Black Shuck weathervane in the town of Bungay

Sean sat at the scarred wooden table drinking his pint and reading the paper. He looked up with mild displeasure as Harry bounded over. “Did you read about it?” Harry boomed.

“Read about what?”

“Some archaeology team found the bones of the Black Shuck at Leiston Abbey in Suffolk.”

“The Black Shuck! Do you mean the ghostly black dog with one huge, fiery eye in the middle of his head, which is rumoured to roam the coastline and countryside of East Anglia. The one which superstitious people believe will bring you bad luck, even death, if you see it.”

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