May 27, 2022 Folklore Month Oude Rode Ogen (Old Red Eyes in English), also known as the Beast of Flanders and The Necker and The Nikker (but Oude Roge Ogen is not aquatic) in his human form, is the Belgian Boogeyman (or Boogeydog). He is a bad-tempered giant black dog with red eyes, sharp teeth, the speed, intelligence and strength of the Dire Wolf who is feared for his uncontrollable anger, especially to misbehaving children who stayed up way too late past their bedtime. He haunts Flanders, Belgium staring from the late 17th Century and early 18th Century after reports of children turned up missing and believed to be victims of a cannibalistic shapeshifter. Witnesses claimed of seeing a large naked black man running away after trying to steal a young girl from her bed, he was shot at and seen to change into a large black dog. A homeless black man was soon found living near Nekkerspoel and without trial was lynched and skinned alive. The skin is said to be buried in the basement of St. Rumbold's Cathedral in Mechelen. During the early 18th century till present a ghostly dark figure with fiery red eyes has been seen in Mechelen and surrounding areas. It is said that he seeks his skin to become whole again as the demonic figure he once was. During the 20th century the ghostly being became known as The Nikker, also known as De Nekker, a story told to children that stayed up past their bedtime that they'd be eaten alive if they didn't go to sleep. #CreativeMultiverse #Folklore #OudeRodeOgen #art #artwork #artistofinstagram #artist #artistforhire #Custom #create #drawing #drawingaday #draweveryday #illustration #pencil #sketch #ink #colordrawing #Sketchcard #fabercastell #copic #twitchstreamer https://www.instagram.com/p/Cec_HPMu4mn/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=