Lyle Blackburn (born Robert Lyle Steadham; October 23, 1966) is an American musician and author. 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.Multiple sources:
Biography Blackburn authored The Beast of Boggy Creek: The True Story of the Fouke Monster, 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.
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) (Solitude Aeturnus 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 + Soundtrack/Music Year Title Notes 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"
+ Actor/narrator Year Title Role Notes 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 2019 Terror in the Skies Narrator
Television Year Title Role Notes 2013 Monsters and Mysteries in America Himself Episode: Ozarks
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)
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