Silas Told and the Devil-Fish A giant devil-fish ominously follows a sailing ship as a token of death for the Captain.
Posted by
Chris Woodyard
on
June 24, 2017
in Animal Tales , Cryptozoology , Death , Folklore , Fortean Mysteries , Grim and Grewsome , News , Prophecies , religion , Strange Deaths
and tagged cryptozoology , deateh omens , giant manta , giant ray , manta ray , poisoning , psychopomp , sailors' superstitions , Silas Told , Silas Told and the Devil-Fish , slave trade
Silas Told and the Devil-Fish A ripping yarn from a Methodist convert. An intriguing tale of nameless poisons, the Devil, and a strange horned creature following the ship as a kind of marine psychopomp.
Posted by
Chris Woodyard
on
January 16, 2014
in Animal Tales , Cryptozoology , Folklore , Fortean Mysteries , News , Prophecies , Scientific Oddities , Strange Deaths , Wonders and Curiosities
and tagged cryptozoology , death omens , giant manta , manta ray , Methodism , psychopomp , sailors , Silas Told , Silas Told and the Devil-Fish , slave trade