The barghest is a phantom hound that haunts Cornwall and northern England. Black Shuck is a devil dog and is a part of paranormal legend in England, primarily in Norfolk and surrounding parts of East Anglia and Devon. The Whisht Hounds haunt Whistman's Woods and its area on Dartmoor, Devon, England. Amy Castile saw a hellhound, as did her mother and psychic investigator, Morely Adams in Suffolk, England. These spectral animals are supposed to be omens of death. Amy was lucky. It was not her death the hellhound foretold. Phantom black dogs have been associated with the devil. It has been said the he often appears as one. Little known fact, dogs are also associated with witches....
The barghest is seen as a large black dog or a bear. Bears have been extinct in Britain for centuries. Lancashire residents call it Shriker because of the shrieks it emit when unseen and Trash because of splashing noises it sometimes makes when it walks.
Black Shuck is black and about the size of a calf. His eyes glow green, yellow or red and look like fire. He can appear as headless, but, the large eyes still glow in the air.
This nocturnal specter haunts desolate country roads, graveyards, hills and marshes shrouded in mists. In some areas, he haunts straight old roads. His blood chilling howls can be heard above the shrieking wind on stormy nights. He walks soundlessly, but those who have encountered him can feel his gelid breath on their necks. His paws leave no tracks. While the prevalent belief is that an encounter with Black Shuck means death within a year, people in Suffolk believe he is harmless if he is not bothered. People in parts of Devon believe that it is bad luck to even mention him.
There have been modern sighting of Black Shuck. People who have traveled at night have seen him running along desolate country roads or leaping in front of them across the road.
Black Shuck has other names: the Hateful Thing, Old Shuck, Hellbeast, Black Dog of Torrington, Galleyrot, the Churchyard Beast, Swooning Shadow and the Shug Monkey.
Could there be more than one of this type of phantom hound?
Whisht Hounds glow and are black and headless. According to legend, they chase the souls of unbaptized children. Another legend is that they are the souls of these children who return to find their parents.
They are most often encountered on Sunday nights. The hounds bay, breathe fire and run across the moors, then vanish into a crag. It is said that anyone foolish enough to chase them will goes over a cliff to certain death.
The copyright of the article Spectral Hounds, Legends and a True Account in Paranormal Behaviour is owned by Jill Stefko . Permission to republish Spectral Hounds, Legends and a True Account in print or online must be granted by the author in writing.
The barghest is seen as a large black dog or a bear. Bears have been extinct in Britain for centuries. Lancashire residents call it Shriker because of the shrieks it emit when unseen and Trash because of splashing noises it sometimes makes when it walks.
Black Shuck is black and about the size of a calf. His eyes glow green, yellow or red and look like fire. He can appear as headless, but, the large eyes still glow in the air.
This nocturnal specter haunts desolate country roads, graveyards, hills and marshes shrouded in mists. In some areas, he haunts straight old roads. His blood chilling howls can be heard above the shrieking wind on stormy nights. He walks soundlessly, but those who have encountered him can feel his gelid breath on their necks. His paws leave no tracks. While the prevalent belief is that an encounter with Black Shuck means death within a year, people in Suffolk believe he is harmless if he is not bothered. People in parts of Devon believe that it is bad luck to even mention him.
There have been modern sighting of Black Shuck. People who have traveled at night have seen him running along desolate country roads or leaping in front of them across the road.
Black Shuck has other names: the Hateful Thing, Old Shuck, Hellbeast, Black Dog of Torrington, Galleyrot, the Churchyard Beast, Swooning Shadow and the Shug Monkey.
Could there be more than one of this type of phantom hound?
Whisht Hounds glow and are black and headless. According to legend, they chase the souls of unbaptized children. Another legend is that they are the souls of these children who return to find their parents.
They are most often encountered on Sunday nights. The hounds bay, breathe fire and run across the moors, then vanish into a crag. It is said that anyone foolish enough to chase them will goes over a cliff to certain death.
The copyright of the article Spectral Hounds, Legends and a True Account in Paranormal Behaviour is owned by Jill Stefko . Permission to republish Spectral Hounds, Legends and a True Account in print or online must be granted by the author in writing.
