Lyle Blackburn
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Lyle Blackburn | |
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 Blackburn in 2018 | |
| Born | Robert Lyle Steadham October 23, 1966 Fort Worth, Texas, U.S. |
| Other names | Count Lyle |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, author, filmmaker |
| Years active | 1988–present |
| Musical career | |
| Genres | Rock, heavy metal, doom metal |
| Instrument(s) | Vocals, guitar, bass |
| Member of | Ghoultown |
| Formerly of | Solitude Aeturnus |
| Website | lyleblackburn |
Lyle Blackburn (born Robert Lyle Steadham; October 23, 1966) is an American musician and author.[1] He is the vocalist and guitarist of the rock band Ghoultown and was formerly the bassist of the epic doom metal band Solitude Aeturnus.
Blackburn has authored four books and either narrated or produced several documentary films related to cryptids, and has been a speaker at multiple cryptozoology and Bigfoot-related conventions.[2]
Biography
[edit]Blackburn authored The Beast of Boggy Creek: The True Story of the Fouke Monster,[1] a 2012 book about the Fouke Monster, 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 epic doom metal group Solitude Aeturnus 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.[3]
He has a sister.[4]
Discography
[edit]With Solitude Aeturnus
[edit]- 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) (Solitude Aeturnus and Iron Rainbow album) (1996), bass
- Downfall (1996), bass
The Killcreeps
[edit]- Destroy Earth (1997)
Ghoultown
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- 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
[edit]Film
[edit]| Year | Title | Notes | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | American Nightmare | Direct-to-video film; wrote "After 2", "Boots of Hell", "Humanoids from the Deep", "Killer in Texas", and "10 Seconds to Blood" | |
| 2003 | Hallow's End | Direct-to-video film; wrote "Bury the Hatchet" | |
| 2004 | Suburban Nightmare | Direct-to-video film; wrote "Killin's a Bitch" | |
| 2012 | Butcher Boys | Wrote "Under the Phantom Moon" |
| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | American Nightmare | Ghoultown (as Count Lyle) | Direct-to-video film | |
| 2006 | Return of the Jackalope | Ghoultown (as Count Lyle) | ||
| 2013 | Skookum: The Hunt for Bigfoot | — | Special thanks (post-production) | |
| 2016 | Boggy Creek Monster | Himself | Also co-producer | |
| 2017 | The Mothman of Point Pleasant | Narrator | Also executive producer and co-writer | |
| 2018 | The Bray Road Beast | Narrator | [5] | |
| 2019 | Terror in the Skies | Narrator |
Television
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Monsters and Mysteries in America | Himself | Episode: Ozarks |
Bibliography
[edit]- 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
[edit]- ^ a b DeLuca, Karla (September 19, 2012). "Cryptopalooza: A celebration of myth, legend and big hairy monsters". The Marshall News Messenger. Marshall, Texas. p. A9. Retrieved November 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Multiple souces:
- McFarland, Susan (March 16, 2013). "Bigfoot believers will keep up search". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Fort Worth, Texas. pp. 1B, 4B. Retrieved November 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- Hirst, Caty (October 1, 2014). "Monster Bash at nature center on Saturday". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Fort Worth, Texas. p. B3. Retrieved November 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- Bergin, Nicholas (February 17, 2017). "Bigfoot believers gathering for state conference". Columbus Telegram. Columbus, Nebraska. p. A3. Retrieved November 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Lyle Steadham - Encyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives". Metal Archives.
- ^ "Rue Morgue". Archived from the original on December 16, 2013. Retrieved December 13, 2013.
- ^ Miska, Brad (August 15, 2018). ""The Bray Road Beast" Documentary Recounts An American Werewolf in Wisconsin". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved November 3, 2022.
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