Book Review: The Lake Worth Monster by Sallie Ann Clarke

Interesting mix of fact and fiction.


This book, written in the Summer of 1969 during the height of monstermania in the Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas area, takes us into the Lake Worth/Greer Island area, where there were sightings of a half-man, half-goat, half-fish (?!) white, hairy creature, 7 feet tall and around 300-350 pounds. Many of the stories in this book are fictional, and Clarke does not hide that fact, such as stories of people being killed by the Monster (which never happened), stories of attempted injuries to people, stories of the creature carrying people off and other outrageous obvious fiction. But there are some fact-based accounts, such as tires with the rims being thrown (which I believe only happened once), as well as some stories of it jumping on cars (that MIGHT have happened once) and other more plausible stories. I would recommend this book, and give it about a 4 out of 5 stars, but it is largely fiction, with a smattering of more plausible stories thrown in. It can be ordered from Daniel Perez at Bigfoot Times for $15.00.