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Post by Ivyclaw🪻 on Jun 21, 2023 6:59:50 GMT -5
So there's rumors of these hellish dogs who roamed a church and burnt the wood, leaving marks. Black Shuck dogs are seen at graveyards, lakes / large pools of water, and they're omens of death.
I've always been interested in this legend, ever since I was a wee child. I dunno if it's true, but stories on the internet (they're probably fake lol) say they're utterly terrifying.
Thoughts?
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Post by Hollyfall on Jun 22, 2023 1:45:47 GMT -5
This seems like a really interesting thing tbh. I'm surprised this hasn't been in more mainstream media since it seems a little more distinct than other cryptids similar to it.
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Post by Saint Ambrosef on Jun 22, 2023 10:31:56 GMT -5
isnt that basically what is the Grim from Harry Potter?
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Post by 𝚜𝚙𝚊𝚛𝚔𝚜𝚌𝚊𝚝𝚝𝚎𝚛 on Jun 22, 2023 12:24:47 GMT -5
One of my favorite folklore beasties :0 I think its story is pretty cool! I agree that it's definitely fake, but I am a huge sucker for spooky stories.
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Post by 𝕱𝖑𝖚𝖙𝖙𝖊𝖗𝖋𝖆𝖑𝖑 on Jun 22, 2023 13:31:15 GMT -5
Kinda reminds me of The Grim from Harry Potter in terms of description (black dogs) and omen meaning (death). harrypotter.fandom.com/wiki/GrimThe first quote about it on this wiki article also sounds very similar to this so called "Black Shuck": First time he saw it (near a playground at night):  Second time he saw it (shaped out of tea leaves in a cup):  Third time he saw it (as an ominous dog-shaped cloud in the sky):  Fourth time he saw it (on school grounds):  He sees it one more time in the books (where he spots it on the cover of a book in the Flourish and Blotts bookstore fittingly titled Death Omens: What to Do When You Know the Worst is Coming). As it turns out, this had not been a grim but rather Harry's godfather Sirius in his animagus form (basically a shapeshifter) all along. But in the books, Ron tells Harry about his uncle Bilius who had allegedly seen a grim and died only a few days later. So even if it was not a grim in Harry's case, these beings could still be real in the context of the Harry Potter universe (since they do have other creatures such as werewolves there as well). |
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Post by ✲ριкαƒυєу✲ on Jun 24, 2023 4:39:51 GMT -5
They're known as quite a few things actually. Depends on where you're from. Grim is another popular term for them. This is actually an interesting Wikipedia page regarding them and their lore in different cultures: en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_dog_(folklore) |
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