Native American folklore has many legends of spirts however few are as terrifying as the Wendigo. The story of the Wendigos origin is rooted in extreme human depravity with lore suggesting that a wendigo spirt takes over a man that consumes human flesh.
The origin of this creatures lore is believed to come from stories of food shortages in Native American tribes. The Wendigo is a mythical creature in Algonquian folklore, it is often depicted as a gaunt, emaciated humanoid with glowing lifeless eyes, sharp claws, and an insatiable hunger for human flesh.
The Wendigo philosophically is a symbol of greed, cannibalism, and moral corruption, typically associated with those who consume human flesh. While some believe the Wendigo is purely a moral lesson to warn against selfishness or cannibalism others argue its a living cryptid or even a vengeful sprit the truth however is still hidden and we may never understand the lore behind it..
