THE BEAST OF BOGGY CREEK: The True Story of the Fouke Monster (37 page)
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Authors: Lyle Blackburn
Yount, Sheila. “Boggy Creek ‘monster’ still stalks Fouke folks.”
Arkansas Democrat
22 May 1989.
Online Articles
Colyer, Daryl and Alton Higgins. “Bigfoot/Sasquatch Sightings: Correlations to Annual Rainfall Totals, Waterways, Human Population Densities and Black Bear Habitat Zones.” Texas Bigfoot Research Conservancy website (
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).
DeBlack, Thomas A. “Civil War through Reconstruction, 1861 through 1874.” The Encyclopedia of Arkansas History website (
http://encyclopediaofarkansas.net/encyclopedia/entry-detail.aspx?entryID=388
)
Dougan, Michael B. “Transportation.” The Encyclopedia of Arkansas History website (
http://encyclopediaofarkansas.net/encyclopedia/entry-detail.aspx?entryID=399
).
Hendricks, Nancy. “Texarkana (Miller County).” The Encyclopedia of Arkansas History website (
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).
Lancaster, Guy. “Red River.” The Encyclopedia of Arkansas History website (
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).
Loewen, James. “Sundown Towns.” The Encyclopedia of Arkansas History website (
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)
Rowe, Beverly J. “Miller County.” The Encyclopedia of Arkansas History website (
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).
Simpson, Ethel C. “Otto Ernest Rayburn (1891-1960).” The Encyclopedia of Arkansas History website (
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)
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Websites
Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism <
http://www.arkansas.com
>
Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization <
http://www.bfro.net
>
Caddo Lake History Page <
http://www.caddolake.com/history.htm
>
Circus Historical Society <
http://www.circushistory.org
>
National Park Service <
http://www.nps.gov
>
Encyclopedia of Arkansas History and Culture
<
http://encyclopediaofarkansas.net
>
Gulf Coast Bigfoot Research Organization <
http://www.gcbro.com
>
Internet Movie Database, The <
http://www.imdb.com
>
Phantoms & Monsters <
http://naturalplane.blogspot.com
>
Texas Bigfoot Research Conservancy <
http://www.texasbigfoot.com
>
Acknowledgments
Special thanks to the following friends and family members who contributed so much to this book. Without them, it would not have been possible.
My beautiful wife, Sandy.
Jerry Hestand, Frank McFerrin, Denny Roberts, and Rick Roberts.
Thanks also to…
Conor Ameigh, Dave Alexander, Rusty Anderson, John Attaway, Syble Attaway, Cathy Bennett, Chris Buntenbah, Jimmy Clem, Dave Coleman, Loren Coleman, Daryl Colyer, Smokey Crabtree, Eerie Eric, Carl Finch, Duane Graves, Frank Garrett, Dave Hall, Bobby Hamilton, Mackey Harvin, Alton Higgins, Doyle Holmes, Peanut Jones & the boys, Chris Kuchta, Stacia Langenheder, Justin Meeks, Dr. Jeff Meldrum, Keenan McClelland, Larry Moses, H. L. Phillips, Nick Redfern, Robert Robinson, Chris Rowton, Liz Rowton, Bob Sleeper, Amanda Squitiero, Kathy Strain, Ken Stewart, Lloyd Sutton, Terry Sutton, Robert Swain, Danny Vail, Sean Whitley, Craig Woolheater, Bigfoot Field Researchers Organization, Gulf Coast Bigfoot Research Organization, Mid-America Bigfoot Research Center, Texas Bigfoot Research Conservancy, the Monster Mart, and the
Texarkana Gazette
.
And to Jim Powell, who covered the initial Fouke Monster sightings in the
Texarkana Gazette
. Without his work, the creature may have lived forever in obscurity.
About the Author
Growing up in Texas, Lyle Blackburn became fascinated with the legends, lore, and sighting reports of alleged real-life monsters. He is a frequent contributor and cryptozoology advisor to
Rue Morgue
magazine, one of the leading horror media publications in print today. He is also the founder and frontman for the rock band Ghoultown. Over the last decade, Ghoultown has released six albums, toured extensively in both the U.S. and Europe, and has appeared on several horror movie soundtracks. Lyle currently lives near Dallas, Texas, where he enjoys a day off now and then.
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