Scholar of Bigfoot history, Steven Streufert, shared history and
analysis of the mysterious creature. He runs a used and antiquarian
bookshop (specializing in "Sasquatchiana") in Willow Creek, California,
considered the heart of the historic "Bigfoot Country,"-- the location
is near where giant tracks were found in 1958, and "Bigfoot"
subsequently became a household word. Willow Creek is also near where
the famed Patterson-Gimlin film was shot in 1967, and Streufert has been
involved in the Bluff Creek Film Site Project, which has traced the
exact location of where Patterson filmed, in order to verify details
about the creature, and its environment. He also participates in a
Facebook group that seeks to promote the spirit of rational thinking and
evidence-based Bigfoot research (in reaction to some of the more
fantastical, insubstantial, or promotion-based claims made about the
creature).
Streufert spoke about some of the ancient
Native-American lore regarding Sasquatch, such as the beings speaking a
language, as well as trading with, abducting, and even mating with
humans, and producing offspring. One theory, he noted, is that Bigfoot
are actually hybrids between humans and proto-humans. He also discussed
the current Bigfoot DNA Project, spearheaded by Melba Ketchum, and a
controversial case from last year when a hunter claimed he killed two
Sasquatch in the central Sierra Nevada mountains, and now has "Bigfoot
steaks" stashed in the freezer.
Last hour guest, cryptozoology
advisor to Rue Morgue magazine, Lyle Blackburn, discussed reports of a
strange beast known as the Fouke Monster that have circulated among the
locals in southern Arkansas. In 1971, a family was reportedly attacked
by a "big hairy monster," and within a year, there were around 50 more
sightings, with descriptions of an adult creature with a narrow build.
The creature became popularized as the 'Beast of Boggy Creek,' when the
low budget film The Legend of Boggy Creek was released in 1972, and
became a hit. The movie was indeed based on some facts, Blackburn said,
who added that he considers the creature to possibly be a cross between
the foul-smelling Skunk Ape and a Pacific Northwest-type Bigfoot. In
1991, a large skeleton (missing the skull) was found in the woods near
Jefferson, Texas that some believe could be a Bigfoot, he added.
Biography:
Steven
Streufert is the proprietor of a used and antiquarian bookshop in
Willow Creek, California, in the heart of the historic "Bigfoot
Country." Willow Creek is where the name "Bigfoot" became a household
word in 1958, after giant tracks were found and cast just north of the
town, up in Bluff Creek. This is the same area where the famous 1967
Patterson-Gimlin film of Bigfoot was shot. Steven blogs about Bigfoot on
BIGFOOT'S BLOG, and has been writing about the topic since 2007.
Biography:
Lyle
Blackburn is a frequent contributor and cryptozoology advisor to Rue
Morgue magazine, one of the leading horror media publications in print
today. Lyle's Monstro Bizarro blog is featured on Rue Morgue's website
and his "Monstro Bizarro Presents" news column appears monthly in the
print magazine. He has also contributed to websites such as
Cryptomundo.com, and has been a featured speaker at paranormal
conferences and horror conventions around the country.
Growing up
in Texas, Lyle has always been fascinated with legends, lore and
sighting reports of real-life "monsters." He has studied the phenomenon
in legend, fact and film, and is the author of The Beast of Boggy Creek:
The True Story of the Fouke Monster.
Lyle is also the founder
and frontman for the Texas-based rock band, Ghoultown. Since 1998,
Ghoultown has released eight albums, toured extensively in both the U.S.
and Europe, and has appeared on several horror movie soundtracks. Most
recently, Lyle and his band collaborated with legendary television
horror hostess, Elvira - Mistress of the Dark, to create her new theme
song, which was also turned into an extended music video. The video was
featured on Elvira's Movie Macabre television show, which is syndicated
throughout the U.S. on local stations.
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