While the congregation were assembled for worship, a thunderstorm blew up a –“great terryble & ferfull tempest… such darknes, Rayne, hayle, Thunder & lightyng as was never seen the lyke”, as it was described in the contemporary Churchwardens’ Account book. Westwood, Jennifer; Simpson, Jacqueline; Kingshill, Sophia (2008). The Penguin Book of Ghosts. Penguin Books. Ritson, Joseph (1831). Fairy Tales, Now First Collected: To which are prefixed two dissertations: 1. On Pygmies. 2. On Fairies. Elibron Classics [facsimile], 2007. ISBN 1-4021-4753-8. See pp.137–139 ("The Mauthe Doog").

With no more people to eat, the large dogs turned on one another. Only a cunning and very large, single female hound survived. Eventually she grew weak from hunger and was rescued by the fensmen who trained her to hunt the baron’s deer to supply them with fresh meat. Eventually the monks returned to attempt to finish the church again. Although the dog was friendly with the local people, she would reportedly growl at any Christians that came near. One year, the hound disappeared for a week, prompting concern from the fensmen. She soon returned, her paws cut and bleeding as if she had walked miles. It soon became apparent she was pregnant. With no wild wolves around this part of England, the monks nearby suspected the wolf was pregnant with the Devil’s child. Evans-Wentz, Walter (1966, 1990) [1911]. The Fairy Faith in Celtic Countries. Citadel Press. ISBN 0-8065-1160-5. For he was speechless, ghastly, wan Like him of whom the Story ran Who spoke the spectre hound in Man. Padfoot [ edit ] Collier, John Payne (ed.) (1841). The Mad Pranks and Merry Jests of Robin Goodfellow (reprinted from anon. 1628 ed.) London: Percy Society. All down the church in midst of fire, the hellish monster flew, and, passing onward to the quire, he many people slew".The encounter on the same day at St Mary's Church, Bungay was described in A Straunge and Terrible Wunder by Abraham Fleming in 1577: Porter, Enid. "The folklore of East Anglia". 1974 Part 2. {{ cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= ( help) In 2008, Bungay became Suffolk's first Transition Town and part of a global network of communities that have started projects in the areas of food, transport, energy, education, housing and waste as small-scale local responses to the global challenges of climate change, economic hardship and limited of cheap energy. The festival features theatre, music and performance, art, literature, and history, offering exciting and thrilling activities for all ages and abilities, immersing visitors in the rich folklore of the region, set in the stunning natural environment of Bungay and the Waveney valley.

Guiley, Rosemary Ellen (2000, 2007) [1992]. The Encyclopedia of Ghosts and Spirits (3rd ed.). Facts on File. ISBN 0816067376. All down the church in midst of fire, the hellish monster flew, and, passing onward to the quire, he many people slew. [14]Hausman, Gerald and Hausman, Loretta (1997). The Mythology of Dogs: Canine Legend St. Martin's Press. ISBN 0-312-18139-6. Witnesses said that around 20 to 30 of these hellish beings stayed in the area through Lent all the way to Easter, a period of about 50 days.