Pyewacket (yacht)
Pyewacket may refer to: * Pyewacket (familiar spirit), a familiar spirit reported by an alleged witch in 1644 * ''Pyewacket'' (film), a 2017 Canadian film by Adam MacDonald * ''Pyewacket'' (novel), a 1967 children's novel by Rosemary Weir * Pye Wacket, an experimental missile * ''Pyewacket'' (yacht), a sailing yacht commissioned in 2004 by Roy E. Disney * Pyewacket, a fictional cat in ''Bell, Book and Candle ''Bell, Book and Candle'' is a 1958 American fantasy romantic comedy film directed by Richard Quine from a screenplay by Daniel Taradash, based on the 1950 Broadway play of the same title by John Van Druten. It stars Kim Novak as a witch who ...

Pyewacket (familiar Spirit)
Pyewacket was one of the supposed familiar spirits of an alleged witchcraft, witch accused by the claimed Witchfinder General Matthew Hopkins in March 1644 in the town of Manningtree, Essex, England. Hopkins claimed he spied on the witches as they held their meeting close by his house, and heard them mention the name of a local woman. She was arrested and deprived of sleep for four nights, at the end of which she confessed and called out the names of her familiars, describing the forms in which they should appear. They were: *Holt, "who came in like a white kittling" *Jarmara, "who came in like a fat Spaniel without any legs at all" *Vinegar Tom, "who was like a long-legg'd greyhound, with a head like an Oxe" *Sacke and Sugar, "like a black Rabbet" *Newes, "like a European polecat, Polecat" *Elemanzer, Pyewacket, Peck in the Crown, Grizzel Greedigut, described as imps Hopkins claims he and nine other witnesses saw the first five of these, which appeared in the forms described b ...
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Pyewacket (film)
''Pyewacket'' is a 2017 Canadian horror thriller film written and directed by Adam MacDonald. It stars Laurie Holden and Nicole Muñoz. It was screened in the Contemporary World Cinema section at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival. Plot Leah Reyes is a teenager fascinated with black magic and occult practices. Following the death of Leah's father, her grieving mother decides to move to a remote woodland house for a fresh start, forcing Leah to leave her school friends behind and join her. After a fierce argument with her mother, Leah wishes death on her and performs an occult ritual in the forest from one of her books, to summon the demon Pyewacket to kill her mother. However, Leah bonds with her mother shortly afterwards, and she soon regrets her actions. She begins to notice strange occurrences, including noises coming from the attic and piles of dirt on the floors. One night, Pyewacket appears as a shadowy entity in Leah's bedroom while she sleeps, and drags her in ...
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Pyewacket (novel)
''Pyewacket'' is a children's novel written by Rosemary Weir and illustrated by Charles Pickard. First published in 1967, the narrative centers on the demolition of a series of row houses from the viewpoint(s) of Pyewacket, a resilient alley cat, and his friends, who stay on the property and adapt to a new life. References External links * 1967 American novels American children's novels Children's novels about cats 1967 children's books {{1960s-child-novel-stub ...
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Pye Wacket
Pye Wacket was the codename for an experimental Lens (geometry), lenticular-form air-to-air missile developed by the Convair Division of the General Dynamics Corporation in 1957. Intended as a defensive missile for the B-70 Valkyrie Mach 3 bomber, the program saw extensive wind-tunnel testing and seemed promising; however, the cancellation of the B-70 removed the requirement for the missile, and the project was cancelled. Genesis Project "Pye Wacket", officially known as the Lenticular Defense Missile (LDM) Program and by the project number WS-740A, was instituted in 1958 in response to a US Air Force request for a Defensive Anti-Missile System (DAMS) to protect the proposed B-70 Valkyrie strategic bomber from high-speed, high-altitude surface-to-air missiles (SAMs) and interceptor aircraft.Parsch 2005 The extreme speed and operating altitude of the Valkyrie was considered sufficient protection against Soviet interceptors of the time. However it was anticipated that future aircr ...
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Pyewacket (yacht)
Pyewacket may refer to: * Pyewacket (familiar spirit), a familiar spirit reported by an alleged witch in 1644 * ''Pyewacket'' (film), a 2017 Canadian film by Adam MacDonald * ''Pyewacket'' (novel), a 1967 children's novel by Rosemary Weir * Pye Wacket, an experimental missile * ''Pyewacket'' (yacht), a sailing yacht commissioned in 2004 by Roy E. Disney * Pyewacket, a fictional cat in ''Bell, Book and Candle ''Bell, Book and Candle'' is a 1958 American fantasy romantic comedy film directed by Richard Quine from a screenplay by Daniel Taradash, based on the 1950 Broadway play of the same title by John Van Druten. It stars Kim Novak as a witch who ...

Roy E
Roy is a masculine given name and a family surname with varied origin. In Anglo-Norman England, the name derived from the Norman ''roy'', meaning "king", while its Old French cognate, ''rey'' or ''roy'' (modern ''roi''), likewise gave rise to Roy as a variant in the Francophone world. In India, Roy is a variant of the surname ''Rai'',. likewise meaning "king".. It also arose independently in Scotland, an anglicisation from the Scottish Gaelic nickname ''ruadh'', meaning "red". Given name * Roy Acuff (1903–1992), American country music singer and fiddler * Roy Andersen (born 1955), runner * Roy Andersen (South Africa) (born 1948), South African businessman and military officer * Roy Anderson (American football) (born 1980), American football coach * Sir Roy M. Anderson (born 1947), British scientific adviser * Roy Andersson (born 1943), Swedish film director * Roy Andersson (footballer) (born 1949), footballer from Sweden * Roy Chapman Andrews (1884–1960), American natu ...
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