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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 »

I received some sad news that I would like to share with the Cryptomundo community. I was informed on Wednesday that James Lynn Crabtree of Fouke, Arkansas, and Leslie Greer of Texarkana, Arkansas, passed away. Both died of natural causes.

Read: Two Major Players in Fouke Monster History Die on Wed April 20, 2011 »

Click on image for full-size version The photo shown below was left at the Monster Mart in Fouke, Arkansas. There is a small display at the store of newspaper articles on a bulletin board, along with a display case of Fouke Monster t-shirts, Fouke Monster stuffed dolls, postcards and other items. There is even a […]

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For decades -possibly, centuries- the Fouke Monster has stalked the creeks, roads and waterways of Miller County, Arkansas. Now, learn some of the lesser-known tales of run-ins with the furious beast that inspired one of the most influential horror films of all time!

Read: Small Town Monsters: Casefiles – The Secret History of the Boggy Creek Monster »

Check out the new video episode of Monster Men… I talk with the guys about my new Monstro Bizarro book, the Boggy Creek Monster documentary, and more!

Read: Monster Men: Lyle Blackburn »

A new film chronicling the frightening history of the Bigfoot-like “Fouke Monster of Boggy Creek” is headed to screens this November. A new trailer has just been released for the feature-length, documentary, featuring a slew of dramatic imagery that gives insight into the look and tone. The film is titled Boggy Creek Monster and is the third in a series called Small Town Monsters.

Read: Boggy Creek Monster: The Truth Behind The Legend »

A Skeptical discussion of the Boggy Creek Monster with Lyle Blackburn on the MonsterTalk podcast.

Read: What the Fouke? »

A feature length documentary chronicling the bizarre and often-disturbing tales of a swamp monster said to lurk in Southern Arkansas is making its way to screens. The film is titled Boggy Creek Monster and is the third in a series called Small Town Monsters.

Read: Boggy Creek Monster Teaser Trailer »

Due to the overwhelming success of the Small Town Monsters crowdfunding campaign for their next film, Boggy Creek Monster, there have been additional rewards added. The original goal was surpassed in just four days and the campaign is now rolling past the 150% funded goal.

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The crowdfunding campaign to make the next Small Town Monsters movie is now online. The film, titled Boggy Creek Monster, will be the third in the series and focus on the long history of Southern Sasquatch reports in and around the town of Fouke, Arkansas.

Read: Boggy Creek Monster Kickstarter Goes Live »

Just announced at the 3rd Annual Boggy Creek Festival is the next film in the Small Town Monsters, cryptid-documentary series. The film is titled Boggy Creek Monster and will focus on the history of sightings in and around the community of Fouke, Arkansas that inspired the film, Legend of Boggy Creek. Boggy Creek Monster is a Small Town Monsters production in association with cryptid researcher, author, musician, journalist, and television personality, Lyle Blackburn.

Read: Small Town Monsters: Boggy Creek Monster »

The state of Arkansas in the southern U.S. is known for its lush green mountains, roaring rivers, and University of Arkansas football. It’s the headquarters of the world’s number one retailer, Wal-Mart, and is the birthplace of musician Johnny Cash, and former U.S. President Bill Clinton. It’s also the home of monsters. The most famous of these is the Fouke Monster, a sasquatch-type creature immortalized in the 1972 movie “The Legend of Boggy Creek.” But this series, “Exploring American Monsters,” isn’t about well-known beasts, it’s about the lesser-known creatures the world sees from the corner of its eye, like the Ozark Howler.

Read: Exploring American Monsters: Arkansas »

We all love monsters. Something about an unknown creature (hairy or scaly, huge or small) living amongst us, unknown to science, is unsettling at best, terrifying a worst – and it is exhilarating. This is the first in a series of articles about monsters from each state in America, but not the well-worn monsters. I won’t cover Champ, the Jersey Devil, or Mothman. I’ll also leave Missouri’s Momo alone, as well as Arkansas’ Fouke Monster, and the chupacabra. This series is about the lesser-known critters that crawl through our nights, and stalk the periphery of the human world.

Every state has reports of these less publicized, but inherently frightening monsters, most of which have something seriously wrong with them. Like this monster from our first state, Alabama – the Alabama White Thang.

Read: Exploring American Monsters: Alabama »

The Fouke Monster segment features Cryptomundo contributor Lyle Blackburn.

Monsters and Mysteries in America: “Ozarks” airs tonight at 8:00 PM C on Destination America.

Read: Monsters and Mysteries in America: “Ozarks” Tonight »

Is Arkansas’ Fouke Monster a real zoological specimen, or an important part of local folklore?

Read: The Boggy Creek Monster »