{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/66879bbd9bf81dc06aa1d3c6/673abb34cf35dcb04aa6671b?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Lyle Blackburn on The Beast of Boggy Creek - March 9, 2013","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/66879bbd9bf81dc06aa1d3c6/1731902190270-ed30cbaa-c6ae-43e9-96bd-d92812bc1dd7.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Our guest this week was Lyle Blackburn, author of The Beast of Boggy Creek,&nbsp;contributor&nbsp;to&nbsp;<a href=\"http://www.rue-morgue.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Rue Morgue Horror Magazine</a>, and musician with the band Ghoultown. We do&nbsp;briefly&nbsp;lose Lyle due to a power outage in his area, but we get him back quickly, meanwhile airing one of his songs. Among other things, we discuss...</p><p><br></p><ul><li>The film that started the mainstream interest in this particular cryptid, The Legend of Boggy Creek.</li><li>How Lyle got involved in the research.</li><li>The area the beast has been sighted in.</li><li>How far back the sightings go.</li><li>Paranormal aspects of sightings.</li><li>Some of the more compelling sightings.</li><li>How wide of an area is involved.</li><li>The problems with researching such a creature.</li><li>Bigfoot research in general.</li><li>Lyle's next book and upcoming appearances.</li></ul><p><br></p><p>You can find out much more about Lyle and everything he is involved in at his website;&nbsp;<a href=\"http://www.lyleblackburn.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">www.LyleBlackburn.com</a>. More info on the Fouke Monster, aka The Beast of Boggy Creek, can be found at&nbsp;<a href=\"http://www.foukemonster.net/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">www.foukemonster.net</a></p><p><br></p>","author_name":"Seriah Azkath"}