You need to sign in or sign up before continuing.
Take a photo of a barcode or cover
4.25 AVERAGE
4.25 AVERAGE
informative
mysterious
Full of interviews and witnesses statements, plus BTS from the multiple movies, overall a great informative read about the Fouke Monster!
This is a very well-written and well-researched look into the history of The Fouke Monster, which is probably best remembered as the sasquatch-like creature in the classic 1970's psuedo-documentary movie THE LEGEND OF BOGGY CREEK.
Blackburn does a great job of seperating the myth from the movie, and has an engaging writing style that keeps the book from getting (pardon the pun) bogged down in technicalities. With that said, he's really done his homework, and it shows. There are interviews with people who claim to have seen the monster, multiple newspaper clips going back to the earliest newspapers in the region, and examinations of theories regerding just what might be happening in the woods around Fouke.
This book is HIGHLY recommended for anyone interested in cryptozoology, bigfoot legends, or lovers of the spooky and bizarre.
I should also note that the book is heavily illustrated, which is nice to see, since many books of this kind simply aren't. There are many photographs (many taken by the author himself), and some great black and white illustrations by the brilliant Daniel Brereton.
Blackburn does a great job of seperating the myth from the movie, and has an engaging writing style that keeps the book from getting (pardon the pun) bogged down in technicalities. With that said, he's really done his homework, and it shows. There are interviews with people who claim to have seen the monster, multiple newspaper clips going back to the earliest newspapers in the region, and examinations of theories regerding just what might be happening in the woods around Fouke.
This book is HIGHLY recommended for anyone interested in cryptozoology, bigfoot legends, or lovers of the spooky and bizarre.
I should also note that the book is heavily illustrated, which is nice to see, since many books of this kind simply aren't. There are many photographs (many taken by the author himself), and some great black and white illustrations by the brilliant Daniel Brereton.
Despite some confusion on the timeline, the author did a good job pulling together everything known about this American cryptid, making it a thorough and entertaining account of the Fouke Monster.
Do you remember the film The Legend of Boggy Creek?
Then this book will be definitely for you.
This book was well-written and well-researched into the history of the creature that haunts the Boggy Creek area. It dives into the first sightings of the monster and well into the 1970s when the monster made the most appearances, sending several residences fleeing from their homes in terror.
I must say I was deeply impressed with Blackburn's research. He really knew how to separate myth from reality and his research was indeed thorough into this most famous Southern bigfoot. This was the first Bigfoot book I read where the research really showed through both the newspaper clippings and interviews with the locals. There stories really jumped out at you and the author gave you the impression of a caring and sympathic soul who weaved their tales with images that put you in the story.
Honestly it made me feel as if I was the one telling the story and I was the one reliving the encounter.
I enjoyed this book immensely. I was impressed with the research. Not many Bigfoot books out there seemed to be this thoroughly researched. I know some of them are merely stories being told again to the public but that is all most fo them are - stories. There does not seem to be any human element to the story but this book gives you that.
I do plan to read more of Blackburn's books in the future.
Then this book will be definitely for you.
This book was well-written and well-researched into the history of the creature that haunts the Boggy Creek area. It dives into the first sightings of the monster and well into the 1970s when the monster made the most appearances, sending several residences fleeing from their homes in terror.
I must say I was deeply impressed with Blackburn's research. He really knew how to separate myth from reality and his research was indeed thorough into this most famous Southern bigfoot. This was the first Bigfoot book I read where the research really showed through both the newspaper clippings and interviews with the locals. There stories really jumped out at you and the author gave you the impression of a caring and sympathic soul who weaved their tales with images that put you in the story.
Honestly it made me feel as if I was the one telling the story and I was the one reliving the encounter.
I enjoyed this book immensely. I was impressed with the research. Not many Bigfoot books out there seemed to be this thoroughly researched. I know some of them are merely stories being told again to the public but that is all most fo them are - stories. There does not seem to be any human element to the story but this book gives you that.
I do plan to read more of Blackburn's books in the future.
Great historical analysis of afascinating phenomenon.
The sections about filmmaker Charles Pierce are worth the price on their own.
The sections about filmmaker Charles Pierce are worth the price on their own.