"Boggy Creek Monster" redirects here. For the 2016 film, see Boggy Creek Monster (film).
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In Arkansas folklore, the Fouke Monster/ˈfaʊk/, also known as the Boggy Creek Monster and the Swamp Stalker, is purported to be an ape-like creature, similar to descriptions of Bigfoot, that was allegedly sighted in the rural town of Fouke, Arkansas during the early 1970s. The creature was alleged to have attacked a local family.[1] It has since become a part of Arkansas folklore.[2] It has also influenced local culture in Fouke, with some businesses capitalizing on the local lore.[3] Stories of the creature influenced the 1972 docudrama horror film The Legend of Boggy Creek, which became the 11th highest-grossing film of 1972[4] and is today considered to be a cult classic.[5]
The creature was named by journalist Jim Powell, who reported on it for the Texarkana Gazette and the Texarkana Daily News.[6]
^Thompson, Amy (28 February 2017). "Fouke Monster". encyclopediaofarkansas.net. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
^"Fouke". arkansas.com. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
^"Monster Mart". arkansas.com. Retrieved 10 March 2021.
^"Top Grossing Films of 1972". Listal.com.
^Gavis, Karen (7 January 2020). "Dallas Horror Fans Will Be Able to See The Legend of Boggy Creek for the First Time in 50 Years". Dallas Observer. Retrieved 11 March 2021.
^Thibodeau, Sunni (24 June 2001). "The Fouke Monster 30 Years Later: Ex-journalists recall sifting fact from Fouke fiction after sighting". Texarkana Gazette. Archived from the original on 3 August 2003. Retrieved 1 October 2006.
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