The Wendigo, originating from Algonquin folklore, is a mythical man-eating creature / spirit from the forests of the Atlantic Coast and Great Lakes Region of the United States and Canada.
Its form can vary, sometimes it takes the form the size of a human, while other times it can be three times the size. One of the earliest descriptions states it resembled a corpse, with a skeleton-like body, sunken eyes, bloody lips, yellow fangs, and a long slimy tongue.
Some other sightings have said it resembles an ape with giant fangs or a humanoid figure with the head of a deer.
Basil Johnston, an Ojibwe teacher and scholar from Ontario
The Wendigo can appear as a monster or as a spirit which has possessed a human and turned them monstrous; this was one of the worst curses to the Algonquian-speaking Native Americans of Canada.
It is forever wandering, never satisfied, always looking for flesh to feast on. It is said that the Wendigo can mimic the human voice which it uses to lure its victims into the forests.
It targets either lost individuals or it will single out a person in a group to draw them away and into its grasp.
