Shadow of the Wendigo

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an ancient presence that stalks the forests native tribes say it has always been there a malevolent cannibalistic Beast with an insatiable desire for human flesh but more recent accounts suggest that this entity's influence might extend beyond the wilderness is it possible that even urban areas are no longer safe from the shadow of the Wendigo [Music] most reported sightings of the wendo are concentrated in the far Northern regions of America particularly along the rugged shadowy forests near the Canadian border it is here within the ancient histories of the native tribes who first inhabited the area that

the oldest accounts of this malevolent Force are found these Tales speak of men driven mad by evil spirits performing dark rituals that transform them into monstrous beings cursed to haunt The Very communities they once called home as the legend of this cannibalistic creature spread Beyond its Origins so too did the reports of encounters across the United States news outlets and social media sites arri with accounts of creatures resembling Apen and dog men but even more chilling are the stories of pale emaciated figures that lurk in the woods at the edges of our towns these not

internal Intruders with glowing eyes and the terrifying ability to invade the minds of those they encounter are said to mimic the voices of loved ones those who survive often feel they've narrowly escaped a fate worse than death it's possible that these creatures are responsible for countless killings hinted at by the numerous missing persons reports documented throughout Rural America in the summer of 2019 Bradley Clark a former United States Marine found himself searching for work during this time he decided to reconnect with some old friends one of whom was Jacob who had recently moved to a

remote community in Northern Alabama near the Tennessee Border as he had some free time on his hands Bradley accepted Jacob's invitation to spend a long week weend together during the visit the two friends decided to go hunting wanting to play it safe they chose to stay close to Jacob's home the day passed uneventfully and as dusk began to settle in they agreed it was time to head back walking the trail towards Jacob's truck a rising commotion deeper in the woods caught their attention instinctively they raised their weapons ready for whatever might be approaching whether it

was predator or prey they did not know after a tense moment of silence a pack of cootes suddenly bolted from the trees though rare coyote attacks can be dangerous so Jacob and Bradley remained on their guard but to their surprise the coyotes didn't even acknowledge their presence instead racing across the trail and disappearing into the woods on the other side just as they were beginning to relax another sound became apparent it was heavier more deliberate like something large was moving through the brush the forest had grown eerily quiet as if nature itself was holding its

breath then with a deafening crash a massive pine tree toppled onto the path in front of them for a moment everything was still Again Bradley and Jacob exchanged uneasy glances unsure of what to do next then from the direction of the fallen tree they heard a voice a voice they both recognized it was Jacob's teenage sister Olivia her cries were urgent filled with desperation as she called out for help without hesitation Bradley began to move towards the sound but Jacob stopped him with a firm grip whispering in a terrified voice how could Olivia possibly be

here she had no idea where they were nor any means of getting to the woods yet the cries persisted pleading for rescue Olivia now claims she was trapped behind the fallen tree despite the growing on E Goring at them the men remained Frozen in place and nagging scense that something was terribly wrong keeping them from acting then as abruptly as it began the voice cut off what then emerged from behind the tree made their blood run cold a grotesque figure loomed over the trail standing at least 9 ft tall its gaunt skeletal frame was draped

in deathly pale skin stretched tight over its bones its eyes glowed in aery blue devoid of pupils or irises and it stared at the two Hunters with an intense malevolent rage Bradley instinctively raised his rifle but Jacob yanked him back urging him to run towards the truck instead they sprinted through the thick forest glancing back repeatedly to see if the creature was following but the dense trees obscured their view only when they were safely in their vehicles speeding down the road did Bradley must have the courage to ask what they had encountered still shaken Jacob

confessed that he didn't know for sure but he had heard disturbing stories from family and [Music] friends according to these Tales bullets were useless against such creatures which was why he had insisted they run he added that many local Hunters had simply vanished without Trace their belong longings later found abandon deep in the woods neither man spoke of the encounter again though Jacob wasted no time calling for his sister as soon as they got home to his immense relief Olivia was safe she hadn't even left home all day Tennessee might seem too far south for

a creature typically linked to the US Canadian border yet this aligns with a growing number of reports suggesting the wendo phenomenon is no longer confined to the remote north if it ever was in the Autumn of 2015 Adam Reed a Houston base police officer agreed to give his friend Luke a ride home at the end of a Night Shift the two lived on neighboring farms in a small town and often car shared when heading into the city for social outings after a quick call home to ensure his kids were asleep Adam drove to the bar

District to pick up Luke the drive started off as usual with the two chatting about their shifts that evening families and weekend plans but as Adam turned off the highway and onto the drive leading to Luke's property something unusual caught his eye near a fire pit which Luke had dug though Adam knew the pit was several feet deep he could see two lights glowing from inside it like a pair of torches staring back at him puzzled Adam stopped the car about 40 yards away both men sat and watched the strange lights trying to figure out

what they were looking at then in Eerie Unison they blinked out and reappeared just like a pair of eyes assuming there were trespasses on Luke's land the men decided to investigate Adam reached for the handgun he always carried with him and cautiously began to approach the pit whilst Luke ran into his house to retrieve a rifle as a police officer Adam was no stranger to tense situations so he moved slowly using the truck's lights to scan the area for any sign of intruders but when he reached the edge of the pit it was empty just

then he heard footsteps behind him at first he assumed it was Luke returning but the foot falls were far too heavy suddenly a gunshot rang out Adam wed around to see Luke standing on his porch rifle raised with a look of sheer Terror etched upon his face following his colleague's gaze Adam spotted a tall thin figure fleeing towards the woods he estimated it to be at least 8 ft tall with grotesquely long arms and legs its skin was a ghostly white Stark against the Blackness of the night as it reached the tree line the figure

paused and turned to look back its eyes eyes glowing the same Eerie light that Adam and Luke had seen earlier without hesitation they both opened fire but the creature simply turned and disappeared into the trees determined to track it down the men grabbed torches from Luke's house and gave Chase for over 20 minutes they scoured the woods desperately searching for any sign that they had hit their target just as they were about to give up they heard a rustling overhead looking up Luke saw the glowing eyes staring back from a branch more than 15 ft

above them a blood curdling Roar echoed through the forest as the creature vanished once again despite their fear the two men continued searching firing at shadows and sounds they heard heavy footsteps and saw leaves rustling but the creature seemed to vanish into the night eventually it disappeared entirely the next morning Adam returned to Luke's property and together they ventured into the woods hoping to find any clues which might explain what they had encountered they found areas where the undergrowth had been trampled by something large moving at speed and strange triangular Impressions pressed into the soft

ground neither Adam nor Luke both experienced outdoorsmen could explain what they had seen or shot at that night the natives of North America are divided over the true nature of wendigos in some instances they are completely physical creatures equipped with mystical powers in others they are demons or Spirits drawing upon dark energy from the Netherworld in order to ens snare their [Music] victims while some cultures believe wendo are capable of shape-shifting like the skinwalker others do not late in the winter of 2010 a businessman by the name of Robert Garvey arrived back in his native

Canada to reconnect with his family having not seen each other for a while Robert's father and older brother James were Keen to make up for lost time they invited him to go hunting with them in the woods to the north of their home whilst he had never really embraced his rural upbringing Robert agreed to go with them his brother lent him the appropriate gear and the next day the trio spent most of their time trekking nor along the winding bends and Rapids of the river as the sun began to set the party decided to make

camp near the water's edge it had been dark for several hours when Robert felt the call of Nature and headed down to the river to relieve himself shortly after he had begun his business the office worker began to notice a puted odor emanating from the bushes a few feet away after he had finished Robert took out his torch and sha the beam in the direction of where the scent seemed to be coming from to his shock his older brother emerged from behind the bushes smiling and holding out a hand towards him relieved Robert asked James

why he had snuck up on him and what the horrific smell was thinking his brother had detected it too and had gone off to investigate however rather than reply his brother simply stared at him intently sporting the same tight smile on his face as the seconds tick by Robert noticed his siblings expression begin to change in a way that he couldn't quite explain but that he found extremely disturbing then he looked at his brother's clothes they had begun to sag as if they were too big for him as his eyes returned to James's face he

noticed that his skin had begun to Sag as well as if he were a wax figure melting under high heat petrified he could only stand and watch as his brother's hunting clothes and skin dropped off his body and onto the ground what was less standing there in James's place was something else entirely a tall emaciated and altogether inhuman figure where its eyes should have been there were two dark Hollows and a mouth which projected forwards from the rest of its face much like an animal snout with a scream Robert turned to run back towards the

campfire only to feel a sharp pain in his left leg as something grabbed hold of it and pulled into the ground frantic he kicked his legs wildly and rolled onto his back looking for anything he could use to fend off the creature suddenly there was a defening crack and a burst of light Robert felt the grip on his leg loosen and as he sat up he realized that the creature was gone not too far away stood his father still holding his rifle for good measure his father fired another shot into the darkness before dragging his

son back to the camp where James was standing alert wondering what on Earth all the commotion was breathlessly Robert tried to explain what he'd seen But found himself growing angrier as his brother began to mock him finally their father intervened he too had seen the attacker he then pointed his torch down at Robert's leg revealing a deep laceration whatever had caused the wound had passed right through the clothing and pierced his skin without so much as a word the men dressed the wound before abandoning the camp all together beginning the long hike back home through

the darkness the Wendigo legend belongs in amongst a unique category of paranormal phenomena in that there are centuries of stories all describing the same or at least similar things stories across cultures and languages from the first Europeans to native tribes who live thousands of miles apart though the majority of the sightings take place in the Deep Woods more recent encounters have taken place in or at least near populated areas another outlier is the lack of any good explanation people often explain away crypted sightings which occur in the woods as mistaken identity Bigfoot can be explained

away as a grizzly bear walking on its hind legs whilst a supposed alien might just be a great horned owl with its eyes glowing in the Moonlight not only do wendo encounters typically involve experienced outdoorsmen and Hunters but the powers demonstrated by the creature are completely Supernatural as reported in the case of Bradley Clark and his friend Jacob the wendo was able to somehow mimic the voice of Jacob's sister in Adam and Luke's experience the creature had eyes that Shone so brightly that an experienced police officer confused them for flashlights in Robert's case the Beast

allegedly shapes shifted into his brother in order to lure him in outside of a paranormal being no other animal could possibly possess these abilities Skeptics blame alcohol or accidental ingestion of magic mushrooms for the wendo phenomenon though this could explain why sightings have persisted for so long it does not account for so many people reporting the exact same type of creature despite hundreds of years and thousands of miles existing between some sightings True Believers feel that the answer is simple there is and always has been something in the woods to them the reason why so

many of the first people spoke about the wendo for so long is because it's really there whether it's a physical creature or a spectral entity remains to be seen but it seems most likely that people are seeing something they can't explain it is clear from these stories and others that have been circulated online in recent times that there may be more dangers lurking in in America's rural areas than previously believed in recent years reports of inexplicable creatures shape shifters and Skin Walkers which can be tied to Native American legends have only increased meanwhile remote parts

of both the US and Canada boast some of the highest rates of missing persons in the world think of that what you will is there something Supernatural out there driven to feed off humans and if it is a wendo can it ever be satiated that that that B time story