Wendigo Research Paper
The Wendigo
As ancient folk lore suggests, if a man were to eat the flesh of another man in any circumstance, they would be possessed by the spirit of the Wendigo. What is a wendigo you might ask? A wendigo is a creature, one of which that hunts in the dark, the skin of the beast becomes tight to the body, becomes pale, eyes become sunken into the head, and the only thing that can calm the hunger for the beast is to continue to eat the flesh of the unlucky who stray into its territory. With vision responding to movement, increased speed, and sharp, needle point teeth, most of its prey falls victim to the beast. It hides in the wilderness, preventing its non-knowledgeable prey to find him. This beast is not one to be messed with, as for …show more content…
With one tent done for both Sarah and Jessica for some of the alone time most teen couples want, Jessica and Susan goes to get more wood for the fire. Sarah soon hears the two scream and starts to run into the woods to find them.. Sarah soon becomes panicked and full of worry as she runs as fast as she can. As she trips over a root of a nearby tree, she hears her name being screamed to her, as it is her friend Susan being drug deeper into the heart of the forest. She gets up to chase after her friend, running then stopping in a clearing just a short distance away, but she is not alone in the clearing, for she sees two figures. Sarah is puzzled as to what the figures are, but she is then frozen in awe. As she gasps, she is noticed by the beast, it’s pale skin reflecting the moonlight, its mouth and claws covered in crimson. She finally notices what the other figures out what the other figure is, it is Susan, but she is horribly mutilated, almost entirely skinned, along with her head detached from her body. Sarah screams and runs back to the campsite, with the wendigo right behind her. The beast then grabs her leg, but she kicks it off of her, running farther ahead. She finds a hiding place behind a bush, tears run down her entire face, crying as she sees constant images in her head of her friend. Soon after the wendigo finds where
As ancient folk lore suggests, if a man were to eat the flesh of another man in any circumstance, they would be possessed by the spirit of the Wendigo. What is a wendigo you might ask? A wendigo is a creature, one of which that hunts in the dark, the skin of the beast becomes tight to the body, becomes pale, eyes become sunken into the head, and the only thing that can calm the hunger for the beast is to continue to eat the flesh of the unlucky who stray into its territory. With vision responding to movement, increased speed, and sharp, needle point teeth, most of its prey falls victim to the beast. It hides in the wilderness, preventing its non-knowledgeable prey to find him. This beast is not one to be messed with, as for …show more content…
With one tent done for both Sarah and Jessica for some of the alone time most teen couples want, Jessica and Susan goes to get more wood for the fire. Sarah soon hears the two scream and starts to run into the woods to find them.. Sarah soon becomes panicked and full of worry as she runs as fast as she can. As she trips over a root of a nearby tree, she hears her name being screamed to her, as it is her friend Susan being drug deeper into the heart of the forest. She gets up to chase after her friend, running then stopping in a clearing just a short distance away, but she is not alone in the clearing, for she sees two figures. Sarah is puzzled as to what the figures are, but she is then frozen in awe. As she gasps, she is noticed by the beast, it’s pale skin reflecting the moonlight, its mouth and claws covered in crimson. She finally notices what the other figures out what the other figure is, it is Susan, but she is horribly mutilated, almost entirely skinned, along with her head detached from her body. Sarah screams and runs back to the campsite, with the wendigo right behind her. The beast then grabs her leg, but she kicks it off of her, running farther ahead. She finds a hiding place behind a bush, tears run down her entire face, crying as she sees constant images in her head of her friend. Soon after the wendigo finds where