The Hound's Voice

About this episode

William Sutor encounters a mysterious dog that leads to the revelation of family secrets during Christmas.

When William Sutor starts seeing a strange dog lurking near his farm around Christmastime, he has no idea what family secrets are about to be revealed… Adapted from a story reported in the Gentleman’s Magazine in 1731, this is followed by a chat about the Scottish Lowlands, witchcraft and cunning-folk, and the time Scotland banned Christmas! Buy Creepy Classics: Haunting Tales for Winter! https://books2read.com/u/bPrZkz Buy Creepy Classics: Ghost Stories from Ancient Rome: https://books2read.com/u/b6XGkM Buy Creepy Classics: Ghost Stories from Ancient Greece: https://books2read.com/u/mK5oaL Buy Creepy Classics merch: https://www.julietteharrisson.co.uk/store Creepy Classics music written and composed by Ed Harrisson © This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit julietteharrisson.substack.com

Topics covered

• family secrets
• Scottish Lowlands
• witchcraft
• cunning-folk
• Christmas ban

Keywords

• adaptation
• Gentleman’s Magazine
• 1731
• Creepy Classics

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Creepy Classics: Haunting Tales for Winter, Creepy Classics: Ghost Stories from Ancient Rome, Creepy Classics: Ghost Stories from Ancient Greece, Creepy Classics merch

Books & works: The Hound's Voice, Creepy Classics: Haunting Tales for Winter, Creepy Classics: Ghost Stories from Ancient Rome, Creepy Classics: Ghost Stories from Ancient Greece, Creepy Classics

Places: Lowlands, Scotland

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