•  
    • Browse
    • Paid Stories
    • Editor's Picks
    • The Wattys
    • Adventure
    • Contemporary Lit
    • Diverse Lit
    • Fanfiction
    • Fantasy
    • Historical Fiction
    • Horror
    • Humor
    • LGBTQ+
    • Mystery
    • New Adult
    • Non-Fiction
    • Paranormal
    • Poetry
    • Romance
    • Science Fiction
    • Short Story
    • Teen Fiction
    • Thriller
    • Werewolf
    • Wattpad Picks
    • Editors' Choice
    • A latte love ☕💗
    • Dangerous Worlds 🧛‍♀️🧚🧟
    • From our Creators
    • Wattpad Studios Hits
    • Writing Contests
    • The Watty Awards
    • Community Happenings
    • Wattpad Ambassadors
      • Create a new storyCreate a new story
      • My Stories
      • Helpful writer resources
      • Wattpad programs & opportunities
      • Writing contests
    Try Premium
    Log in Sign Up
    Paid story
    The Hound
    The Hound
    TLBodine
    • Reads
      Reads 224,689
      224,689224K
    • Votes
      Votes 6,282
      6,2826.2K
    • Parts
      Parts 65
      6565
    • Time
      Time 4h 41m
      4 hours, 41 minutes4h 41m
    Free preview
    • Reads
      Reads 224,689
      224,689224K
    • Votes
      Votes 6,282
      6,2826.2K
    • Parts
      Parts 65
      6565
    • Time
      Time 4h 41m
      4 hours, 41 minutes4h 41m
    TLBodine
    Complete
    Complete, First published May 09, 2017
    Antique store owner Liz brings home a Victorian taxidermy hound from auction, unwittingly unleashing dark forces on her wife and son.
         
                                                                              *****
         
        Nat Loman has finally married the love of her life, Liz, and is getting used to her role as stepmother to Liz's 5-year-old son, Liam. The Loman family runs a bustling antique business so they attend a sale where a striking, black taxidermied hound is up for auction. Liz picks it up for the business, but it ends up being stored in their home, where Nat notices strange things occurring. She quickly discovers the past residents had died violently. Then she hears from a friend about the myth of "the devil's dog", a hound that perches in the shadows, tearing families apart from the inside. Soon, people around the Lomans are dying, and Liz is changing, darkening. It's up to Nat to save the woman she loves from the darkness closing in, and to save Liam from danger no matter what she has to sacrifice.
        
        [[Winner of the 2018 Wattys "Hidden Gems" category]]
        
        [[word count: 60,000-70,000 words]]
        
        This story is now available on YONDER, your next-generation reading
        app from the Wattpad family.
        Join me on YONDER today! Find it now in your app store.
    All Rights Reserved
    • adult
    • animals
    • dark
    • death
    • demon
    • devil
    • diversity
    • dog
    • gay
    • ghost
    • girlxgirl
    • haunted
    • hell
    • horror
    • lesbian
    • lgbt
    • lgbtq
    • love
    • paidstories
    • paranormal
    • sacrifice
    • scary
    • spooky
    • suspense
    • thriller
    adultanimalsdarkdeathdemondevildiversitydoggayghostgirlxgirlhauntedhellhorrorlesbianlgbtlgbtqlovepaidstoriesparanormalsacrificescaryspookysuspensethriller
    Table of contents
    • 1. The Car Ride
      Fri, Oct 8, 2021
    • 2 - The Bathroom
      Fri, Oct 8, 2021
    • 3 - Recollections
      Fri, Oct 8, 2021
    • 4 - Loading Up
      Fri, Oct 8, 2021
    • 5 - The Dog
      Fri, Oct 8, 2021
    • 6 - Why'd She Lie?
      Fri, Oct 8, 2021
    • 7 - Warm to the Touch
      Fri, Oct 8, 2021
    • 8 - A Graveyard of Antiquities
      Fri, Oct 8, 2021Locked
    • 9 - Undated Photographs
      Fri, Oct 8, 2021Locked
    • 10 - What the Cat Saw
      Fri, Oct 8, 2021Locked
    • 11 - Like a Shadow on the Sun
      Fri, Oct 8, 2021Locked
    • 12 - Someone Else's Memories
      Fri, Oct 8, 2021Locked
    • 13 - An Unwanted Truth
      Fri, Oct 8, 2021Locked
    • 14 - Revelation
      Fri, Oct 8, 2021Locked
    • 15 - Hell is Other People
      Fri, Oct 8, 2021Locked
    • 16 - Portraits of Faceless People
      Fri, Oct 8, 2021Locked
    • 17 - Don't Let Him Bite You
      Fri, Oct 8, 2021Locked
    • 18 - Mouse
      Fri, Oct 8, 2021Locked
    • 19 - The Message
      Fri, Oct 8, 2021Locked
    • 20 - Miriam
      Fri, Oct 8, 2021Locked
    • 21 - The Quiet of Home
      Fri, Oct 8, 2021Locked
    • 22 - Object Memory
      Fri, Oct 8, 2021Locked
    • 23 - Bad Vibes
      Fri, Oct 8, 2021Locked
    • 24 - The Night the Dreams Started
      Fri, Oct 8, 2021Locked
    • 25 - The Arguing
      Fri, Oct 8, 2021Locked
    • 26 - A Long and Lonely Night
      Fri, Oct 8, 2021Locked
    • 27 - Uneaten Eggs
      Fri, Oct 8, 2021Locked
    • 28 - A Silly Fear
      Fri, Oct 8, 2021Locked
    • 29 - Matt Cook
      Fri, Oct 8, 2021Locked
    • 30 - Taxidermy
      Fri, Oct 8, 2021Locked
    • 31 - The Desert
      Fri, Oct 8, 2021Locked
    • 32 - Explanations
      Fri, Oct 8, 2021Locked
    • 33 - Homecoming
      Fri, Oct 8, 2021Locked
    • 34 - Weird News
      Fri, Oct 8, 2021Locked
    • 35 - Auntie Nat
      Fri, Oct 8, 2021Locked
    • 36 - Sick
      Fri, Oct 8, 2021Locked
    • 37 - Bedtime Stories
      Fri, Oct 8, 2021Locked
    • 38 - Another Long and Lonely Night
      Fri, Oct 8, 2021Locked
    • 39 - The Hand that Feeds
      Fri, Oct 8, 2021Locked
    • 40 - The Waiting
      Fri, Oct 8, 2021Locked
    • 41 - Where's the Cat?
      Fri, Oct 8, 2021Locked
    • 42 - The Discovery
      Fri, Oct 8, 2021Locked
    • 43 - Fever Dreams
      Fri, Oct 8, 2021Locked
    • 44 - The Beast
      Fri, Oct 8, 2021Locked
    • 45 - Domestic Dispute
      Fri, Oct 8, 2021Locked
    • 46 - Obituary
      Fri, Oct 8, 2021Locked
    • 47 - Cowardice
      Fri, Oct 8, 2021Locked
    • 48 - Celia Rivera
      Fri, Oct 8, 2021Locked
    • 49 - The Devil's Hunting Dog
      Fri, Oct 8, 2021Locked
    • 50 - A Voice that Calls
      Fri, Oct 8, 2021Locked
    • 51 - A Phone Call
      Fri, Oct 8, 2021Locked
    • 52 - The Dream Again
      Fri, Oct 8, 2021Locked
    • 53 - When All the Clocks Chime Midnight
      Fri, Oct 8, 2021Locked
    • 54 - A Grisly Homecoming
      Fri, Oct 8, 2021Locked
    • 55 - Feeling Faint
      Fri, Oct 8, 2021Locked
    • 56 - Spectral Hound
      Fri, Oct 8, 2021Locked
    • 57 - The Grip of Terror
      Fri, Oct 8, 2021Locked
    • 58 - In Pursuit
      Fri, Oct 8, 2021Locked
    • 59 - All Roads Lead to One Place
      Fri, Oct 8, 2021Locked
    • 60 - The Devil Takes What's His
      Fri, Oct 8, 2021Locked
    • 61 - Full Circle
      Fri, Oct 8, 2021Locked
    • Afterword
      Sat, Sep 29, 2018
    • Fan Covers
      Sat, Dec 1, 2018
    • Special Features: Behind the Scenes of The Hound
      Sat, Dec 1, 2018
    • Special Features
      Sat, Dec 1, 2018

    Get notified when The Hound is updated

    OR

    If you already have an account,

    By continuing, you agree to Wattpad's Terms of Service and Privacy Policy.
    Antique store owner Liz brings home a Victorian taxidermy hound from auction, unwittingly unleashing dark forces on her wife and son.
         
                                                                              *****
         
        Nat Loman has finally married the love of her life, Liz, and is getting used to her role as stepmother to Liz's 5-year-old son, Liam. The Loman family runs a bustling antique business so they attend a sale where a striking, black taxidermied hound is up for auction. Liz picks it up for the business, but it ends up being stored in their home, where Nat notices strange things occurring. She quickly discovers the past residents had died violently. Then she hears from a friend about the myth of "the devil's dog", a hound that perches in the shadows, tearing families apart from the inside. Soon, people around the Lomans are dying, and Liz is changing, darkening. It's up to Nat to save the woman she loves from the darkness closing in, and to save Liam from danger no matter what she has to sacrifice.
        
        [[Winner of the 2018 Wattys "Hidden Gems" category]]
        
        [[word count: 60,000-70,000 words]]
        
        This story is now available on YONDER, your next-generation reading
        app from the Wattpad family.
        Join me on YONDER today! Find it now in your app store.

    65 parts

    • Fan Covers
      Sat, Dec 1, 2018
    • Special Features: Behind the Scenes of The Hound
      Sat, Dec 1, 2018
    • Special Features
      Sat, Dec 1, 2018
    #8death
    Content Guidelines
    You may also like
    The Accidental Duchess by littleLo
    Paid Stories Badge
    The Accidental Duchess
    24 parts Complete
    24 parts
    Complete
    When the arrogant stranger Bess is forced to marry unexpectedly becomes a duke, she'll find herself...
    THE STAR SEEKERS by HYBE_STORIES
    Paid Stories Badge
    THE STAR SEEKERS
    82 parts Complete
    82 parts
    Complete
    The age of magic. A world where magic idols prevail. In these extraordinary times, Star One is one...
    Saving Everest (Wattpad Books Edition) by unfortunatelysky
    Paid Stories Badge
    Saving Everest (Wattpad Books Edition)
    43 parts Complete
    43 parts
    Complete
    WATTPAD BOOKS EDITION Everest is the most popular boy in school. He's handsome, wealthy, and captai...
    Apartment 239 by elfordalley
    Paid Stories Badge
    Apartment 239
    46 parts Complete
    46 parts
    Complete
    Abe Barrett is surrounded by ghosts - some of them are even his roommates! But now Abe's visions sh...
    Serial by BLGielen
    Paid Stories Badge
    Serial
    32 parts Complete
    32 parts
    Complete
    Emmy will stop at nothing to become the next Prima ballerina - so what will she do when she finds o...
    The Long Way Back | ✓ by nina-zenik
    Paid Stories Badge
    The Long Way Back | ✓
    42 parts Complete
    42 parts
    Complete
    Sophie Ackerman has to attend boarding school while impersonating her twin sister, but things get c...
    Swallow by Pixee_Styx
    Paid Stories Badge
    Swallow
    74 parts Complete
    74 parts
    Complete
    Swallow is now published as a Wattpad Book! As a Wattpad reader, you can access both the Original E...
    High Strangeness by elfordalley
    Paid Stories Badge
    High Strangeness
    66 parts Complete
    66 parts
    Complete
    Tyler is being hunted by the Grinning Man and flees to Marble Springs, where he teams up with Serli...
    Day After Day by masonfitzzy
    Paid Stories Badge
    Day After Day
    34 parts Complete
    34 parts
    Complete
    Each day she wakes up in a different body, not knowing who she is, and each night that body dies. S...
    Finding Humanity by NinaMarks
    Paid Stories Badge
    Finding Humanity
    92 parts Complete
    92 parts
    Complete
    After escaping a stalled elevator into a zombie apocalypse, Emily must learn how to trust people ag...
    You may also like
    • The Accidental Duchess cover
      Paid Stories Badge adult
    • THE STAR SEEKERS cover
      Paid Stories Badge fantasy
    • Saving Everest (Wattpad Books Edition) cover
      Paid Stories Badge badboy
    • Apartment 239 cover
      Paid Stories Badge american
    • Serial cover
      Paid Stories Badge ballet
    • The Long Way Back | ✓ cover
      Paid Stories Badge adolescence
    • Swallow cover
      Paid Stories Badge bullied
    • High Strangeness cover
      Paid Stories Badge absurdist
    • Day After Day cover
      Paid Stories Badge american
    • Finding Humanity cover
      Paid Stories Badge action
    Paid Stories Badge

    The Accidental Duchess

    24 parts Complete
    24 parts
    Complete

    When the arrogant stranger Bess is forced to marry unexpectedly becomes a duke, she'll find herself at odds with her growing feelings as he hunts for a killer. ...

    Free preview
    • Paid Stories
    • Try Premium
    • Get the App
    • Language
    • Writers
    • |
    • Brand Partnerships
    • Jobs
    • Press
    • Terms
    • Privacy
    • Accessibility
    • Help
    • © 2023 Wattpad