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Black Shuck
Also known as Shuck
- #0468
European (culture)
Undead (attribute)
Haunting (behaviour)
Black Dogs (common type)
A black Demon dog that accompanies travellers in East Anglia, England. Green and red fire bellowed out of its eyes. Being among a black dog was a dark omen for death and sickness to thetravellers, but the Essex Shuck was a good luck charm as it protected the travellers from enemies. The Black Shuck lived among cemeteries and gallows.
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Background Illustrations (Left top-bottom, right top-bottom): Medusa by Gonzalo Ordonez, Loch Ness Monster by dyb,
Basilisk by JustMick, Shuck by Serphire, Ts Um A Kas - Illustration of a rock painting (from Dover publications).