Cryptid Sightings

Apparently, black dogs are very much with us. Sightings of these ghostly creatures have been made more than anything else of the paranormal.

The legend of black dogs helped to reinforce values or to help establish new ones in days of old.

To prevent or discourage their children from wandering out onto the moors in desolate parts of the country families needed a deterrent. What better way to deter than to tell the story of a nasty creature that would kill you without a second invitation?

So, why are these legends still around? Are they true or are they still just a figment of our imaginations? Surely we still do not need the stories to discourage us from wandering into the desolate hills of the countryside?

I know for one I will not be wandering anywhere desolate alone.

Whilst reading another article about these mystical creatures I’ve come across a true tale of a sighting of a black dog by a policeman from Scotland Yard whilst investigating a murder. This has all the hallmarks of a Squidoo lens just right for Queen of the Wacky, so stay tuned! More research is definitely needed before I publish it .

Many sightings of black dogs take place outside; lanes, moors and graveyards are all common areas. However, this same article reports  a sighting of a black dog that occurred inside a house, upstairs to be exact. It took place back in 1974 and the victim was a child of four years old.

The child described the dog as a ‘massive black animal with horns or large ears galloping along the landing.’ Its eyes were saucer-like and yellow. It vanished as soon as it came near the boy’s bedroom door.

Could this be a true sighting or a very active imagination of a young child? Could the house have been situated on a ley line or an old cemetery which could account for the appearance of the hell hound?

What do you think?

Vampires have been done to death (’s’cuse the pun) and I’m sick of hearing about them. Give me a werewolf any day.

Granted there have been some brilliant vampiric novels/films/TV series which include The Underworld and True Blood but I now think that vampires have had their day.

Vampires are often eroticised but why? They’re cold blooded killers. Is it because of their desire to go for the neck or throat which can appear to be quite sensual? But then ABC’s do too and we don’t eroticise them!

Is is because they tend to need or prefer to charm their victims before they go for the bite? Is it because they have the power to hypnotise their victims, also? But, surely that would frighten you more if you thought events would be out of your control? Or is it because they keep their human form?

Werewolves have been ’seen’ in many places over the world but has anyone reportedly seen a ‘real’ vampire?

Maybe I lean towards werewolves more because anything that resembles a wild, rabid dog is guaranteed to give me the heebie jeebies.

Which do you ‘prefer’ and why?