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Wendigo

Wendigo Winter Entity From the folklore of tribes in North America, the Wendigo is a humanoid-like evil spirit that likes to possess human beings and turn them into cannibals. It is said to be super tall, gaunt and look emaciated and shifts between looking human to looking like a human with a stag head. Facts & Trivia Some Indigenous people thought that the Wendigo was a sign of people’s selfishness and greed. Many mental illnesses were blamed on a person being possessed by a Wendigo. A person was said to turn in to a Wendigo by doing bad things, being cursed by a Shaman or by dreaming about it. Wendigos were first written about in the 1600's. The Algonquian speaking people believed that eating fatty meat could cure one of being a Wendigo.
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Skin Walker

Skin Walker Shapeshifter Oryee Naaldlooshii he Navajo’s folklore believe this to be an evil entity, spirit or witch that likes to confuse humans by shapeshifting into animals. Beliefs are that people turn into a a Skin Walker as a curse for doing something really bad such as killing someone. Many times a big dog, wolf or other wild animal will appear and disappear leaving one with creepy feelings. They trick humans by mimicking their voices. For example, if you are walking in the woods and hear a familiar voice calling help or your name, don’t follow that voice. Run home! Facts & Trivia Sometimes Wendigo, Skin Walker and Shape Shifters are all used interchangeably. Navajo people will seldom talk about Skin Walkers, especially outside of their own community for fear that talking about it will bring it forth. The Skin Walker can be considered an evil spirit or a human that turned into a witch by doing an awful act such as murder. There are a couple ranches in the United States that ...
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Lusca

 Lusca Giant Octopus The Lusca is said to be a sea creature in Caribbean folklore. Legend states that this creature lives in the region of the blue holes nearby Andros, an island in the Bahamas. People describe the Lusca as a octopus shaped supernatural creature that can take the form of a person’s worst fears. Some see it as a dragon, an octopus, a shark or cuttlefish. Some legends say that it can look like an animal of many body parts from different animals. It has been reported to be up to 250 long. Facts & Trivia The reality of this creature was cemented in the minds of people when a massive decomposing body was discovered on Anastasia Beach, in St. Augustine, Florida in 1896, which looked like a gigantic octopus. What do you think? Is the creature just a legend in folklore? Is it a real sea serpent of prehistoric times yet to be discovered? Is it a gigantic octopus that lives deep in the ocean depths that we rarely see?
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