In some folklore, the Grim Reaper is a horrendous vision to be dreaded, while in others, he is only terrifying until you get to know him, and then you find out he's a kind and sympathetic escort for the journey we all must take (for example, in Jenny Jinya's comics). In the stop-motion mixed media animation Shuck, the avatar of death is based on the English legend of Black Shuck, a large and terrifying black hellhound with glowing red eyes, or sometimes just one eye in the middle of his head. There are also elements of the legendary church grim, a more benign canine spirit that guards a church.
Emerson New made this video as his graduate film in animation at Edinburgh College of Art in 2023. Shuck won the Best Animation award at the Zepstone International Film Awards in 2023. You can read an interview with New about Shuck here.