tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739684561063978507.post2895264924958605847..comments2024-03-18T09:44:41.095+00:00Comments on ShukerNature: THE HOUND OF THE HEDGES - A FASCINATING FUSION OF FAUNA AND FLORA IN FICTION AND FACT!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15628598508836601012noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739684561063978507.post-8510868518976291912015-08-10T00:22:37.988+01:002015-08-10T00:22:37.988+01:00Check on Amazon - you can't have mine :DCheck on Amazon - you can't have mine :D<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05594881850734474201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739684561063978507.post-36058068242025094912015-08-10T00:22:20.503+01:002015-08-10T00:22:20.503+01:00I love the book - worth getting
I love the book - worth getting<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05594881850734474201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739684561063978507.post-3229668920527890562013-06-08T20:17:45.220+01:002013-06-08T20:17:45.220+01:00Karl, very good article! I am a fan of Batman and ...Karl, very good article! I am a fan of Batman and this article reminds me of the villian Poison Ivy (and let me tell you guys on here, many Batman comics since the 70's and beyond are for older teenagers adults, including Batman: The Killing Joke, The Dark Knight Returns (by Frank Miller) Batman: The Long Halloween (with Poison Ivy in it of course) Batman: Hush, Batman: Year One and many other titles.Robhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01726378762009685237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739684561063978507.post-20282254200762636762012-03-12T21:33:16.908+00:002012-03-12T21:33:16.908+00:00Just discovered your lovely blog, and I look forwa...Just discovered your lovely blog, and I look forward to reading through the rest of your articles soon :D This article caught my eye especially as I read a story a couple of days ago about a green fairy hound called Farvann or Farbhann. <br /><br />In this story from Scotland, a man tries stealing a "glittering cup" from the fairies and is chased by Farvann (Farbhann), a hound belonging to the fairies. Another version of the tale gives more detail, describing the hound as "green of coat and as large as a two-year-old stirk. Its tail was sometimes curled over its back like a pig's, sometimes plaited into a long wisp". It moved silently and had paws as big as a human hand, and its voice could even be heard by those sailing at sea. It would bark only three times, and "its baying struck terror into the pursued, who was invariably overtaken and destroyed after the third bark." Luckily the man in the story hides and escapes! <br /><br />Sounds very similiar to the story you mentioned, especially the detail about the dog's tail and appearance. I read the above story in Simpson's Folk Lore in Lowland Scotland (1908) and Campbell's Superstitions of the Highlands (1900), so the tale of the green hound has definitely been around a fair while! Would love to know if you've found out anything more about these green dogs, very fascinating! :)The Faery Folkloristhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04487251751662049629noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739684561063978507.post-12179614888803681332012-01-05T22:51:17.545+00:002012-01-05T22:51:17.545+00:00Over the recent Christmas holiday, I finally watch...Over the recent Christmas holiday, I finally watched 'Lady in the Water' - what a great film! I just wish the scrunt had been shown more - it was a stunning creation.Dr Karl Shukerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222845702628862829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739684561063978507.post-74860043608847334202011-11-21T21:43:24.854+00:002011-11-21T21:43:24.854+00:00I believe that in the States at least it is still ...I believe that in the States at least it is still in print. In any case, there are plenty of copies in libraries and for sale in secondhand bookstores or online, as it's a still-popular, classic fantasy novel.Dr Karl Shukerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222845702628862829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739684561063978507.post-28768978405994916902011-11-19T23:08:11.144+00:002011-11-19T23:08:11.144+00:00I'll have to read the Circus of Dr. Lao! Where...I'll have to read the Circus of Dr. Lao! Where would I find a copy?Matthew_Wallacehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01773002484052127415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739684561063978507.post-32611354641507928212011-09-20T03:57:42.092+01:002011-09-20T03:57:42.092+01:00I found this post while looking for an image of th...I found this post while looking for an image of the Scrunt from "Lady of the Water." My children, who are very young and have never seen nor heard of this movie, have "invented" a similar creature. My 4-year-old's description is eerily similar to the creatures described above! Here's where I wrote about what my children are pretending/claiming to see in the woods:<br />http://www.diagnosisurine.com/2011/09/legend-of-doggy-baker.htmlJenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08385300459967135657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739684561063978507.post-87629493557902190302011-09-12T02:29:30.535+01:002011-09-12T02:29:30.535+01:00Yes, the creature that you refer to from 'The ...Yes, the creature that you refer to from 'The Lady in the Water' movie is a malevolent lupine entity known as the scrunt, with grass fur, affording it camouflage. A kind of Mr Hyde, as it were, to the benevolent Hound of the Hedges' Dr Jekyll.Dr Karl Shukerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222845702628862829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739684561063978507.post-69348441603608805032011-07-19T21:03:33.442+01:002011-07-19T21:03:33.442+01:00Hi Randi, Thanks very much for this information - ...Hi Randi, Thanks very much for this information - I haven't seen The Lady in the Water, so I didn't know about the grass dogs. Interesting! I'll have to watch the film. All the best, KarlDr Karl Shukerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06222845702628862829noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3739684561063978507.post-82312920666077858562011-07-19T20:56:07.294+01:002011-07-19T20:56:07.294+01:00This reminds. Me of m. Night shayamalon's stra...This reminds. Me of m. Night shayamalon's strange movie The Lady in the Water. The whole movie is much more fantastical than his other more popular ones..but in there are grass dogs. The are not sweet though, they are evil, resemble the stuffed 'shunka warakin' specimen...only made of grass. They are more towards the end of the movie. - Randi woodAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com