Alamo Drafthouse agrees to host Bigfoot's remains for two Houston appearances

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Anyone who doubts a Texas man's claim that he shot Bigfoot near San Antonio will have a chance, two actually, to check out the carcass at close range.

Rick Dyer, who says he shot the ape-human creature in 2012, is scheduled to make two evening appearances later this month at Alamo Drafthouse Cinema.

At 7:30 p.m. Feb. 24, Dyer will be at the Mason Park location, 531 S. Mason Road in Katy, and at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 25, he will be at the Vintage Park site, 114 Vintage Park Blvd., in northwest Houston.

The $20 admission includes a "mystery" Bigfoot movie to be announced and a 30-minute Question-and-Answer session with Dyer, to be moderated by a comedian, said Alamo Drafthouse programming director Robert Saucedo.

"We're guaranteeing audience members are going to get their money's worth in entertainment and have an amazing time," Saucedo said Thursday. "We're going to go all out to make sure no stone is unturned to offer up a fun event. After that, it's up to the audience member to make up their own mind, whether Mr. Dyer is (for) real or not."

Saucedo said he hadn't yet seen the Bigfoot carcass, which Dyer described as being in a glass coffin.

"He's talked about how he has some kind of refrigerated trailer," Saucedo said. "I still need to work out the details about how we're going to display it in our theater. I know the audience will have a change to get up close and take a look at this creature."

The two art-house theaters hold fewer than 200 people, but if there's a bigger demand the organizers will add locations, Saucedo said.

They have also been deflecting criticism from vocal naysayers who doubt Dyer's claims. Saucedo calls them "illumyeti" but doesn't seem worried about negative reaction.

"One of the cornerstones of our theater's motto and attitude is that we spotlight the eccentric and passionate," he said.

Artists from all types of backgrounds, including a rock band comprised of cats, and foreign films from all over the world have graced the venue, he said.

"This is an unusual special guest, unlike anything we've ever done before," he said. "(But) it's perfectly in line with what we do."