Lake Worth Monster

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According to Goatman lore, the half-man, half-goat creature that is known as the Lake Worth Monster, lived on a scraggly island in Lake Worth, Texas, which was accessible to the shore by a muddy car track, making it a popular venue for necking and beer ingestion.

Teenagers spread tales of being chased and hooted by a 7-foot-tall, 300-pound Goatman. A posse of Goatman-seekers reported the monster appeared on a bluff and hurled an old tire at them, frightening one man so badly he backed his car into a tree.

Mr. Hornsby dug up pictures of a Goatman statue sculpted by an Azle man at the height of the hysteria and used them to produce his own series of sculptures.

The result is a long-necked, flop-eared, slope-shouldered, pot-bellied, Neanderthal-browed, unihorned anthropoid goat with an expression of undeniable malice but also of a certain cunning charm. Like the legend, he is temptingly believable and utterly memorable.

1 Documentation
- 1.1 Books
- 1.2 Articles
2 External Links

Documentation

Books

Sallie Ann Clarke wrote a book simply titled, The Lake Worth Monster, although the hand-written cover includes "Of Greer Island, Ft. Worth, Texas" (1969)

The following books mention the Lake Worth Monster:

Articles

Fort Worth Star-Telegram, July 10, 1969: "Fishy Man-Goat Terrifies Couples Parked at Lake Worth"
Fort Worth Star-Telegram, July 11, 1969: "Police, Residents Observe But Can't Identify 'Monster'"
Fort Worth Star-Telegram, July 14, 1969: "'Monster' Bobcat?"
Fort Worth Star-Telegram, July 17, 1969: "Monster Inspires a Pack of Frights"
Fort Worth Star-Telegram, August 8, 1969: "Sailors Want Monster News"
Fort Worth Star-Telegram, June 8, 2006: "1969 Lake Worth Monster, was the 'goat-man' hulk or hoax?"