Wendigo

In Algonquian folklore, the wendigo or windigo is a mythical cannibal monster or evil spirit native to the northern forests of the Atlantic Coast and Great Lakes Region of both the United States and Canada. The wendigo may appear as a monster with some characteristics of a human, or as a spirit who has possessed a human being and made them become monstrous. It is historically associated with cannibalism, murder, insatiable greed, and the cultural taboos against such behaviours.

The Wendigo appearance varies on several levels to many people, most see them as 10 foot tall demons with an enormous heads, gigantic teeth inside twisted mouths, and beady eyes. Others say the windigo has either no fur at all, or snow white fur, often blood stained or matted, bloody hair, with a grotesque maw filled with sharp, yellow fangs, it's hands and feet end in razor-sharp talons, with twisted lips that are feckled with blood, and their tongues are a disgusting dark blue.'

Description

The wendigo is part of the traditional belief system of a number of Algonquin-speaking peoples, including the Ojibwe, the Saulteaux, the Cree, the Naskapi, and the Innu people. Although descriptions can vary somewhat, common to all these cultures is the view that the wendigo is a malevolent, cannibalistic, supernatural being. They were strongly associated with the winter, the north, and coldness, as well as with famine and starvation.

In Pop Culture

Television
A Windigo is featured in an episode of the television series Charmed.
Windigos (My Little Pony Friendship is Magic)

Wendigo is the 2nd episode of Supernatural Season 1.

Creatures based upon Wendigos appear in a number of films, including Dark Was the Night and Ravenous. They have also appeared in television series, including Supernatural, Blood Ties, Charmed, Grimm and Hannibal.

Video Games
In the 2010 game Scooby-Doo! and the Spooky Swamp, weendigos are small hairy enemies that have long ears, like Yoda. They are found in the snowy mountains.
In the 2016 game Until Dawn, Wendigos are the main antagonists of the plot.

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