A popular beastie in today's culture; it holds much more significance with the Algonquian peoples with which it originated. It's also known as the "witiko" and "weeghteko" among others. Originally it was a malevolent spirit or even just a particularly wicked individual, with variations in representation among whichever local folklore it was associated with. Modern variations introduced a cannibalism aspect as well as depictions including a deer-skull for a head complete with antlers. There have always been the same common denominator, however: wendigos are the embodiment of greed and excess. This episode involves the novella by the legendary Algernon Blackwood, published in 1910 in the collection The Lost Valley and Other Stories. A more classical take, and nonetheless incredibly haunting. Music: "Damaged" by Lucas King
A popular beastie in today's culture; it holds much more significance with the Algonquian peoples with which it originated. It's also known as the "witiko" and "weeghteko" among others. Originally it was a malevolent spirit or even just a particularly wicked individual, with variations in representation among whichever local folklore it was associated with. Modern variations introduced a cannibalism aspect as well as depictions including a deer-skull for a head complete with antlers. There have always been the same common denominator, however: wendigos are the embodiment of greed and excess. This episode involves the novella by the legendary Algernon Blackwood, published in 1910 in the collection The Lost Valley and Other Stories. A more classical take, and nonetheless incredibly haunting. Music: "Damaged" by Lucas King
A popular beastie in today's culture; it holds much more significance with the Algonquian peoples with which it originated. It's also known as the "witiko" and "weeghteko" among others. Originally it was a malevolent spirit or even just a particularly wicked individual, with variations in representation among whichever local folklore it was associated with. Modern variations introduced a cannibalism aspect as well as depictions including a deer-skull for a head complete with antlers. There have always been the same common denominator, however: wendigos are the embodiment of greed and excess. This episode involves the novella by the legendary Algernon Blackwood, published in 1910 in the collection The Lost Valley and Other Stories. A more classical take, and nonetheless incredibly haunting. Music: "Damaged" by Lucas King
A popular beastie in today's culture; it holds much more significance with the Algonquian peoples with which it originated. It's also known as the "witiko" and "weeghteko" among others. Originally it was a malevolent spirit or even just a particularly wicked individual, with variations in representation among whichever local folklore it was associated with. Modern variations introduced a cannibalism aspect as well as depictions including a deer-skull for a head complete with antlers. There have always been the same common denominator, however: wendigos are the embodiment of greed and excess. This episode involves the novella by the legendary Algernon Blackwood, published in 1910 in the collection The Lost Valley and Other Stories. A more classical take, and nonetheless incredibly haunting. Music: "Damaged" by Lucas King
The episode that checks all of the creepy boxes: creepy village, creepy villagers, creepy rituals, creepy church, creepy cave. All wrapped up in a 20-minute story from a master of horror: H.P. Lovecraft. Music: Horror by Alex-Productions | https://onsound.eu/ Music promoted by https://www.free-stock-music.com Creative Commons / Attribution 3.0 Unported License (CC BY 3.0) https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/deed.en_US