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Episode Notes for
The Tail of the Lizard Man

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In this episode of MonsterTalk, we creep narratively into the swamps of South Carolina as we talk of the strange lizard man who is alleged to live in the swamps outside Bishopville. Lyle Blackburn leads our expedition as he recounts the story as told in his book Lizard Man: The True Story of the Bishopville Monster. Lyle previously joined us for episode 106: What The Fouke? The Beast of Boggy Creek.

Of Interest

• 2015 Lizard Man Hoax story
• Lost Tapes episode on Lizard Man (Season 2, Episode 2)
• Destination Truth (Season 3, Episode 14)
• Lyle will be a guest at the first annual Lizard Man Festival in Bishopsville in June 2018.

List of Swamp Monster Movies (courtesy Lyle Blackburn)

• Creature from the Black Lagoon (1954)
• Revenge of the Creature (1955)
• The Creature Walks Among Us (1956)
• The Alligator People (1959)
• The Monster of Piedras Blancas (1959)
• The Hideous Sun Demon (1959)
• The Horror of Beach Party (1964)
• Curse of the Swamp Creature (1966)
• The Reptile (1966)
• Graveyard of Horror (1971)
• Zaat (1971)
• Night of the Cobra Woman (1972)
• Sssssss (1973)
• Track of the Moonbeast (1976)
• When the Screaming Stops a.k.a. The Loreley’s Grasp (1976)
• Screamers (1979)
• Humanoids from the Deep (1980)
• Conan the Barbarian (1982)
• Bog (1983)
• The Legend of Gator Face (1996)
• Lizard Baby (2004)
• Land of the Lost (2009)
• Creature (2011)
• Lizard Boy (2011)
• The Amazing Spider-Man (2012)
• Lizard Man (2012)

Music

• Monstertalk Theme: Monster by Peach Stealing Monkeys

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