy.

Read: Lizard Man: The True Story of the Bishopville Monster »

Finding Bigfoot returns November 10th with a trip to Boggy Creek in search of the Fouke Monster!

Read: Finding Bigfoot Returns November 10 »

The city of Fouke invites you to the ultimate day of fun. There will be activities and entertainment for all ages, including live music, arts, crafts, food vendors, a 5k run, and of course special events related to the Fouke Monster.

Special guests include Smokey Crabtree, Lyle Blackburn, Jerry Hestand, and the crew of the upcoming Bigfoot thriller, Skookum.

Read: Reminder: Boggy Creek Festival in Fouke, Arkansas Tomorrow! »

The city of Fouke invites you to the ultimate day of fun. There will be activities and entertainment for all ages, including live music, arts, crafts, food vendors, a 5k run, and of course special events related to the Fouke Monster.

Special guests include Smokey Crabtree, Lyle Blackburn, Jerry Hestand, and the crew of the upcoming Bigfoot thriller, Skookum.

Read: Boggy Creek Festival in Fouke, Arkansas – Sept 28, 2013 »

Custom painted prototype for the upcoming Legend of Boggy Creek collectible figure. (If you are at any of my upcoming events, you can see it in person!)

Read: Lyle Blackburn: Upcoming Appearances »

Sure, you could grab the family, load up the mini van and make a run down old Route 66. But with the high price of gas these days, might I suggest taking a Bigfoot Roadtrip instead. All you need is a DVD player and some popcorn.

Read: Bigfoot Roadtrip DVD Review »

It’s back! The 1960s sideshow attraction known as the “Minnesota Icemen” has resurfaced and taken up residence at the Museum of the Weird in Austin, Texas. The infamous gaff recently turned up on ebay with an asking price of $20,000. It was promptly sold to an undisclosed buyer, which turned out to be my friend Steve Busti, owner of the Museum of the Weird.

Details of the purchase remained under wraps until Tuesday night when the Minnesota Iceman was featured on the A&E network show, Shipping Wars. In order to transport the Iceman from Minnesota to Austin, Steve worked out a deal with the network. As part of the show, Steve and the driver Jennifer, stopped off in Fouke, Arkansas where they met up with myself and fellow cryptid researchers, Ken Gerhard, Chris Buntenbah, and John Attaway. We then took Steve and Jennifer into the woods near Boggy Creek for an evening of “bigfoot hunting.” The next day they continued the trip until finally reaching Austin.

Read: Transporting the Minnesota Iceman »

The movie trailer for Bobcat Goldthwait’s new Bigfoot movie, Willow Creek, has just been released.

Read: Willow Creek Movie Trailer »

When I started researching for my book, The Beast of Boggy Creek, the first place I visited was the Monster Mart in Fouke, Arkansas. At the time, the Monster Mart was an unassuming little convenience store that only hinted at the town’s big legend. The outside of the store did have a small mural of the creature (made famous by the movie The Legend of Boggy Creek), but the inside merely offered a cheerless curio case and a few old newspaper clippings tacked to bulletin board near the front door. It was better than nothing, but all in all, a rather disappointing display of memorabilia and crude merchandise that, to me, seemed unworthy of the town’s intriguing history.

Since the release of my book, however, there have been some major changes which have elevated the historical recognition of the legend and the curb appeal of the Monster Mart itself.

Read: Fouke’s Monster Mart Makes Big Changes »

While on a recent book research trip (I’m working on a follow-up to The Beast of Boggy Creek), I passed through Darien County in Georgia where I had the opportunity to stop off and investigate a famous cryptozoo creature known as the Altamaha-ha, or “Altie” for short. Although this particular creature does not fit into the scope of my new book project, I did not want to pass up an opportunity to learn a bit more about the legend and visit a few sighting locations.

Read: Discovering Georgia’s Legendary Altamaha-ha »

Now available from my good friend Lyle Blackburn is the definitive guide to the history of the Fouke Monster and the film The Legend of Boggy Creek. The foreword for the book was written by Cryptomundo’s own Loren Coleman.

Amazon.com shows the book is available to be ordered and shipped now!

Read: Shipping Now! The Beast of Boggy Creek: The True Story of the Fouke Monster »

Coming soon from my good friend Lyle Blackburn is the definitive guide to the history of the Fouke Monster and the film The Legend of Boggy Creek. The foreword for the book was written by Cryptomundo’s own Loren Coleman.

Read: Coming Soon! The Beast of Boggy Creek: The True Story of the Fouke Monster »