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Unlike most British or Germanic “black dog” legends, the black dog of the Pine Barrens is generally considered a harmless or even benevolent spirit. According to folklore, pirates on Absecon Island attacked a ship and killed its crew. Among those killed were the cabin boy and his black dog, and the spirit of this black dog supposedly roams ...
Artist's impression of the Black Shuck. Commonly described features include large red eyes, bared teeth and shaggy black fur. [1]In English folklore, Black Shuck, Old Shuck, Old Shock or simply Shuck is the name given to a ghostly black dog which is said to roam the coastline and countryside of East Anglia, one of many such black dogs recorded in folklore across the British Isles.
Another supernatural dog in the folklore of Yucatan is the huay pek (witch-dog in Yucatec Maya), an enormous phantom black dog that attacks anybody that it meets and is said to be an incarnation of the Kakasbal, an evil spirit. [22] [23] [24]
Articles relating to the black dogs, supernatural, spectral, or demonic hellhounds originating from English folklore. They have also been seen throughout Europe and the Americas. They are usually unnaturally large with glowing red eyes or yellow eyes.
The Black Dog is a ghostly creature said to roam the beaches and forests from Absecon Island to Barnegat Bay. In most folklore (such as English and Germanic folklore), black dog ghosts are malevolent or considered forces of evil. However, the Black Dog of the Pine Barrens is often considered a harmless spirit.
The Moddey Dhoo (Manx: [ˈmoːdðə dðuː], [1] meaning "black dog" in Manx) [1] [2] [3] is a phantom black dog in Manx folklore that reputedly haunted Peel Castle on the west coast of the Isle of Man. [4]
The largest dog, a fluffy brown poodle named Petey, sat on the carpet in front of Legend. A basset hound named Pearl lounged on the sofa beside him, and a black French bulldog named Penny cuddled ...
Dogs specifically named as barghests appear in the following: The barghest appears in the children's book The Whitby Witches by Robin Jarvis. In Roald Dahl's The Witches, the barghest is described as always being male. Neil Gaiman's short story "Black Dog" features a barghest in the form of a huge black dog which has occult powers.