Lyle Blackburn

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Lyle Blackburn
Blackburn in 2018
Born
Robert Lyle Steadham

(1966-10-23) October 23, 1966 (age 58)
Other namesCount Lyle
Occupation(s)Musician, author, filmmaker
Years active1988–present
Musical career
GenresRock, heavy metal, doom metal
Instrument(s)Vocals, guitar, bass
Member ofGhoultown
Formerly ofSolitude Aeturnus
Websitelyleblackburn.com

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

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

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

Blackburn (left) performing with Ghoultown in 2005
  • 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 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"
Actor/narrator
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

Year Title Role Notes Ref(s)
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)

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Multiple souces:
  3. ^ "Lyle Steadham - Encyclopaedia Metallum: The Metal Archives". Metal Archives.
  4. ^ "Rue Morgue". Archived from the original on December 16, 2013. Retrieved December 13, 2013.
  5. ^ Miska, Brad (August 15, 2018). ""The Bray Road Beast" Documentary Recounts An American Werewolf in Wisconsin". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved November 3, 2022.