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Black Shuck

Ghostly black dog said to roam the Norfolk, Suffolk, and Essex coastline

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a character in “Island of the Cryptids”, as played by Ashwyn Laurelwin

Description

Black shuck is a giant spectral hound, often the size of a horse, with thick, matted, black fur and luminous red or green eyes that spout fire. He is a terrifying sight to behold.

Personality

The Shuck is a deadly beast. On some occasions, it attacks humans, snapping their necks in its powerful jaws as easily as a mortal hound breaks the neck of a hare. At other times it is the foreboding sign of impending death in the family, particularly if the person who sees it fails to avoid encounters with the beast on subsequent nights. Sometimes, the hound produces a blast of searing hellfire when it vanishes, slaying nearby people or setting fire to buildings.

History

For centuries, inhabitants of East Anglia have told tales of a large black hellhound with malevolent flaming eyes (or in some variants of the legend a single eye) that are red or alternatively green. They are described as being 'like saucers'. According to reports, the beast varies in size and stature from that of simply a large dog to being the size of a horse.

The legends of the Black Shuck roaming the Anglian countryside date back to the time of the Vikings. His name may derive from the Anglo-Saxon word scucca meaning "demon", or possibly from the local dialect word shucky meaning "shaggy" or "hairy". The legend may have been part of the inspiration for the Sherlock Holmes novel The Hound of the Baskervilles.

Sometimes the Black Shuck is referred to as the Doom Dog. It is said that his appearance bodes ill to the beholder, although not always. More often than not, the Black Shuck terrifies his victims out of their wits, but then leaves them alone to continue living normal lives. Many other black dogs exhibit a similar trait. Sometimes the Black Shuck has appeared headless, and at other times he appears to float on a carpet of mist rather than run. According to folklore, the spectre often haunts graveyards, sideroads, crossroads, dark forests and it is told by locals, from the depthe of Beeston Bump, a hill close to Beeston Regis and Sheringham.

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Black Shuck's Story