Re: Wellington School for Gifted Children
You are amazed at how much on the occult is out there related to your search, you jot a few notes on some of the items:
- Television - A strange little show that had very strong supporters and opposition - where the smoke monster represented evil; or people's past; no on seems to agree on what it meant.
- Enenra - a japanese monster comprised of smoke. From your research: "It resides in bonfires and, when it emerges, it takes the form of a human. It is said that an enenra can only be seen by the pure of heart."
- Malta sighting of a Smoke Monster - "In the city of Valletta, capital of the island country of Malta in the Mediterranean Seas, a rather unusual anomaly took place on 29th October 1757, at around 1 a.m., when a massive black cloud closed in on the city. With deathly roars and a changing complexion, the cloud crossed the port, engulfing a ship and several boats, soon shattering them into pieces. The smoke monster covered a large area from the south-west to the north-east point of the city, leaving a trail of destruction as it over toppled houses and wrecked the light house. It finally crossed over the sea to Sicily. There were about 200 casualties and considerable damage to property. It was, in the opinion of the locals, a legion of demons sent to punish them for their sins."
- China & UK sightings - "As Lieutenant Ernest Bentley and Sergeant Utz were passing through the mountains near the Wha Chee village in China, they were confused to see a single pack of thick forestry amidst a huge shaven wasteland. Then they saw a group of children screaming at them not to enter the woods. An elderly woman, they saw, rushed in to collect some wood from the edges of the jungle, but soon returned screaming in horror, as a misty, dark, tubular smoke emerged from behind her and soon engulfed the terrorized lady. A similar incident was recorded in Edinburgh on November 23, 1904, when Mr. Godfrey Anderson was met with a black, smoky figure rising from the sewage, while he was enjoying an evening walk. The figure, four feet long and ten feet high, soon engulfed a horse standing nearby, and ripping off its throat, disappeared."
- Yet another sighting - In 1953, a farmhouse owned by Harold Crowther was attacked by a tall, black shadow person, which killed 53 of the farm pigs. Just 2 days afterwards, Mr. Crowther found, in the backyard of his house, a shapeless black cloud with two “prongs” projecting from its back. The entity, about 7 feet in height, approached him, stopped a few feet away, turned towards his outhouse and vanished.
- El Petizo - Similar legends are found in Argentinean folklore, where a dark, sinister creature called El Petizo is said to attack unsuspecting victims. It is said that the El Petizo is immune to firearms and knife stabs. It is known as a smoke or shadow creature that that attacks lone walkers in a northern area of Argentina. Several people have even been medically treated for wounds received during their El Petizo encounters. The attacks appear to persist until a rescuer comes to the victims aid, at which time the mysterious creature simply disappears. In one of these instances two people saw the creature - the victim and the rescuer. One quote - "The most recent victim of an attack by "El Petizo" was a boy heading to a mountain area on a bicycle to visit friends and do some hunting, bringing with him a shotgun and a knife. According to his story, after asking for reservations to be made in his name, he was toppled from his bicycle and found that a black shadow was facing him. The young man managed to unholster his shotgun and fire two shots, but when he saw that this had no effect, promptly drew his knife and stabbed it without causing any apparent harm. Frightened, the youth tried to escape, only to find that "El Petizo" knocked him down again without saying a word, dragging him by the hair to the side of the road. The young man stated that at that point he began screaming at the top of his voice and that this is what saved him: his cries were heard by a local man who rushed to provide assistance, only to find a black shadow dragging the boy by the hair. The fearful shape disappeared without a trace when it became aware of the other man's presence."