''Boggy Creek'' (also known as ''Boggy Creek: The Legend Is True'') is a 2011 American

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directed by Brian T. Jaynes, written by Jennifer Minar-Jaynes, and starring

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, Damon Lipari, Shavon Kirksey, and Melissa Carnell as college students attacked by legendary creatures that resemble

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. Despite its name, it is unrelated to ''

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'' or its two sequels.

Plot

Jennifer takes several of her friends to a remote cabin in Texas, where her father died. There, locals warn them of hostile creatures that, according to legend, murder the men and abduct the women. The creatures, which resemble the legendary

, eventually show up and attack Jennifer and her friends.

Cast

Production

Shooting took place in

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and

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. The film was part of a dispute over funding between the director and an early investor. The matter was eventually taken to court.

Release

''Boggy Creek'' premiered at the sixth

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in April 2011. It was released on

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and

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on September 13, 2011.

Reception

Scott Foy of ''

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'' rated it 1/5 stars, and wrote, "''Boggy Creek'' doesn't work as drama, doesn't deliver as horror, and is no fun at all to watch." Paul Doro of ''

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'' called it "low-rent amateur hour all around".

Novelization

A novelization of the film entitled: ''Boggy Creek: The Legend is True'' was released in 2012.

References

External links

* * * {{Boggy Creek 2011 films 2011 horror films American monster movies American independent films Bigfoot films Films set in Texas Films shot in Texas 2010s English-language films 2010s American films