📂Folklore File: Beware the Black Shuck

Classification: Spectral Hound / Omen of Death
Origin: East Anglian Folklore (England)
Known Names: Black Shuck, Old Shuck, Shock
First Recorded Appearance: 12th–16th Century Oral Traditions, Notably Recorded 1577 (Blythburgh Church Incident)
Associated Signs/Symbols: Sightings of a large black dog with glowing eyes, sudden storms, scorched doorways, unexpl…