[MoonLightDeathDealer]

haha they used the spectral dog in Harry Potter "the grim" but yes. very interesting.

[minuteman]

Incorrigible1, on 06 October 2008 - 10:45 AM, said:

<!--quoteo(post=2533065:date=Oct 5 2008, 05:59 PM:name=OldTimeRadio)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (OldTimeRadio @ Oct 5 2008, 05:59 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=2533065"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->While I don't believe in werewolves, as such, there's certainly a lot of observational evidence arguing for at least the occasional existence of hell hounds and "spectral canines."<!--QuoteEnd--></div><!--QuoteEEnd-->
The great blues man, Robert Johnson, sang of "Hellhound On My Trail."

he also wrote a song called "Crossroad Blues", where he talks about selling his soul to the devil. it's mentioned in an episode of Supernatural, as well as having a hellhound as the antagonist. the dog was invisible though, which was kind of cool, but i would have liked to have seen it

[Blackwhite]

kiddglock, on 07 October 2008 - 03:42 PM, said:

<!--quoteo(post=2518807:date=Sep 27 2008, 03:05 PM:name=wizzosis)--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (wizzosis @ Sep 27 2008, 03:05 PM) <a href="index.php?act=findpost&pid=2518807"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class='quotemain'><!--quotec-->I've recently become very interested in the folklroe about the hell hounds or black dogs as they're also called. I don't really know THAT much about them. I just know they're supposed to be death omens, that people who see them die shortly afterwards and that there have been sightings ever since the 1500s all over the world.

Does anyone have an interesting link or an article about them? I'd be very glad.

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The folklore about the Black Dog or Black Hog, if you are a Scot, goes back even farther than the 1500's I'm sure. Chillingham Castle has a story about one I think.

Most British castles probably have a black dog legend. Chillingham Castle, in Northumberland, home of the Earls Grey since the 1200s, is one of the UK's most haunted castles. Many people there have reported the bizarre sight of a black dog with glowing eyes pulling a carriage made out of bones. Another ghostly resident of Chillingham is the ghost of Lady Mary Berkeley. It is said that you can hear the rustle of her silk dress as she walks the corridors in search of her husband, who ran away with her sister. The Radiant Boy is said to come from the fireplace in the Pink Bedroom at the castle, often materialising in a blue flash which people mistake for an electric fault.

Centuries ago, Chillingham Castle was known as the "Home of the Torturers." One particularly vicious torturer of Chillingham Castle was John Sage. He created the most painful and barbaric devices one could think of. His favourite was the cage in which he would place his victims before lighting a fire beneath them. He would watch, as, bit by bit, the victim slowly cooked from the feet up.

When night falls around Chillingham Castle, one of the most feared sounds to be heard on occasions is that of 'something' slowly dragging its foot as it wanders the corridors. It is believed to be the spirit of John Sage who earned the nickname 'dragfoot', when in life, his leg was injured by a spear during his final battle in the ongoing wars against the Scots.

Here's the story:

After his injury he was desperate for a position of work and was proud to be given the title of Chillingham Castle torturer by the castle owner Edward Longshanks (1200 AD). Sage was a monster of a man and his gruesome work would give him immense satisfaction for the next 3 years, where he would go on to torture at least 50 of his Scottish enemies per week.

Sage would revel as the Scots were captured and tossed into the castle's dungeons. These poor souls would wish they had perished on the battlefield, as Sage was renowned for carrying out the most hideous tortures in history. One torture device came to be known as one of the most feared...'the cage'. This apparatus would trap its victim and then be placed over a blazing fire - roasting the captive for hours, whilst Sage sat studying his enemy - writhing and screaming for their death.

Sage's insatiable thirst for torture would eventually lead to his downfall, when one day his lover Elizabeth Charlton paid him a visit. During their sexual liaison, Sage decided to place Elizabeth on one of his other torture devices - 'the rack'. Sage then began strangling her during the height of her sexual pleasure, but he went too far and accidentally killed her.

Elizabeth's father (a Border Reiver, clan leader and outlaw), upon hearing of his daughter's death, warned the now almost penniless Longshanks, if he did not have Sage killed he would join in an allied attack with the Scots against the Castle.

Longshanks' dwindling resources due to the war and the fact that the Border Reiver's were a powerful force gave him little choice but to put Sage to death. He was hanged on the grounds of the castle on 'Devil's Mile' (aka, Devil's Walk) before a crowd of jeering onlookers.

As Sage's body still twitched with life, the crowd set about him - slicing pieces from his body, including his nose, toes, and testicles. A rather 'cutting' fate, some may say, for one who's greatest rapture was the sight of an ungodly end.

http://www.worldmyst...eghosttales.com

This post has been edited by Blackwhite: 05 November 2009 - 07:42 PM