Barguest : Black Dog of northern England. Etymology: Possibly from the German Bargeist (“spirit of the [funeral] bier”), the German Berggeist (“hill ghost”), the German Bärgeist (“bear ghost” or “bar [gate] ghost”), or the Old English burh gast (“town ghost”);
SHUNKA WARAK’IN In the wilds of the upper midwestern United States lives a frightening-looking, primitive wolf-like beast known to Indians and early western pioneers. The Ioway, as well as other tribes, even
Wish Hound: Black Dog of southern England. Variant names: Wisht hound, Witch hound, Yell hound, Yeth hound. Physical description: Often headless. Behaviour: Active on dark, stormy nights. Distribution: Devon, Cornwall, Somerset, and
Gally-Trot : Black Dog of southern England. Etymology: Possibly from the French gardez le tresor (“guard the treasure”); from gally (“frighten”) + the German Trötsch (“spirit”); or from the Frisian glay or
Daisy Dog : Doglike Entity of Cornwall, England. Etymology: From the cross-shaped plot of daisies on the dog’s grave. Physical description: Size of a cat. Laughing face. Pug-nose. Feat hery ears. Plumed
Cù Sìth : Black Dog of Scotland. Etymology: Gaelic, “fairy dog.” Physical description: Size of a yearling bullock. Usually dark green, sometimes white. Shaggy. Paws as wide as a man’s hand. Long
A DNA test has been ordered to determine the species of a mystery beast killed in Turner, Maine, that some believe was a mythical creature called a “wendigo.” The Lewiston (Maine) Sun
The Beast of Gevaudan is shown in an illustration made during the time of the mystery attacks. (FPL) In the mid-1760s the ravages of a large, ferocious animal sent panic through a
The Beast of Cannock Chase is back – and on the hard-shoulder. Motorists on Junction 10A of the M6, near Cannock, jammed Highways Agency helplines on Wednesday morning, with reports of a
Andean Wolf : Unrecognized mountain dog of South America. Scientific name: Dasycyon hagenbecki, given by Ingo Krumbiegel in 1949. Physical description: Thick, blackish-brown fur. Back hair is 8 inches long. Small, round
The Black Shuck is a large spectral dog in British folklore, especially in Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex and Devon—in areas steeped in supernatural and witchcraft lore. Sightings of Black Shuck continue in contemporary
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