Honey island earned its name because of the honeybees once seen on a nearby isle. Arty teams up with his best friends to prove there is a swamp monster still lurking on his grandfathers swamp island. Evans wrote the very hairy not so scary honey island swamp monster, which can be purchased at a lower price at. The honey island swamp monster the honey island swamp is on the louisianamississippi border along the pearl river in the toe of the louisiana boot. The honey island swamp monster is always described as a bipedal humanoid creature standing at seven and a half feet tall. Author,actor,producer,model dana holyfield joins us talking about her early life in the honey island swamp, and career and also a few books she has written plus the honey island swamp monster.
Tamany parish, louisiana, air traffic controller harlan ford supposedly filmed the honey island swamp monster. Honey island swamp monster by dana holyfield official page that features books and documentary film. The animated monster resembled a bigfootlike creature with crablike claws. It is written by dana holyfield, whose grandfather, harlan ford, was the first person to report a sighting and pour plaster paris castings. Stories of those who encountered the beasts come from nearly every parish in the state and have endured over many generations. Swamp cooking cookbook with story telling and pictures of our unique was of life in louisiana honey island swamp. Located between the east and west pearl rivers, it has engendered tales of pirates, neerdowells, robbers, murderers, and other unsavory characters.
The honey island swamp monster has been rumored to exist for decades, although the first report appears to have been issued in 1963. The honey island swamp monster catahoula chronicles. Not unlike jason voorhees and camp crystal lake, or freddy krueger and elm street, victor crowley and honey island swamp are practically synonymous at this. The honey island swamp monster is a cryptid from louisiana history. The story behind this legendary swamp monster in louisiana. This cast was donated to the abita mystery house by dana holyfield, granddaughter of harlan e. Mysteries at the museum, swamp people, america unearthed, swamp monsters. She has also made documentary videos, including the swamp cooking documentary that was filmed during the making of this cookbook. The honey island swamp monster the first claimed sighting was in 1963 by harlan ford, a retired air traffic controller who had taken up wildlife photography. The honey island swamp monster is a humanoid cryptid that lives in the honey island swamp. They may be 100% full plant, such as the fern flower, or partly plant, such as the moss man or the honey island swamp monster the study of plant creatures in. Tags honey island swamp monster louisiana new orleans rougaru sea monster swamp the grunch werewolf jason offutt is paranormal investigator, an author of several paranormal books such as what lurks beyond, darkness walks. Found in bear lake on the border of utah and idaho and first spotted in the late 1800s, the monster is described as something that looks very much like a giant alligator or crocodile except it possesses prehistoric dimensions. The first claimed sighting took place in 1963 and a few more sightings have happened over the years since.
My books and films about the legendary honey island swamp monstert has led me to being a guest on many tv shows such as. The honey island swamp monster is a cryptid that is reported to live in the swamps of louisiana. She has made special appearances on tv shows such as. Honey island swamp pearl river, louisiana atlas obscura. The entrance to the pearl river wildlife management area often referred to as honey island, is located where i59 crosses the pearl. This book was a fun little look into one of americas mysteries.
Swamp people, hannitys america for fox news, fact or faked, mysteries at the museum, monsters and mysteries, and american monsters, and swamp monsters. That is, shes already one, and good at what she does, but she has yet to make it in hauntlywood and beyond. Deep in the honey island swamp of south louisiana lurks a humanoid creature with webbed feet. This channel features books and videos created by dana holyfield, author of swamp cooking, encounters with the honey island swamp monster, swampy tales, swam. She has written many other louisiana themed books, including one about the honey island swamp monster. The honey island monster was first sighted in the 1960s. Cruise from the west pearl river in slidell on a shaded flatbottom boat into the marshy waters, and stay on the lookout for alligators along the riverbanks. Over the years several investigators have produced plaster casts of the monsters supposed footprints.
It is said to be about seven feet tall and weigh somewhere between 400 and 500 pounds, with gray dingy hair, yellow eyes, and be accompanied by a disgusting smell. Victor crowley may leave the swamp if hatchet 5 gets the. Dana holyfield is the best person to write about this cryptozoological phenomenon. Dana holyfield writer producer videographer video editor. One of the strangest legends surrounding the honey island swamp monster revolves around a train wreck which allegedly occurred near the pearl river in the early part of the 20th century. Swamp monsters honey island swamp monster tv episode.
Its tracks indicate that it has threetoed webbed feed. The honey island swamp monster is more than a myth to fisherman and swampdwellers. Sightings have been few and far between since that time but there was one claimed sighting in 2004. In the murky bayous of louisianas honey island swamp, elliot guidry and his team of b. The outside world learned about louisianas honey island swamp monster in 1974 when two hunters emerged from a remote area of backwater sloughs with plaster casts of unusual tracks. Ken morse in that year, harlan ford, an air traffic controller, reportedly saw the creature while he was taking wildlife photography. This is the category page for all plant based cryptids. Dana holyfield louisiana author honey island swamp. Being the granddaughter to the original swamp monster hunter, harlan ford, this has led me to many guest appearances on many tv shows that still air on the travel channel, discovery, history, and quest. Mystery of the honey island swamprat killings vignettes. The honey island swamp monster is deeply routed in louisiana folklore and is a worth while book to read. Here are the creepiest monster legends from every state in.
Documentations was written by a person known as the author and has been written in sufficient quantity generous of interesting books with a lot of analysis honey island swamp monster. Honey island swamp monster by dana holyfield photos. The honey island swamp monster has been blamed for numerous human and livestock deaths which seem to have plagued the area for decades. A monster also lives herethe honey island swamp monster. This little booklet documents new encounters with the honey island swamp monster. Honey island swamp monster by dana holyfield home facebook. The honey island swamp monster is a bipedal apelike creature said to live in the honey island swamp in louisiana. Documentations and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle. But when arty has an encounter of his own, he realizes its best to let the world think his grandfathers sighting was a hoax. Honey island swamp monster by dana holyfield, slidell, louisiana. Honey island swamp monster other wildernesses have big foot, louisiana has the honey island swamp monster, which is what you call a hominid cryptid but not to his face. The honey island swamp monster is a humanoid cryptid that is reported to have been seen in and around honey island swamp, louisiana since 1963. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer no kindle device required.
The first reports on it started in 1963, when two hunters spotted this creature prowling the swamps. The men claimed they discovered the footprints near a. Renowned as one of the wildest and most pristine swamplands in the united states, the murky, algaecoated waters of honey island swamp are a prime habitat for native wildlife, including alligators and wild boar. Dana holyfield has authored several books and produced several documentary films, including the legend of the honey island swamp monster. Honey swamp is a 20introduced and allaround character. Mystery, intrigue, and legend have enshrouded one area of the lowest part of the pearl river basin for centurieshoney island swamp. It is possible that a bigfoot evolved webbed feet to better suit its swamp environment. In the hoax hunters universe there are a whole group of them that the hoax hunters relocated to a remote part of the swamp so they could live in peace. It was first reported in 1963, when two hunters spotted this creature prowling the swamps. Its glowing yellow eyes are similar to those of a reptiles, and its matted gray hair hangs limply from its body, tangled with decomposing plants dragged up from beneath the surface of the swamp.
After his death in 1980, a reel of super 8 film showing the creature was allegedly found among his belongings. The swamp holds a legend of a mysterious 7ft tall swamp monster. She is a swamp monster, specifically the daughter of the honey island swamp monster, native from new goreleans, louisiana, boognited states of scaremerica, who aspires to be a cinematographer. Pass through a cajun village, hear stories about the honey island swamp monster, and learn about the swamps environment from your guide whos a professional wetland ecologist. The honey island swamp monster was the subject of the secret saturdays episode ghost in the machine with its vocal effects provided by dee bradley baker. So she decided to photograph and write about this unique way of life. The book is great for anyone interested in an cryptid.
According to legend, louisianas swampland is home to its own particular population of bigfoot known as the honey island swamp monster, or the louisiana wookie, presumably because of its resemblance to the star wars character chewbacca. He is reported to be a twolegged seven foot tall, extraordinarily hairy creature with yellow eyes and a fourtoed foot who wafts the disgusting smell of rotting flesh everywhere he slumps. In the hoax hunters universe there are a whole group of. The book covers many angle on the beast as well as the sightings. Animals at the honey island swamp range from nutria, snakes, bald eagles, wild boars, owls, black bears, raccoons, and alligators. Dana holyfield author of honey island swamp monster.