#Greer Island

[briefbestiary]

A lake-haunting creature, supposedly a large white furball with scales, the Lake Worth Monster is a surprisingly goatish change from the typical lake monster.

[astonishinglegends]

Ep 296: The Lake Worth Monster with Lyle Blackburn

"The thing appeared to be standing upright on two legs like a person yet looked like it could be some kind of animal or beast. It was covered in wild, white hair with what looked like horns or some kind of protrusions on its head. Some parts of it glimmered like scales of a fish."  -- Lyle Blackburn, from his latest book, "Lake Worth Monster: The True Story of the Greer Island Goatman"

Description:

On the night of July 10, 1969, John Reichart was fishing near Greer Island on the shores of Lake Worth, about ten miles from Fort Worth, Texas, while his wife Linda sat in their car reading a book.  Moments after John finally hooked a large catfish, he heard his wife screaming in terror and turned to see something moving around on top of the car. As he raced to help, this thing was now on the ground and next to the passenger window, appearing to try to get at Linda. John instinctively lunged at this creature, shoving it away from the car while getting a good look at it. He described it as massive and standing on two legs, horns on its head, covered with white hair and what seemed like shiny fish scales; some kind of human-animal hybrid he said was "half man, half goat." The Reicharts weren't the only witnesses to this scary scuffle as two other couples parked nearby also saw the entire horrifying incident. Almost forty people claimed to have seen the same beast the next night, with sightings continuing for months afterward, generating news coverage and a police investigation. Our friend, author, musician, and intrepid cryptid hunter, Lyle Blackburn, once again deftly and comprehensively investigates one of the strangest and most disturbing creature encounters in Texas and U.S. history in his latest book, Lake Worth Monster: The True Story of the Greer Island Goatman. Please join us as we welcome Lyle to discuss the particulars of a brute so bizarre it makes a plain old Bigfoot seem ordinary by comparison.  

Reference Links:

Lyle Blackburn’s website, LyleBlackburn.com

Lyle Blackburn’s online store, Monstro Bizarro

Lyle Blackburn’s Monstro Bizarro podcast

The Nov. 19, 1969, Polaroid of the Lake Worth Monster, taken by Allen Plaster of Fort Worth, from Craig Woolheater's Facebook post

The Lake Worth Monster on Wikipedia

Click here to purchase “The Lake Worth Monster” by Lyle Blackburn and his other fun offerings at lyleblackburn.com!

Location:

Greer Island at Lake Worth, Texas, where John and Linda Reichart, along with two other couples, encountered the Lake Worth Monster, July 10, 1969.

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Episode 296: The Lake Worth Monster with Lyle Blackburn. Produced by Scott Philbrook & Forrest Burgess. Audio Editing by Sarah Vorhees Wendel of VW Sound. Music and Sound Design by Allen Carrescia. Tess Pfeifle, Producer and Lead Researcher. Ed Voccola, Technical Producer. Research Support from The Astonishing Research Corps, or "A.R.C." for short. Copyright 2024 Astonishing Legends Productions, LLC. All Rights Reserved.

[tempest-melody]

Do I find a cryptid that hasn’t been seen since 1969? Do I manage to scare myself? Do I just explore the trails. Come find out.

[shellseaisms]

random screenshots from saint greer islands because I forgot how much I adore this world

[oasissimming]

Brrrr it's cold outside!

Hey friends! I just wanted to share some screenshots from my Saint Greer Islands world save! I think SGI is my favorite sims 3 world. It's so pretty in every season.

Here in Ohio, it's supposed to get very cold this weekend. I hear it's gonna go down to the single digits. That's pretty scary, I hope we don't lose our power. It could be worse though. I hear other parts of the US are getting really bad snowstorms on top of freezing cold temps. I hope everyone stays safe in this winter storm!

Cheers! Stay warm friends! - Isabelle from Oasis Sims

[amphoraeus]

I’m aimlessly planning out random things for my version of Saint Greer and I got to thinking about the storyline behind the town that I have going in my personal gameplay. Beneath the veneer of lovely small town charm lies a war that has been brewing for millennia. So if I were to actually offer the world for download (like I eventually plan on) there are different factions you can choose your sims to be in so you can make up your own stories:

Vampires - Whose goal is to subjugate the town to use as their own personal feeding zone. Over the centuries, vampires can gain power and hone in on their abilities so some vampires are much more formidable than others.

Werewolves - Hunted down to near extinction by the vampires. All vampires have an instinctual hatred for these beasts, as they are the only beings who are the physical equal of the vampires. As a result, werewolves are known to be loners in the hopes of not attracting the attention of others.

Witches/Wizards - Vampires and wizards have been at war with each other for millennia. Those who have magic flowing in their veins have the ability to instantly kill vampires with the sunlight spell. Due to that fact, the leaders in the vampire community only consider wizards to be their true equals.

Faeries - Commonly considered as the weakest of the supernaturals, there is one horrible feature of Fae that has often been used against them: their blood can be used to improve or strengthen the power of vampires. Because of this, faeries are often hunted down, kidnapped and used as a source of power for vampires. So you can expect that they tend to keep to the forests and shy away from strangers.

Djinn - Unbeknownst to all of the other factions of supernaturals, the Djinn are in fact the most powerful due to such powers as controlling the will of others and altering reality. Buuut they have one fatal flaw - they are often too lazy to bother interacting with other supernaturals and derive most of their pleasure in trolling and annoying anybody they come across. So if you ever see a sim acting strangely….they may in fact be a Djinn in disguise.

and last but not least…

Humans - The biggest population of the town.

[lilidebergerac]

Some very WIP builds in Saint Greer Islands: the farm that will supply the market for fruits and vegetables, and a community lot with multiple shops. For now I plan on the pub in the brick part with the pub windows (obviously) and bicycle shop in the red shop. But I have no ideas for the rest, the pink one and the teal windows one, so if you have suggestions please share them with me!

[plumbotie]

Some screenshots I took recently on the beautiful world of Saint Greer Islands. I’m obsessed with it.

[wormthing]

I was surprised to see I hadn't posted any of my doodles for Gloomy Ruins Everything on here!? Here they are fresh from 2020.

The lyrics here are all from Bryan Scary and the Evil Arrows (and one doodle with "Islands" by Oingo Boingo). The last one is redrawn from a meme i think..?

[ericmortensen]

Exterior - Siding Large mountain style multicolored three-story mixed siding exterior home photo with a shingle roof

[bethanyactually]

*if you pick this one I have Questions. I mostly put it here bc I thought it was interesting that it’s a lost broadcast.

[tempest-melody]

Lake Worth Monster Hunting

My apologies that this is a bit after Halloween but honestly, it’s never too late for spooky stories. Okay, as much as I love a good monster or cryptid story I would not actually go “hunting” for one. I prefer to read about them. That being said, I did recently go hike at the Fort Worth Nature Center. Greer Island is supposed to be the home of the Fort Worth Goatman/Lake Worth Monster. The…

[shellseaisms]

rainbow pastel cottage.

I've been in the mood to recreate some of my older builds again recently and I came across this cute little house from a few years ago; I decided to see what I could do with it now, and that's what I'm bringing you today. here's a very colourful (not quite 'pastel' as the name suggests, but that's what kiwisi named it) cottage furnished with a bedroom and an office that could easily be turned into a second bedroom. definitely not for family gameplay, but it's cute all the same and I hope you like it too!

§56,066 furnished, §32,149 unfurnished

2 bedrooms, 1 bathroom

25 x 20 lot size

custom content included with package file

built in saint greer islands

cc list, details + download links

[spuffyfit]

Hi so apparently people are defending Calypso now?? Guys what happened ???

I understand that Ody was the first human contact she’d had in years, but that doesn’t take away from the fact that she still disregarded the fact that he was married!

‘Tell me though, Who’s Penelope?’

‘She’s my wife.’

‘Anyway-’

And no, Wanting someone who’s taken isn’t wrong! It becomes a problem when you actively attempt to pursue that person despite them both having a spouse AND telling you to stop?

Not to mention their clear power dynamic, With Calypso being a Goddess / Nymph and bragging about how her island is hidden away??

‘Bow down to the Immortal Calypso!’ / ‘Last I checked, Goddesses don’t die.’ / ‘No one can come or go! My island stays unknown!’

Don’t get me wrong, it’s okay to like an antagonistic character, I’m a fan of many of those types of characters such as Jason Dean / JD from Heathers, Morro / Garmadon From ninjago, Draco Malfoy from Harry Potter, but it becomes a problem when you’re justifying their actions, Let’s use J.D. for example!

If I were to Justify J.D. blowing up Westerburg High because kids were assholes and he lost his mother, that would be wrong, because yes, While losing loved ones and being bullied with no particular good influences in life can result in you being reckless, that still didn’t give him the right to blow up an entire school????? Not to mention there were innocent people in there too?

And I even saw some people comparing Calypso to Circe?

Circe not only backed off when Ody explained that he had a wife to go home to, but helped him too! And not even just that, she wasn’t even seriously trying to seduce him?? If you were on the stream for the vengeance saga then you would know that Circe was hiding a dagger. She was trying to KILL Odysseus for the purpose of protecting her nymphs, because what would you do if some guys just came storming into your hometown after you lost almost everything because you let some strangers live last time??

Calypso on the other hand had nothing to protect, and obsessed over Ody all on her own. I understand that no one taught her how to love properly, but if you really loved someone, would you constantly push their boundaries even after being told it’s harming them? I would hope not, but maybe that’s just wishful thinking.

By the way, Epic!Calypso is not cursed, that’s PJO!Calypso!

Sorry if this comes off as harsh, But cmon guys ☹️

@indigo-greer-collins @literallyangelshaw (thank u guys for helping me w this)

[oasissimming]

Oasis Sims Builds Downloads - Media Fire Links

Hey Friends! I got a message asking about how to download my builds. So I am posting these links to my media fire folders.

*Just letting everyone know that ALL of my builds include CC from various sources.

*also, if anyone has a request for a specific build that I've made please let me know! I'll try to update this as much as I can so you can download it! Thanks!

I'll try to include as many pictures as I can too.

Dreamers Bay lots -

https://www.mediafire.com/folder/voj5z996q29c9/Dreamers_Bay_Lots

Isla Paradiso lots -

https://www.mediafire.com/folder/39b6qe8br8uox/Isla_Paradiso_2021_Lots

North Bend lots -

https://www.mediafire.com/folder/83khpzqjxvglb/North_Bend_Lots_-_2023

Saint Greer Island lots -

https://www.mediafire.com/folder/jvh3cqrr0mqrs/Saint_Greer_Island_Lots

Vintage Champs Les Sims lots -

https://www.mediafire.com/folder/xapp9vvy4hv4e/Vintage_Champs_Les_Sims_Lots

Sims 3 houses & lots -

https://www.mediafire.com/folder/fcpu3s5kgkfhu/Sims_3_Houses

I'm gonna be working on this more tonight. I might make a linktree or something to make this more organized. But this is what I got for right now. I hope everyone understands! Thank you so much! I'm glad everyone enjoys my builds!

And I just want to say thank you so much to all the CC and mod creators out there! My game wouldn't be the same without you! There's too many to name but I just want to say thank you for letting me use your CC in my builds!

Until next time!

[amphoraeus]

Fall is starting and it is especially apparent at the local nursery in Saint Greer.