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Classic Ghost Stories : THE BLACK DOG OF NEWGATE | Hellhounds, Prison Hauntings & London Folklore

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In the winter of 1596, famine and desperation turn London’s Newgate Prison into a place of cannibalism and despair. What follows is a chilling legend of a spectral black dog that stalks the guilty through cells, streets, and snow-covered alleys, raising the question of whether the monster was supernatural, or born from human cruelty itself.


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Research Links:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Dog_of_Newgate

https://www.historic-uk.com/HistoryUK/HistoryofEngland/Newgate-Prison/

https://londonist.com/2014/11/the-black-dog-of-newgate

https://factschology.com/factschology-articles-podcast/black-dog-of-newgate-prison-london

https://www.spookyisles.com/black-dog-of-newgate/

https://blackcablondon.net/2017/01/22/the-black-dog-of-newgate/


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