Fouke Monster
Ringkasan
Fouke Monster adalah makhluk besar berbulu mirip manusia yang konon terlihat di Arkansas pada awal 1970-an.
The Fouke Monster is a large hairy humanoid reportedly seen in Arkansas in the early 1970s.
Kisah dan tradisi
Fouke Monster adalah makhluk besar berbulu mirip manusia yang konon terlihat di Fouke, Arkansas, pada awal 1970-an. Laporan antara 1971 dan 1974 menggambarkannya berkaki dua dan berbulu gelap panjang, dengan bau busuk seperti sigung dan anjing basah serta mata merah terang. Jejak yang ditemukan disebut memperlihatkan kaki dengan tiga jari. Pada Mei 1971, Bobby Ford melapor kepada konstabel Fouke bahwa ia diserang di rumahnya oleh makhluk berbulu bermata merah yang bergerak sangat cepat; ia menyebutnya setinggi sekitar tujuh kaki. Peristiwa itu menjadi berita lokal pada 1971. Seorang wartawan Texarkana Gazette menulis kisahnya, dan berita lanjutan keesokan harinya memuat nama "Fouke Monster" untuk pertama kali sebelum disebarkan kantor berita nasional. Penampakan dilaporkan sejak 1946, dan laporan surat kabar tahun 1851 dan 1856 pun menyebut makhluk berbulu besar di sekitar wilayah itu. Kisah itu mengilhami film dokudrama The Legend of Boggy Creek (1972), yang syuting di Fouke dan dibintangi sebagian saksi mata serta warga setempat; film kedua, Return to Boggy Creek, dirilis pada 1977 dengan alur fiktif. Sejak 2013, Fouke Monster Festival digelar setiap tahun. Sebulan setelah peristiwa Ford, arkeolog Frank Schambach menyimpulkan ada peluang 99 persen bahwa jejak itu hoaks, dan Joe Nickell menilai satu penampakan 1955 sesuai dengan beruang hitam yang salah dikenali.
The Fouke Monster is a large hairy humanoid reportedly seen in Fouke, Arkansas, in the early 1970s. Reports from 1971 to 1974 describe a biped with long dark hair, with a terrible odor like a skunk and a wet dog and bright red eyes. Tracks found are said to show feet with three toes. In May 1971, Bobby Ford told the Fouke constable that a hairy, red-eyed creature that moved very fast attacked him at home; he described it as about seven feet tall. The event made local headlines in 1971. A Texarkana Gazette reporter wrote up the story, and a follow-up the next day contained the first use of the name "Fouke Monster" before wire services spread it nationally. Sightings are reported from 1946, and newspaper reports of 1851 and 1856 also mention a large hairy creature in the general area. The story inspired the docudrama film The Legend of Boggy Creek (1972), which was shot in Fouke and stars some eyewitnesses and local residents; a second film, Return to Boggy Creek, was released in 1977 with a fictional plot. Since 2013 the Fouke Monster Festival has been held annually. A month after the Ford incident, archaeologist Frank Schambach concluded there was a 99 percent chance the tracks were a hoax, and Joe Nickell judged one 1955 sighting consistent with a misidentified black bear.
Fakta utama
- Budaya / Culture
- Tradisi Amerika Serikat
- Kawasan / Region
- Amerika Utara Pribumi
- Era
- Reported from 1946; famous since 1971
- Klasifikasi / Classification
- Cryptid
Tahukah kamu? / Did you know?
Nama "Fouke Monster" pertama kali muncul dalam berita lanjutan di Texarkana Gazette dan Texarkana Daily.
The name "Fouke Monster" first appeared in a follow-up story in the Texarkana Gazette and the Texarkana Daily.