The Beast of Boggy Creek ~Lyle Blackburn {Book Review}

A while back I met an Author speaking at an Event that caught my attention.  Both the author in his rugged appearance and the legend that he had written about.  For years I had heard stories of this elusive creature, and as we all know researching via the internet can be a headache at times trying to find legit sources among all the misinformation that plague many websites.

I sat and listened to him speak to visitors at the charity event, listened to his lecture with my full undivided attention.  Then I picked his brain for a time as I was seeking guests for a radio program that was on at that time called Haunted Voices Radio, as the show covered all sorts of topics in the Paranormal Field.

I grabbed a copy of his book, and Mr. Blackburn was even gracious enough to sign it for me.  Lyle Blackburn is a down to earth researcher and a damn good writer.



He's written for Rue Morgue Magazine as well as Monstro Bizzaro.  I decided that I would sit down with his book and try to force my way though it like I have done so many in the past.  The days of self publishing.........aren't all that great at times.

Well after about 5 pages into The Beast of Boggy Creek...I was hooked, and could not put this thing down.  Every spare moment I had I was going through the pages,  rereading events even, based on the detail he put into it.  I was completely done with this book, all 258 pages in just 2 days.  A feat for me to say the least based on my busy schedule.

So what is the Fouke Monster you ask.  Lyles attention to detail, chronicled encounters, discussions of the different theories are unlike any other paranormal and cryptzoological book I have ever had in my hands.

From the Back Cover.
For more than a century, reports of a strange beast known as the Fouke Monster have circulated among the locals in southern Arkansas. Described as a large, hairy man-like creature, it's said to haunt the vast Sulphur River Bottoms as it travels the secluded waterway known as Boggy Creek.

Over the years, the creature has been seen by numerous witnesses including respected citizens, experienced hunters, famous musicians, and even a police officer. The encounters were often so shocking, they served as inspiration for the classic horror film, The Legend of Boggy Creek, by Charles B. Pierce.

Tales of the creature have long existed in scattered pieces across news clippings, memoirs, police reports, and movies, but it is only now that the complete history of the Fouke Monster has been assembled in one place. This book collects all the facts, theories, and amazing sighting reports, and weaves them into a fascinating tale about this undeniable southern mystery, one that lives on, as frightening encounters with the Beast of Boggy Creek are still being reported today!

** Includes a detailed sighting chronicle with over 70 visual encounters near Fouke, Arkansas!


This book is a Must READ!!!!!  You will not be disappointed.  And he just released another book (that I will be reviewing very soon, and I understand he has others in the works.)  This is a book you will not be able to put down.

Click here to visit Lyle's Site and Purchase this great read, and his other items of interests.

http://www.lyleblackburn.com/boggycreek/

 

Article is by Jason Mansfield: Anomalous Environmental Studies Analyst™ with Paranormal Studies of Arkansas found at www.hauntedarkansas.net, Voice Over Artist, Film maker at Binary Entertainment www.binaryentertainment.com, Folklorist, Horror Enthusiast, Writer, Squatchologist™ & Legend Hunter

Bigfoot Expedition Deals on Groupon.Com......Seriously

Few years ago locally a Bigfoot Expert came in Charging $200 to $300 per person for an Expedition into the Buffalo River Valley here in Arkansas.  Of course he didn't get the proper permits for having that many people with him. {Any more than 2 people out filming in the wilds of Arkansas require Permits....Just an FYI}. So he got slapped with some fines that amounted to a few hundred dollars. But he was taking approx. 20 people into the woods......You do the math.

Well now someone is offering a deal on groupon.com for a bigfoot expedition! It is a pretty good deal though compared to some of the other bigfoot expedition costs I've seen.

"Some things feel safer to do in a group, such as hunting for monsters in the woods or speaking up about the inferior-quality soap in the company bathroom. Find strength in numbers with this Groupon.

Choose Between Two Options
$35 for a Sasquatch-hunting expedition for one ($75 value)
$69 for one Sasquatch-hunting expedition for two ($150 value)
Hunts take place every Friday and Saturday night from June until September. Tent, camping gear, breakfast, and dinner are provided, but participants must bring their own sleeping bag and pillow.

Sasquatch Hunt
Finding Bigfoot, whenever it happens, will be a matter of being in the right place at the right time. The guides at Sasquatch Hunt try to increase those odds by hosting a series of overnight stakeouts through the summer. During each Saturday session, parties set up camp in the woodsy wilderness of Oregon to keep vigil for evidence of the elusive creature, whether it's the enormous footprints, the sounds of rustling brambles and bushes, or the fleeting bluetooth signal of Bigfoot's smartphone."

Want to book your expedition now.  Click Here for direct link to groupon. http://www.groupon.com/deals/sasquatch-hunt-2

Article is by Jason Mansfield: Anomalous Environmental Studies Analyst™ with Paranormal Studies of Arkansas found at www.hauntedarkansas.net, Voice Over Artist, Film maker at Binary Entertainment www.binaryentertainment.com, Folklorist, Horror Enthusiast, Writer, Squatchologist™ & Legend Hunter

Bigfoot Spotted in the Rocky Moutains {Video}

Bigfoot, watching Bigfoot Hunters looking for him? 

Well that's the claim right now from the Rocky Mountain Sasquatch Organization.  You'd be forgiven for not noticing the shape (it took us five minutes to see it ourselves) but Sasquatch enthusiasts think this is indeed Bigfoot casually watching a team of Bigfoot hunters from a safe distance.

This five-minute clip, shows the team on the hunt for the legendary creature after a rumored sighting three days earlier.

As the camera zooms into the forest, it focuses on the black object in the trees which appears to have a human-like form.

The second half of the clip shows the team finding what they claim to be footprints of the creature in the area where they spotted it.

Could this be the best evidence yet of Bigfoot?

If only they had been a bit closer...



Seems even with modern technology no one can get a good photo or video of this elusive legend of the woods.  And its not from a lack of trying.  I myself have been out in the woods in many of these great states seeking Cryptid Answers.  Thus so far, notta for me as well.

Article is by Jason Mansfield: Anomalous Environmental Studies Analyst™ with Paranormal Studies of Arkansas found at www.hauntedarkansas.net, Voice Over Artist, Film maker at Binary Entertainment www.binaryentertainment.com, Folklorist, Horror Enthusiast, Writer, Squatchologist™ & Legend Hunter

Man convinces woman her Vagina is Haunted and it requires an Exorcism via Penis?

You just can't make this stuff up!

In 2013, a man by the name Huang Jianjun was arrested in the Guangdong Province, China, after he claimed that a young woman's vagina was haunted by ghosts, and  that the only way to rid them from her was by having sexual intercourse.



The paranormal enthusiast charged over $3000 to perform the so called sexorcism.  The young lady called police the following day and Jianjun was promptly arrested.

"The victim allegedly came to the self-described "ghost hunter" because she needed help seducing her boss who she had a crush on. That's when Jianjun allegedly pitched the unorthodox exorcism idea,"

The young woman, an employee of a spice shop was so infatuated with her boss that she sought Jianjun for help because she wanted her employer to be with her. According to the young woman, she claimed that Jianjun could help the two fall in love by giving her an exorcism.

The pair allegedly met in a hotel room so that Jianjun could perform the exorcism. While in the room he had her strip nude so that he could examine her naked body. Jianjun then convinced the young woman that he needed to have sex with her and that it was the only way to get rid of the evil spirits. Jianjun claimed that his penis would banish the ghosts that were preventing the young woman and her boss from falling in love.

Jianjun insists that he never had sex with the young woman and that he can't get an erection due to diabetes. He is currently in jail awaiting trial in Guangzhou.

"Just when I thought I have heard everything, I run across stories like these.  I fear for our country, I fear for our world,  I'm so scared now, I keep meeting people that are so gullible.  I'm open to odd things, obviously, I am willing to accept some theories, but to live in a world where you can honestly be convinced your vagina is haunted!!  Let me off this planet,  Where's The Mother Ship?"





Article is by Jason Mansfield: Anomalous Environmental Studies Analyst™ with Paranormal Studies of Arkansas found at www.hauntedarkansas.net, Voice Over Artist, Film maker at Binary Entertainment www.binaryentertainment.com, Folklorist, Horror Enthusiast, Writer, Squatchologist™ & Legend Hunter

Playboy Playmates start New Paranormal TV Show {Video}

Well seems  Paranormal shows are still the rage, although they have started lacking on the entertainment side as of late.  But leave it to the Producers at Playboy to Spice things up just a bit.

End result here comes ParaPorn™ well sort of.

A new paranormal reality series called "Pretty Paranormal" is currently in early stages of production. According to a teaser trailer that debuted on Youtube on Tuesday this week., the show will follow five Playboy Playmates as they investigate various haunted locations.

Five Playboy Playmates that have an interest in the paranormal have joined together to explore some of the country's most haunted places. Irina Voronina, Pilar Lastra, Angel Boris, Tina Jordan, and Heather Rene Smith will investigate claims of the paranormal and won't forget to have a good time while doing it.

"Pretty Paranormal" is currently in early stages of production. Producers of the show have created a crowd-funding page on the website IndieGogo to generate funding for the production costs.

The producers of "Pretty Paranormal" are seeking $200,000 for production costs. For updates and to become part of the team, go to the IndieGoGo page and make a contribution.











So the question remains, if you have things that go bump in the night in your home. 
Who Ya Gonna Call!






Article is by Jason Mansfield: Anomalous Environmental Studies Analyst™ with Paranormal Studies of Arkansas found at www.hauntedarkansas.net, Voice Over Artist, Film maker at Binary Entertainment www.binaryentertainment.com, Folklorist, Horror Enthusiast, Writer, Squatchologist™ & Legend Hunter

Bob Lazar, Back in the News. 25 Years Later (UFO)

Bob Lazar, you've heard the name.  Well you have if you're into UFO's and Area 51.  Well its now the 25th anniversary of when he first made public what was going on at S4 in Area 51...

Lazar claimed to have worked in 1988 and 1989 as a physicist in S4 allegedly located at Papoose Lake southwest of top secret Area 51 near Groom Dry Lake, Nevada. According to Lazar, S4 serves as a hidden military location for the study and research of extraterrestrial spacecraft, or flying saucers using reverse engineering. Lazar claims he saw nine different extraterrestrial vehicles there and has provided detailed information on the mode of propulsion and other technical details of a disc-shaped vehicle he called the sport model.

He also claims to have been working on the fuel, an element with an atomic weight of 115 which allowed the space crafts to warp space and essentially pull the desired destination to the ship. This method of travel allegedly enabled alien travelers to cross vast distances with minimal three dimensional movement. Element 115 was first discovered in 2003 and first synthesized in 2013.


Lazar first appeared in the media in an Omni magazine article in the early 1980s. He also appeared on television on a local Las Vegas news program discussing his experience at S4 and Area 51. He was also featured in the Los Alamos Monitor in a story dealing with a jet car he claimed to have built with help from a NASA researcher. The car was built from a jet engine modified and placed on an existing car model.

For the Record......... I believe the man is the genuine real deal.  His consistency in his statements, his knowledge level, his humbleness in not capitalizing on the topic like so many do.  This author operates in much the same manner.  I have knowledge others do not, I find many researchers comical in their methods and Seeking fame on no proof.   I on the other hand, lay low, research, share a few concepts with people (and some have run off and included in their own books as their own original thinking).  I would love to sit down ON or OFF the record, just to talk with Mr. Lazar... and if he doesn't wanted it printed, then I won't. 

Here is the NEW interview.......



Article is by Jason Mansfield: Anomalous Environmental Studies Analyst™ with Paranormal Studies of Arkansas found at www.hauntedarkansas.net, Voice Over Artist, Film maker at Binary Entertainment www.binaryentertainment.com, Folklorist, Horror Enthusiast, Writer, Squatchologist™ & Legend Hunter

Twins Inexplicably Go Insane at the Same Time, Demonic Possession?



Swedish twins Ursula and Sabina Eriksson had no history of mental illness and lived normal, happy lives with their respective families. Ursula traveled from the U.S. to Ireland to visit her sister ... and what followed was a spree of violence and shared madness that resulted in several traffic accidents, one murder victim, and a whole bunch of baffled cops.

 

Sabina and Ursula were in Ireland when, for unknown reasons, they hopped on a bus to London without telling anyone. The twins were apparently behaving very strangely, and so odd that the driver kicked them out in the middle of the highway and told them to walk it off. They did just that: They started walking in the middle of the highway, not caring about the speeding cars.

 

At this point they ran into a group of officers who were being filmed for a COPS-like show for the BBC. The cameras captured every insane moment that came after that -- the video that follows at times looks staged as hell, but it isn't. There's a real murder conviction to prove it. That's just how British people talk.

As seen in the video, the twins were detained by the cops and appeared calm, until Ursula sprinted onto the highway and ran directly into the wheels of a truck.

 

 The cops hadn't even had time to react when, seconds later, Sabina did the same thing and was struck by a car.

 

That wasn't the end of it. Despite being just struck by a care, Sabina got up and attacked the officers -- it took six people to contain her. Ursula was raging too and probably would have done the same thing if, you know, her legs hadn't been broken and stuff.

 

 

Afterward, Sabina calmed down and was behaving so normally that the cops released her the next day. This proved to be a huge mistake: Hours later, she murdered a man who offered her a place to stay and then launched herself from a 40-foot bridge. She survived, somehow, and was sentenced to five years in prison. Why only five years? Because lawyers had no trouble proving that she was crazy! 

 

But, if Sabina was the crazy one, why did Ursula jump onto the highway, too? Neither of them had traces of drugs or alcohol in their bodies.

According to psychologists, one of the twins suffered from a form of temporary insanity, and the other was "infected" by her twin's madness -- their bond was so strong that when one lost her mind, the other did, too.

 

 

Article is by Jason Mansfield: Anomalous Environmental Studies Analyst™ with Paranormal Studies of Arkansas found at www.hauntedarkansas.net, Voice Over Artist, Film maker at Binary Entertainment www.binaryentertainment.com, Folklorist, Horror Enthusiast, Writer, Squatchologist™ & Legend Hunter 

Revealed UFO Secrets ditched at last moments? Unusual Find in the Trash

 Reddit user TramStopDan documented and shared his recent experience of unlocking and discovering the contents of a box which his friend found discarded on the street next to the trash. When he managed to open it, Dan found a mind-boggling collection of posters, illustrations, text, maps, technical drawings and personal belongings.





 

 

Speculating on the original owner of the case, Dan writes: “Clearly something happened to this guy that was very memorable. It measures roughly 29″ by 38″ and almost all the drawings are very large… It appears that he was making a diorama/tabletop display. (Why? I have no idea). There are numbered parts and instructions/explanations.”

So let’s take a peek at what he found…

  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

“An obvious blending of the religious and the extraterrestrial…”

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

One Reddit commenter had this theory to add:
Apparently the guy went slightly insane over finding extraterrestrials in the bible. He was obsessed with “living creatures” described in Ezekiel 10 that are described as having four faces: “the first face was the face of a cherub, and the second face was the face of a man, and the third the face of a lion, and the fourth the face of an eagle.” I guess he really wanted for that to be an alien encounter.

 

 

Also found in the briefcase was this technical drawing that looks like a patent application, quite large and very detailed. Dan looked but could not find any registered patent of this design.










Article is by Jason Mansfield: Anomalous Environmental Studies Analyst™ with Paranormal Studies of Arkansas found at www.hauntedarkansas.net, Voice Over Artist, Film maker at Binary Entertainment www.binaryentertainment.com, Folklorist, Horror Enthusiast, Writer, Squatchologist™ & Legend Hunter 




 

Want to be an Exorcist? Exorcism course 'open to priests and housewives'

Organized by the Pontifical Athenaeum Apostolorum, an educational institute of the Catholic Church in Rome, the course, aims to “raise awareness of the devil’s existence and the possibility for possession”, rather than stir up paranoia, Father Cesare Truqui, a top exorcist, recently told Vatican Radio.

“Having this knowledge helps to establish a balance. We understand that it [the devil’s possession] happens rarely, but when it does, its influence can be fought with God and by prayer and devotion.”

He added that the event, which wraps up on Saturday, is open to all, “even housewives”.

“A priest exorcist is usually accompanied by a number of laypeople, who assist him in carrying out his mission…either psychologists or doctors, but also normal people like professionals or housewives.”

The assistants play an important role in establishing whether a person is possessed by the devil and then “curing the discerning spirit”, he continued.

A report in La Repubblica late last year said that dioceses across Italy were boosting the number of priests trained in exorcism due to a rise in the number of demonic cases.

Father Franceso Bamonte, the president of the Italy-based International Association of Exorcists, told the newspaper that the rising demand is a result of more people subscribing to occultism, with the 250 or so exorcists in Italy “often unable to handle the enormous number of requests for help”.


 Article is by Jason Mansfield: Anomalous Environmental Studies Analyst™ with Paranormal Studies of Arkansas found at www.hauntedarkansas.net, Voice Over Artist, Film maker at Binary Entertainment www.binaryentertainment.com, Folklorist, Horror Enthusiast, Writer, Squatchologist™ & Legend Hunter 

2014 Bigfoot Conference in Vilonia Arkansas Rescheduled

Due to last nights outbreak of Tornadoes here in Arkansas, the Bigfoot Conference slated for Vilonia, Arkansas on May 3rd, 2014 has been rescheduled due to extensive damage to the Vilonia area.

Later Date to Be Announced.

Thoughts and Prayers going out to those affected in Vilonia, Mayflower and all other locations hit by this extreme weather.










Article is by Jason Mansfield: Anomalous Environmental Studies Analyst™ with Paranormal Studies of Arkansas found at www.hauntedarkansas.net, Voice Over Artist, Film maker at Binary Entertainment www.binaryentertainment.com, Folklorist, Horror Enthusiast, Writer, Squatchologist™ & Legend Hunter