Origin: English and Scandinavian Habitat: Churchyards Behavior: Moderate Description: A ghost of a big black dog. Facts: Church grims oversee the welfare of a particular church and protects the churchyard from those who would profane and commit sacrilege against it. It dwells in the churchtower or some other place of concealment, or wanders the grounds at night. In English and Scandinavian folklore, when a new churchyard is opened it is believed that the first person buried there had to guard it against the devil. In order to prevent a human soul from having to perform such a duty, a dog is buried on the north part of the churchyard as a substitute. In Yorkshire tradition, it is an ominous parent and is known to toll the church bell at midnight before a death. They are associated with dark stormy weather . It often appears as a black dog but is known to take the form of other animals. In Scandinavian folklore, o ther animals used to create the church
Origin: Dutch Mythology/Legend Habitat: Streets Behavior: Aggressive Description: Oude Rode Ogen was said to have been a 7-foot-tall (2.1 m) black man who changed into a large black dog with fiery red eyes. In more recent times he has taken the form of a dark shadow figure with red eyes whose late evening appearance is usually followed by a menacing dog's growl. Facts: Oude Rode Ogen or Old Red Eyes , otherwise known as The Beast of Flanders , is a Dutch bogeyman or ghost whose tales and sightings began after a true series of events . The legend of Oude Rode Ogen began in the Flanders region of Belgium in the late 17th century after reports of children who went missing and were believed to be victims of a cannibalistic shape shifter. Witnesses claimed to have seen a large naked black man running away after trying to steal a young girl from her bed . He was shot at and seen to change into a large black dog. A homeless black man was soon found living near Nekk