This is my piece for the Bump in the Night portfolio that Kyoht will be putting together for the upcoming Convention.
The Legendary Black Dog.
I'm sure plenty of you know the legends and myths behind this supposed demonic omen of death seen occasionally around the world by unlucky travelors. Similar to the Mothman, the black dog was sure to bring either ill tidings or death itself to those who crossed it's path alone at night.
Some say it is the devil's pet, doing his dirty work on earth.... Others believe it to be the angry soul of some unknown departed human, come back to wreak havoc in the shape of a old black dog. Either way, I gave it both human (front hands and teeth) and canine aspects....
The Legendary Black Dog.
I'm sure plenty of you know the legends and myths behind this supposed demonic omen of death seen occasionally around the world by unlucky travelors. Similar to the Mothman, the black dog was sure to bring either ill tidings or death itself to those who crossed it's path alone at night.
Some say it is the devil's pet, doing his dirty work on earth.... Others believe it to be the angry soul of some unknown departed human, come back to wreak havoc in the shape of a old black dog. Either way, I gave it both human (front hands and teeth) and canine aspects....
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All of that to say *thumbs up* still scary as hell, and apparently it's haunted my mind for YEARS now.
a while ago, my sisters, cousin and i were on the way home from the movies, it was like midnight, we were driving on a road with no houses for quite a long ways and all of a sudden my sister says to my cousin,(who was driving) to slow down because she had a funny feeling... then all of a sudden, there was a freaking black dog standing right in the middle of the road just staring at us!! we almost hit it!my cousin swerved around it and missed it, i then turned around to see it in the same exact position, with its head turned to watch us leave! and we're all animal freaks, when there is a dog in the road we usually stop and see who it belongs to, but we were so creeped out by this dog!! so then after that we see some kid walking like a zombie down a secluded road.. it was a really scary night... absolutely no joke!!
in my dreams. very simple yet
very creepy. applause. =]
Where did you do your research for this? Google turned up some interesting things, but I'd like to know more. If you have something specific elsewhere, would you mind sharing?