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" Wendigo " ➿ ▪️▫️▪️▫️▪️▫️ . . . Wendigo is a mythological creature or evil spirit originating from Algonquian folklore. The concept of the wendigo has been widely used in literature and other works of art, such as social commentary and horror fiction. . A wendigo is often said to be a malevolent spirit, sometimes depicted as a creature with human-like features. In some depictions, the Wendigo is described as a giant humanoid with a heart of ice whose approach is signaled by a foul odor or…

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The Wendigo is a creature with origins in Native American myth and legend, specifically among the Algonquian people (and other Algonquian speaking tribes). It is a malevolent spirit associated with gluttony, cannibalism and similar unpleasant conditions. It poses a threat to all who encounter it, but those in particular danger of being taken over by the spirit's influence were those who were starving, greedy, gluttonous or who themselves, practiced cannibalism. Its connection to the practice…

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✓ The Wendigos are the main antagonists of the 2015 video game Until Dawn, it's 2025 live-action film of the same name and its 2018 prequel The Inpatient. The victims of an ancient curse placed on Blackwood Mountain, the Wendigo are humans possessed and transformed by the Native American spirit of the same name - the direct result of having resorted to cannibalism while on the Mountain. The most prominent of these Wendigos is Hannah Washington, having transformed after being forced to…

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