Shuck

The folklore of the British Isles is filled with tales of mysterious black dogs that are said to haunt rural towns and villages across the country. The Shuck - a huge black dog that inhabited East Anglia on the east coast of England - is probably one of the most famous, having apparently attacked a church in the village of Bungay, Suffolk, during a storm in 1577. The villagers were sheltering from the storm in the church, a huge black dog broke through the church door, killing a man and his son, and knocking down one of the pillars that supported the church tower, which collapsed in the middle of it. Upon fleeing the church, the Shuck apparently left burn marks on the wood of the church door that can still be seen to this day.