What do you think?
Rate this book
Devil of Black Creek: A Novella
From best-selling author Victor Methos comes a gripping, edge-of-your seat thriller in which a group of young friends travel through remote woods in search of the legendary Bigfoot.
Mia is reluctant to go camping with her boyfriend and sister, who are graduate students working on a dissertation about American folklore. But ultimately, they convince her to help document the trip. The group sets off to Black Creek, a remote destination in the Pacific Northwest where Bigfoot has allegedly been sighted. They think they're prepared for anything, but their sense of terror grows as they find more and more evidence to suggest the monster really is out there. Eventually, Mia realizes she'll be lucky just to make it out of the woods alive.
Mia is reluctant to go camping with her boyfriend and sister, who are graduate students working on a dissertation about American folklore. But ultimately, they convince her to help document the trip. The group sets off to Black Creek, a remote destination in the Pacific Northwest where Bigfoot has allegedly been sighted. They think they're prepared for anything, but their sense of terror grows as they find more and more evidence to suggest the monster really is out there. Eventually, Mia realizes she'll be lucky just to make it out of the woods alive.
69 pages, Kindle Edition
Published April 11, 2022
117 people are currently reading
154 people want to read
About the author
Victor Methos
75 books2,093 followersVictor Methos is the Edgar Award nominated bestselling author of over forty novels. He has been a criminal and civil rights lawyer in the Mountain West, conducting over 100 trials, and produces two books a year with his dog Fraiser by his side.
Ratings & Reviews
Friends & Following
Create a free account to discover what your friends think of this book!
Community Reviews
Displaying 1 - 30 of 141 reviews
January 12, 2022
3.5⭐
Three people set off to Black Creek, a woody area in northern Washington state. Mia is helping her boyfriend and sister film the trip for their dissertation about American folklore.
An enjoyable and quick listen, a good audio. The sound of "Big Foot" gives me the creeps. This 2-hour novella is included with Audible.
Three people set off to Black Creek, a woody area in northern Washington state. Mia is helping her boyfriend and sister film the trip for their dissertation about American folklore.
An enjoyable and quick listen, a good audio. The sound of "Big Foot" gives me the creeps. This 2-hour novella is included with Audible.
December 9, 2021
Since two of the main characters are graduate students working on a dissertation on American folklore, I felt like we should be getting either some deep lore on our Bigfoot (the Devil of Black Creek) or some interesting new perspective. Instead, Victor Methos' Devil of Black Creek offers us a bit of the creepiness of The Blair Witch Project. I thought the writing was fine, but I didn't get much more out of it. 2.5 stars
November 9, 2023
Story 3.5 stars**
Audio 4 stars**
Narrators:
Sara Naughton
Piper Goodeve
Chris Andrew Ciulla
Audio 4 stars**
Narrators:
Sara Naughton
Piper Goodeve
Chris Andrew Ciulla
October 14, 2024
Big Foot?! 🦶 I enjoyed this audiobook- it was very intense. 😱
September 9, 2022
A run of the mill story about bigfoot.
June 13, 2024
it wasn’t terrible but I was expecting more lore on bigfoot. it wasn’t scary by any means but it did keep me entertained.
March 24, 2024
Audiobook (2 hours) narrated by Sarah Naughton, Piper Goodeve, Chris Andrew Ciulla
This small cast does a fine job narrating Devil of the Black Creek. The pacing, the volume, the quality of both the narration and the audio is very good. If the narration was done piece meal, it isn't noticeable at all. Great editing.
I found the best speeds to listen to in the range of 1x to 2x speed. There are some climactic moments and sounds that add to the pacing, so keeping at a 2x or below allows for a decent ambience and enjoyment of the novella.
This is the second time this year I have found myself in the path of a tall, hairy, story with ginormous feet. The one that I read early this year, I ended up adding to my favorites, which was a surprise to me as I am not generally drawn in this general direction.
Devil of Black Creek is more of a slasher horror story, whereas Devolution: A Firsthand Account of the Rainier Sasquatch Massacre is more descriptive, with full world and character building. As different as the stories are, I found that having read Devolution was quite helpful to me as a lot of the things that I learned through the characters, were similar things that were used in this story, but without explanation. It's not that you have to know anything to enjoy this story, however, I found that knowing some basic facts about Big Foot was helpful to my enjoyment of the story, as it lead to me to understanding some things that are going on.
This short story is a fast paced adrenaline run. Knowing just a little bit about the subject matter will have you trying to think what the characters should do next, or if what they are doing is a good or bad idea, so you kind of play along in a back seat driver kind of way. Being completely and rudely ignored, by the way!
While not intricately detailed, there are some gory scenes that are detailed enough, that if you do not like any type of slasher type stories, you will want to steer clear of this one. Likewise if thriller, high paced, horror stories lend toward nightmares, this may be something to save for the light of day, or at least decently enough before bedtime that it isn't the last thing that you listen too before your eyelashes fan your face.
I enjoyed the story. Found it fun and wished it was a bit longer, especially in the aftermath of the events. It does end rather suddenly, but it works well and adds a bit of thought provoking at the end as a, what would I do in this situation? type of question, which is a nice way to end a story.
Recommend.
This small cast does a fine job narrating Devil of the Black Creek. The pacing, the volume, the quality of both the narration and the audio is very good. If the narration was done piece meal, it isn't noticeable at all. Great editing.
I found the best speeds to listen to in the range of 1x to 2x speed. There are some climactic moments and sounds that add to the pacing, so keeping at a 2x or below allows for a decent ambience and enjoyment of the novella.
This is the second time this year I have found myself in the path of a tall, hairy, story with ginormous feet. The one that I read early this year, I ended up adding to my favorites, which was a surprise to me as I am not generally drawn in this general direction.
Devil of Black Creek is more of a slasher horror story, whereas Devolution: A Firsthand Account of the Rainier Sasquatch Massacre is more descriptive, with full world and character building. As different as the stories are, I found that having read Devolution was quite helpful to me as a lot of the things that I learned through the characters, were similar things that were used in this story, but without explanation. It's not that you have to know anything to enjoy this story, however, I found that knowing some basic facts about Big Foot was helpful to my enjoyment of the story, as it lead to me to understanding some things that are going on.
This short story is a fast paced adrenaline run. Knowing just a little bit about the subject matter will have you trying to think what the characters should do next, or if what they are doing is a good or bad idea, so you kind of play along in a back seat driver kind of way. Being completely and rudely ignored, by the way!
While not intricately detailed, there are some gory scenes that are detailed enough, that if you do not like any type of slasher type stories, you will want to steer clear of this one. Likewise if thriller, high paced, horror stories lend toward nightmares, this may be something to save for the light of day, or at least decently enough before bedtime that it isn't the last thing that you listen too before your eyelashes fan your face.
I enjoyed the story. Found it fun and wished it was a bit longer, especially in the aftermath of the events. It does end rather suddenly, but it works well and adds a bit of thought provoking at the end as a, what would I do in this situation? type of question, which is a nice way to end a story.
Recommend.
May 1, 2022
I’ll be honest…at first I didn’t really like Mia. I couldn’t figure out why she had agreed to go in this trip with all her whining and dislike of the woods. But after everything got more intense it was pretty good. Some of the behaviors seemed a little off. I mean Mia is afraid of the woods and the noises but when she hears something on the porch in the middle of the night she is ready to open the door and see what’s out there. Really??? But again it did get pretty intense and I wanted to know what happened. So I give it 3.5 stars rounded to 4 stars.
November 17, 2021
So logically inconsistent it was insulting.
April 28, 2022
I have never read/listened to this author before but I really did enjoy this and will likely seek out something else I can get from this one. This was a really good listen with some nice suspenseful moments even though you know what is going to happen. The characters are pretty interesting if also basic. The location is generic to what they are going to be doing and so you use your imagination to fill in the blanks if need be.
Mia does not like camping but agrees to go with her boyfriend and sister who are graduate students working on their dissertation about American folklore. She goes along to help document the trip. They take off for Black Creek, a remote destination in the Pacific Northwest where sightings of Bigfoot have been alleged. They think they are ready for anything but the terror that starts to build as they find more and more evidence that what they thought was a myth may be real and it may have decided they were prey.
The narrators, Sarah Naughton, Piper Goodeve, and Andrew Ciulla do a very good job of bringing them to life as well as conveying the feeling of menace and terror that is felt as the trip goes from fairly lighthearted to mind-numbing horror. It is a good story that builds well and pulls you into the woods and the feeling of being stalked relentlessly.
Mia does not like camping but agrees to go with her boyfriend and sister who are graduate students working on their dissertation about American folklore. She goes along to help document the trip. They take off for Black Creek, a remote destination in the Pacific Northwest where sightings of Bigfoot have been alleged. They think they are ready for anything but the terror that starts to build as they find more and more evidence that what they thought was a myth may be real and it may have decided they were prey.
The narrators, Sarah Naughton, Piper Goodeve, and Andrew Ciulla do a very good job of bringing them to life as well as conveying the feeling of menace and terror that is felt as the trip goes from fairly lighthearted to mind-numbing horror. It is a good story that builds well and pulls you into the woods and the feeling of being stalked relentlessly.
November 30, 2022
2.5, at best.
October 27, 2021
It was a quick & free audible. It was just okay. The scariest part was “Bigfoot’s” sound. I felt like it could’ve been a little more realistic. I kept thinking the whole thing was going to be a joke, but the story was really about a big foot type monster. I felt like I was listening to the Geico Horror Movie commercial (“let’s hide in the attic, no in the basement, why can’t we just get into the running car, are you crazy… let’s hide behind the chainsaws, LOL!”).
October 24, 2021
Fun little audiobook about the search for Big Foot.
May 22, 2024
I really enjoyed this, and it kept me hooked, but the ending was such a let down. What happens next? Do they just lie about it and move on? What happened to the footage she took? So many questions left unresolved. But man did those bigfoot noises freak me out!!
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
August 30, 2025
3.5 stars ⭐️⭐️⭐️
October 24, 2025
Abby is the worst…
December 9, 2021
F_ing mia. Im just glad her sister lived.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
November 16, 2021
Novella length audiobook on audible. It was decent, but I had to laugh when they make a groaning growl sound and then the so-called woods/nature expert said it had to be a loon. I've heard loons and they can make a creepy sound at night, but what they put in is terrible. Other than that, the story was ok. Some other dumb things and when I expected a twist, there wasn't one. It was fairly straight forward. Generally ok.
November 8, 2021
This is a short story about a trio of scientists investigating sightings of Bigfoot in the forests of the Northwest. This is no Harry and the Hendersons and there was a fair amount of suspense that accompanies the telling of the tale. all in all, worth a listen.
August 23, 2022
To be honest I was a little disappointed with the ending. "Something killed my boyfriend and this other guy, tried to kill me too, I have it all on tape, but whatever." I get that the main character wasn't exactly happy at the way things ended, that her sister decided to sweep it all under the rug, but it seems to me the story isn't finished. I would have liked to see some sort of epilogue. Like what happens later. Does the main character go back there to try to look for answers? Does she just live her life and tries to forget about what she saw? What happens to the recordings she made? Does she investigate the creature she saw, read up on it or try to find out more, keep up with the news from that area? I just feel the ending was done a bit to hasty
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
October 11, 2021
Three people go into the woods in hopes of finding Bigfoot to prove he existed. Very quickly, they realize that they forgot to consider what could happen if they did find him. They thought they'd get a picture or maybe some unexplainable sounds. Goes to show that you should be careful what you search for.
The bigfoot is anything but cooperative and they soon regret their decision not to get out after the first night. A fight for survival ensues leaving everyone battered and bruised...well, all those still alive anyway.
Fun bigfoot book.
The bigfoot is anything but cooperative and they soon regret their decision not to get out after the first night. A fight for survival ensues leaving everyone battered and bruised...well, all those still alive anyway.
Fun bigfoot book.
December 9, 2021
I was super excited for this read but ended up being a little disappointed.
Three people go into the woods at Black Creek to search for the mysterious mythological creature known as the Devil of Black Creek. They get more than they bargained for.
It was a short read and there were some parts that were good but it felt super cliche. The ending was disappointing as well. Overall I can appreciate the effort the author made but there wasn't enough mystery. More mystery would have made it a bit scarier.
🌞🌞 (2.5/5 Stars)
#audiblebooks #devilofblackcreek #tabbyslibrary
Three people go into the woods at Black Creek to search for the mysterious mythological creature known as the Devil of Black Creek. They get more than they bargained for.
It was a short read and there were some parts that were good but it felt super cliche. The ending was disappointing as well. Overall I can appreciate the effort the author made but there wasn't enough mystery. More mystery would have made it a bit scarier.
🌞🌞 (2.5/5 Stars)
#audiblebooks #devilofblackcreek #tabbyslibrary
October 24, 2021
A thrilling Audible listen for a short car trip and a stunning adaptation of the folklore surrounding Big Foot. Forget what you know and enter an edge of your seat thriller. Filled with twists, turns, running through the woods scenes that leave you anxious for what’s next and dare I say - redemption. But for who you may ask? You’ll have to listen to determine that.
October 9, 2021
A great, scary cryptid story. College students making a documentary about cryptids, decide to visit a place known to locals. Locals don’t go there and they find out the reason why. People do go missing in the forest. A great scary tale, with a great cast.
January 24, 2022
Actually not that bad, even though I abhor the type of main character we get here: can't stand the outdoors, "where's the pool and drinks?", out of shape, complaining bimbo. But, still quite entertaining.
April 10, 2022
Kniha mě utvrdila v tom, že je lepší se túrám v národních parcích spíše vyhnout 😆 ...
December 26, 2022
My rating: 3.5/5
I’m a big fan of the bigfoot sounds. Literally gave me chills!
I’m a big fan of the bigfoot sounds. Literally gave me chills!
May 2, 2023
The narration was good and the story was well written and quick paced, but it’s just another Bigfoot story. Nothing new or interesting that sets this apart, but it’s free on audible so…
October 7, 2025
Annnnnd reason number 2,563 why Lauren doesn’t go camping.
October 16, 2021
Gah...this was so FUN! If you like Bigfoot, the Dogman, or other Cryptids...this is a fun, creepy listen. Free on Audible Plus. I loved the narration.
Displaying 1 - 30 of 141 reviews