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THE BLACK DOG: A Folk Horror Tale
The Black A Folk Horror Tale
by Allison Woods
Four men. One plan. One house in the middle of nowhere.
They came for treasure.
They left behind death.
And unknowingly… they brought something back with them.
When a group of armed robbers breaks into a rural pastor’s home in the middle of the Texas countryside, they think it’ll be get in, steal the cross, and disappear into the night. But in less than an hour, everything goes wrong.
The old man is dead.
One daughter is murdered.
The other is taken.
Even the family dog lies lifeless in the yard.
And what these men don’t realize is that their cruelty didn’t go unanswered.
"When cruelty is born—true, merciless cruelty, the kind that carves through bone and soul alike—something ancient stirs."
They say when a soul is severed by violence so brutal it echoes through the very fabric of the world… something takes shape. Not a ghost. Not a curse. But a reckoning.
A shadow.
A whisper.
A Dog.
The Black Dog.
Forged in injustice. Bound to pain.
It doesn’t bark.
It doesn’t chase.
It waits. It watches.
And when the moment is right—it judges.
The Black Dog is a haunting blend of slow-burn horror and Southern gothic folklore. Told through the fractured psyche of Nate—one of the criminals whose guilt runs deeper than blood—the novel drags you into a rural nightmare of psychological unraveling, supernatural dread, and the kind of regret that claws from the inside out.
One by one, they fall.
One by one, the Dog watches.
Is it madness?
Or something older than death itself?
If you love stories that crawl under your skin—tales of sins that won’t stay buried, grief that echoes in fields of corn, and legends that don’t just haunt… they judge—this is your next obsession.
Don’t just read horror. Feel it.
Dare to face the pain. Dare to meet the Dog.
Buy your copy of The Black Dog today—and step into the darkness.
by Allison Woods
Four men. One plan. One house in the middle of nowhere.
They came for treasure.
They left behind death.
And unknowingly… they brought something back with them.
When a group of armed robbers breaks into a rural pastor’s home in the middle of the Texas countryside, they think it’ll be get in, steal the cross, and disappear into the night. But in less than an hour, everything goes wrong.
The old man is dead.
One daughter is murdered.
The other is taken.
Even the family dog lies lifeless in the yard.
And what these men don’t realize is that their cruelty didn’t go unanswered.
"When cruelty is born—true, merciless cruelty, the kind that carves through bone and soul alike—something ancient stirs."
They say when a soul is severed by violence so brutal it echoes through the very fabric of the world… something takes shape. Not a ghost. Not a curse. But a reckoning.
A shadow.
A whisper.
A Dog.
The Black Dog.
Forged in injustice. Bound to pain.
It doesn’t bark.
It doesn’t chase.
It waits. It watches.
And when the moment is right—it judges.
The Black Dog is a haunting blend of slow-burn horror and Southern gothic folklore. Told through the fractured psyche of Nate—one of the criminals whose guilt runs deeper than blood—the novel drags you into a rural nightmare of psychological unraveling, supernatural dread, and the kind of regret that claws from the inside out.
One by one, they fall.
One by one, the Dog watches.
Is it madness?
Or something older than death itself?
If you love stories that crawl under your skin—tales of sins that won’t stay buried, grief that echoes in fields of corn, and legends that don’t just haunt… they judge—this is your next obsession.
Don’t just read horror. Feel it.
Dare to face the pain. Dare to meet the Dog.
Buy your copy of The Black Dog today—and step into the darkness.
- GenresHorror
162 pages, Kindle Edition
Published April 18, 2025
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September 19, 2025
While the repetitive descriptions and writing got a little annoying, I can't deny this was a phenomenal novella. I look forward to reading more of her work.
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