O Lord, hear the words of my prayer – let this message reach
the right audience!
Dear Readers,
Many of you have heard on the news about this Slender Man
character/meme from a popular dark site called Creepy Pasta. Many people think
it’s just a figment of imagination – but it’s not. It is a demon. One that I
and my brother encountered about 18 years ago, before the web became a way of
life. It haunted our house – in particular my brother’s room, for reasons we
did not know or understand. It made its presence known by an aura of darkness
and fear. We had more than one demon to deal with at times, but this one was
always present, as if trying to scare us to death, sticking to the darkest
corners.
We did not call it Slender Man in those days, though looking
back it would have made sense to call it that. We called it the Slim One. At
times, it would physically manifest itself to sight, which impressed itself
strongly on my memory from the first moment. And if I had not seen it myself, I
would not give credit to the “figment” of Slender Man.
We are devout Catholics; we tried prayer, house blessings,
blessed salt, St. Michael statue, crosses and crucifixes but it never stayed
away long, like there was a bad penny under the carpet or something. We did not
play with anything that would invite a demon or evil spirit, such as an Ouija board
or Dungeons and Dragons. After many years of haunting, and only after much
prayer and fasting (as our Lord Jesus said) did we drive it out: with the Green Scapular. Each time,
with a prayer and a push pin, I put them on every wall and corner of my brother’s
room and it worked. The demon was gone, and I never knew where it had gone
until I read the story of the Slender
Man stabbing.
Since then, I have looked upon many a demon – all Creepy
Pasta characters – and I beg you to watch out for yourselves and your loved
ones. The web is an electronic portal for these malignant spirits to use; some
people are exposed accidently, and some are exposed by curiosity (and you know
what’s said about that!). For years people argued about the “possible” link
between violence and video games. Well, as a kid who grew up with classmates
who were into that, I can testify that the link exists. And if you’ve chanced
to read this article, don’t dismiss the vulnerability of a careless young mind.
