Creek (1977) and The Barbaric Beast of Boggy Creek, Part II (1985) (a.k.a. Boggy Creek II: And the Legend Continues; the "official" sequel made by the original film's director, Charles B. Pierce) followed with very little commercial success (although The Barbaric Beast of Boggy Creek, Part II was featured in the 10th season of Mystery Science Theater 3000). Locals commonly refer to this creature as the "Fouke Monster" and a number of persons have reported seeing the creature in various locations in and around Fouke. Most of the reported sightings have occurred during the hours of darkness, which has contributed to the lack of adequate descriptions of the creature itself. The Fouke Monster's credibility is generally doubted. Notable people from the Texarkana MSA Miller Barber, professional golfer Dan Blocker, television/movie actor, most notable on Bonanza, born in nearby DeKalb, Texas David Crowder, contemporary Christian musician Ike Forte, former University of Arkansas running back Corinne Griffith, silent film star Mike Huckabee, politician, former Arkansas Governor LaMichael James, University of Oregon running back, NFL player Brandon Jones, wide receiver for the San Francisco 49ers Parnelli Jones, race car driver Scott Joplin, ragtime composer and pianist (childhood home) Jeff Keith, lead vocals for Tesla Joshua Logan, Broadway and film director, writer, and lyricist, co-wrote South Pacific Eddie Mathews, Hall of Fame Major League Baseball player Will Middlebrooks, a member of the San Diego Padres organization Craig Monroe, outfielder for the Detroit Tigers Bob Moose, pitcher for the Pittsburgh Pirates Dustin Moseley, pitcher for the San Diego Padres Conlon Nancarrow, composer Byron Nelson, legendary golfer and former club pro at Texarkana Country Club Ross Perot, politician and entrepreneur Charles B. Pierce, movie director and producer Pilotdrift, indie band Pocket Full of Rocks, Christian rock band Molly Quinn, actress Bill Rogers, professional golfer, winner of the 1981 British Open Morris Sheppard, US Senator from Texas " Father of National Prohibition" Rod Smith, wide receiver for the Denver Broncos Drew Stubbs, Texas Rangers utility outfielder Jeremiah Trotter, football player Nathan Vasher, defensive back for the Chicago Bears Michael Wacha, pitcher for the Tampa Bay Rays Eric Warfield, Kansas City Chiefs Frank D. White, former Governor of Arkansas Otis Williams, singer from The Temptations Taylor Wilson, nuclear scientist Mike Cherry, JR, NFL, New York Giants Tony McKnight, Pitcher, MLB, Houston Astros, Pittsburgh Pirates Media and popular culture Books Historic Texarkana by Beverly J. Rowe Images of Texarkana: