Month: April 2019

The Wendigo is a man-eating creature or evil spirit that is native to the forests of the Atlantic Coast and Great Lakes region. Some descriptions of the Wendigo describe it being a monster with some characteristics of a human. Others describe it being a spirit that possessed a human and made them become monster-like. The Wendigo is typically associated with murder, greed, and other taboos.

This legend comes with its own medical term: Wendigo psychosis. This is described by psychiatrists as a syndrome that has symptoms like an intense craving for human flesh so much so that they develop a fear of becoming a cannibal. In Indigenous communities, a manifestation of Wendigo psychosis (or a sign of a Wendigo) is environmental destruction and greed.

The Wendigo is typically present in the North during winter time. One knows when a Wendigo is present due to the obvious signs: disturbing, gruesome murders, famines, and a large increase in crime.

Some believe that one becomes a Wendigo due to excessive greed while others believe it happens when one tastes human flesh. Wendigos are also said to be greedy due to the fact that they don’t stop eating people as they never get full. When they eat a person, they simply grow in proportion to the meal they just ate.

When a famine occurs and the presence of a Wendigo is apparent, there is a ritual called wiindigookaanzhimowin that is performed. This ritual includes the wearing of masks and dancing backwards around a drum.

The Wendigo is an ever-present creature in today’s pop culture society. It has appeared in countless movies and shows such as Supernatural, Grimm, and Hannibal. Its appeared in videos fames like Warcraft and Dungeons & Dragons. It even appeared in Marvel Comics, its first appearance being in The Incredible Hulk.

Ever wonder what might be lurking in the shadows?

Ever think you see a person hiding in the shadows out of the corner of your eye, but when you turn, they’re gone?

Ever see someone or something dart quickly in the shadows?

Well, all your wondering can come down to one simple answer: shadow people.

Shadow people are exactly what they sound like: people who live in the shadows. They are typically male silhouette with no other real distinct characteristics. They can be tall or short, have hats on, wearing a cloak, solid black, or a little wispy. They are seen running into corners, closets, through walls, or behind buildings once the person turns their way.

Some people believe that the shadow people act as guardians for the person they are following. Almost as if they are their guardian angel. However, another large sum of the people who witness these creatures think that they are pure evil and want to do harm.

So for now no one actually knows what these creatures actually are nor do they know what they’re purpose is. And we probably won’t know until someone decides to strike up a conversation with one.

I shall leave with one final thought….beware the shadow people. Or not. I mean it’s really up to you.