Legend speaks of spectral black dogs haunting the marshlands and villages of East Anglia for centuries, their eerie howls echoing through the night. They are a portal, a swirling vortex of shadows and darkness, a harbinger of impending doom.

People have spotted them at dusk, flitting near roads, bridges, crossroads, train tracks and cemeteries, their presence leaving witnesses in chilling silence after they vanish. The black dog’s deep, guttural howls, echoing through the night, filled the locals with dread. They described the creature as being the size of a Great Dane, or perhaps even a calf, standing three feet tall with a thick, shaggy coat the color of dried leaves, their eyes gleaming like embers in the dim light.