Boggy Creek Monster

Friday Video: Boggy Creek II MST3000 Style

There are times when I look back on the fond memories of my youth and times I even remember those fond memories. Luckily, this is one of those times.

I first saw The Legend of Bogey Creek with my best friend, I think we were around 11 or 12 which makes sense since the film came out in 1972. It was on at the drive in that summer and my friends parents took us to see it. There was plenty of anticipation as we amped up on candy and soda as we sat on our sleeping bags in front of the family pickup they had. Of course we were also quite aware that we were exposed on both sides and this drive in was cut into a swath of land butted up against the Allegheny National Forest. We were literally surrounded by mountains of forestland. What better place for a giant crazed monster to hide while waiting for an opportunity to grab two young boys.

The night air was cool in those days in NWPA and as we settled in to watch the film it wasn’t long before we had forgotten our typical Drive In antics. We were unusually focused like a laser beam on what we assumed to be a docudrama of 100% real origin! I mean, it had to be real! After all, they said so, didn’t they?

Actually the film is loosely based on the Fouke Monster , an alleged Bigfoot creature that has been seen in the Fouke, Arkansas area since the 50s. Charles B. Pierce a salesman from Texarkana used an old movie camera and $100,000 he borrowed to make the movie. Instead of seasoned actors and film people he used locals from the area, mainly high school students to get the film made.

The Legend of Bogey Creek has grossed over $20 million dollars since it’s release and has become a cult classic in America.

Unfortunately or fortunately (depends on how you look at it) this is not The Legend on Boggy Creek. No, it’s Boggy Creek II and to make it more interesting it’s done MST3000 style! Yippee!

Since nobody really cares about the actual film I won’t get into all the particulars about it. Suffice it to say those kooky characters from MST3000 can make any film worth watching. Yea, it’s in 10 parts! So what’s your problem? It’s not like you have something else to do, right?

MSt3000 stands for Mystery Science Theatre 3000. It was one of the more entertaining shows of the day. A group of friends would watch a movie and make fun of it while it was playing. Cool if you’re into that stuff, annoying as hell if you’re not. I’m into it for the record.

The Return of the Boggy Creek Monster? - Phantoms and Monsters ...

Hello Sir - My brother and his wife had a shocking event on May 5th, 2011 when they were driving home to Genoa, Arkansas from a visit with his in-laws in Texarkana. He was driving east bound on Tennessee Rd (County Rd. 16) at around 7:30 pm and had just gone by Mosely Rd. when a creature suddenly jumped out of the trees and brush, crossed the road and blended into the thick woods. It was headed in the direction of Old Bitty Lake. NOTE: I've read many accounts about Arkansas swamp monsters over the years...none much different that this account. The area where this sighting supposedly occurred is only 10-15 miles north from the area of the 'Fouke Monster' incident...but I am still very wary. I'll keep my radar up, but I have serious doubts even though the witness seemed honest and forthcoming. Has anyone heard of other sightings in this part of Arkansas that my corroborate this report? Lon There have been many creatures and legends come from the swamps of Arkansas. The Fouke Monster is certainly one of the strangest. This six-feet-tall, hairy, humanoid monster gained notoriety in the late 1960's when it harassed two families living outside this town in the southwest part of the state. The monster is reported to have smelled awful and made a habit of killing chickens and livestock and mauling a number of dogs. The story became so popular that a low-budget horror movie called The Legend of Boggy Creek was made about it in 1973. The monster was described as being sea-serpent-like and at least thirty feet long. Witnesses reported that it made a loud bellowing noise and had a spiny backbone. The reports varied the creature's size over the years and it was often encountered by fisherman and campers along the river. Two men reported in 1971 that they saw three-toed tracks along the muddy river banks and a place where the monster had crushed some of the vegetation.