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This week: Cryptozoology/Myths
Cryptozoology is a category of odd "animals" that may or may not exist. Bigfoot is a member of this exclusive group, so is Nessie, a whole bunch of lizard people and loads of other near-mythological creatures. Normally though, sightings of these animals are purely visual with zero physical interaction.
Occasionally this changes, and not only does a witness get to see an alleged phenomena, but they get attacked by it too. So it is with El Petizo, a creature sighted in Argentina that is apparently made of shadow. A boy there had to fight him with a shotgun and knife fairly recently, but his weapons were useless.
We've told you of a few different instances of people being attacked by paranormal creatures. There was the Mexican witch that caused a copper to back his car into a wall or something, and there were the little green men of Kelly – they supposedly attacked a whole house of locals.
Well today's story falls into the violent category too. El Petizo, as the shadow creature is called, is known for attacking 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. Rense.com has a good account of it:
"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."
What exactly that "…asking for reservations to be made in his name" means, we have no idea. As we already stated, the attack had two witnesses – the man and the boy. No names were given for either in any of the accounts we read, which can make the whole thing seem a bit dubious.
As far as the location where these attacks have been occurring, Rense.com also gives us this quote:
"We can say that it is a mystical area, since there have also been reports of strange lights in the sky, and many have no doubt that UFOs could be involved."
Interesting, right?
Of course it is.
Read More:
Shadow Creature Attacks Boy In Northern Argentina – UFO Roundup