Black, demon dog with red eyes that glowed like hellfire
burst into the Holy Trinity Church in Blythburg, England
with a clap of thunder in 1577
as the church steeple was struck by lightning and crashed
onto the church floor
the demon dog sped into the center aisle of the church, sunk his teeth into a man and a boy, killed both of them
his devilry done, blasted out of the church, clawed the door of the church on the way out, leaving scorch marks visible to this day.
Bob Boyd
A verse written about him back then:
All down the church in midst of fire, the hellish monster flew, and, passing onward to the quire, he many people slew.
Of course, the tale has probably been embellished, or maybe it hasn’t. 🙂