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. Blackburn has authored four books and either narrated or produced several documentary films related to

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Biography

Blackburn authored ''The Beast of Boggy Creek: The True Story of the Fouke Monster'', a 2012 book about the

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, and is a writer for '' Rue Morgue'' magazine. He has narrated three documentary films: ''The Mothman of Point Pleasant'' (2017; also executive producer and co-writer), '' The Bray Road Beast'' (2018), and ''Terror in the Skies'' (2019). He also co-produced the 2016 film ''Boggy Creek Monster''. As a musician, Blackburn started with the

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and played with them from 1988 to 1995, first as the drummer and then as the bassist. He left to found The Killcreeps in 1996 and later Ghoultown in 1999, for which he is the lead singer/guitarist and performs under the name Count Lyle. He has a sister.

Discography

With Solitude Aeturnus

* ''Demo 1989'' (demo) (1989), drums * ''Into the Depths of Sorrow'' (1991), bass * ''Beyond the Crimson Horizon'' (1992), bass * ''Promo'' (demo) (1993), vocals (additional), bass * ''Through the Darkest Hour'' (1994), bass * ''Days of Doom'' (video/VHS) (1994), bass * ''The New Wave of American True Meta'' (split) (

and Iron Rainbow album) (1996), bass * '' Downfall'' (1996), bass

The Killcreeps

* ''Destroy Earth'' (1997)

Ghoultown

* ''Boots of Hell'' (1999) * ''Tales from the Dead West'' (2000) * ''Give 'Em More Rope'' (2002) * ''Live from Texas!'' (2004) * ''Bury Them Deep'' (2006) * ''Life After Sundown'' (2008) * ''Skeleton Cowboys'' (2008) * ''Mistress of the Dark'' (2009) * ''The Unforgotten: Rare & Un-Released'' (2012) * ''Ghost of the Southern Son'' (2017) * ''Curse of Eldorado'' (2020)

Filmography

Film

Television

Bibliography

* ''The Beast of Boggy Creek: The True Story of the Fouke Monster'' (Anomalist Books, March 1, 2012) * '' Lizard Man: The True Story of the Bishopville Monster'' (Anomalist Books, October 31, 2013) * ''Beyond Boggy Creek: In Search of the Southern Sasquatch'' (Anomalist Books, February 1, 2017) * ''Momo: The Strange Case of the Missouri Monster'' (Anomalist Books, February 26, 2019)

References

External links

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