31. Black Shuck ~ and the hounds of the liminal lands beneath the stream

An archetype, a creature that we impose human ideas, ideals, values and characteristics upon? A real, spectral being, visiting us from the demonic world? Or simply our domestic companion for thousands of years that we have venerated, commemorated and depicted in myriad ways? Hounds have been - and continue to be - all of these for us humans.
As a denizen of the wild around them, humans have encountered wolves, jackals and dogs dependent upon geography, and those cultures have found ways to bring those relationships into myth, legend, worship, movies and more. In this episode we ponder Anubis in Egypt and the Beast of Bray Road, Robert Johnson’s ‘Hellhound on My Trail’ and the legend of East Anglia’s ‘Black Shuck’.
THEME MUSIC BY COLIN WILLIAMS
Some of the ideas and references we make in this podcast can be found here:
Holy Trinity Church, BlythburghBlack ShuckEast AngliaThe Hound of the BaskervillesHarry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Flag FenCaldicotShamanismSaint ChristopherNew TestamentBog bodiesRiver StyxSpanish Water DogAnubisSiriusTutankhamun WerewolfDogman Encounters RadioBeast of Bray RoadJungArchetypesJackalOsirisSumarian Goddess BauThe OmenLycanthropeBeowulfGrendelScuccaHellhound on My TrailRobert JohnsonDelta BluesGospel musicCaerwentStainesLeiston AbbeyFelixstoweGorlestonLong IslandIpswich