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Well since you asked out there ... speaking of Cthulhu (which Wally was) ... besides being part of injun folklore, the Wendigo is also in the Lovecraftian literary tradition.
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Well since you asked out there ... speaking of Cthulhu (which Wally was) ... besides being part of injun folklore, the Wendigo is also in the Lovecraftian literary tradition.
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Micaela Morrissette's "Wendigo" is another one of those stories that turns on the style early on only to slowly run out of heat like an over-long shower that uses up all the hot water.
REVIEW: The Best Horror Of The Year, Volume 2 edited by Ellen Datlow 2010
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A Wendigo is a cannibalistic spirit that enhabits people who are starving.
Captain America Found in The Incredible Hulk Deleted Scene | /Film 2008
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Masterton’s version of the Wendigo is a truly odd and frightening beast.
Graham Masterton: Ghosts (and demons) of the past « Skulls in the Stars 2008
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In the ep about the wendigo hunt that the boys went on appropriately called Wendigo, Sam and Dean go into the mines to save the day.
Supernatural: Two Minutes to Midnight - Pink Raygun.com 2010
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Warthrop threw up his hands and said, John Chanler is suffering from the mental and physical effects of a particular dementia, Inspector, called the Wendigo Psychosis.
The Curse of the Wendigo William James Henry 2010
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Much more likely than the alternative, that the Wendigo is a metaphor for famine and the taboo of cannibalism in times of starvation, or a boogeyman to frighten children into obeying their parents.
The Curse of the Wendigo William James Henry 2010
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Warthrop threw up his hands and said, John Chanler is suffering from the mental and physical effects of a particular dementia, Inspector, called the Wendigo Psychosis.
The Curse of the Wendigo William James Henry 2010
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Much more likely than the alternative, that the Wendigo is a metaphor for famine and the taboo of cannibalism in times of starvation, or a boogeyman to frighten children into obeying their parents.
The Curse of the Wendigo William James Henry 2010
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