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. Somehow or the other he got left behind when most of the tentacled tricksters got locked up or banished or put into crystals and stuff. I forget exactly why . Although over the years the Wendigo seems to have morphed from Old One status to werewolf status. But hey, who's counting and it is almost Halloween. And don't forget that the movie the 13th Warrior
posted by Tom Novak, who has never actually seen a wendigo in the wild - so can be safely categorized as being in the non-Titus Crow
Oh, my burning feet of fire, oh this terrible burning speed!! The Wendigo is possibly the scariest story I've ever read...I remember, it was a featured film (was it the "Thriller" or the "Kraft Mystery Theater"??) anyway, it was one of those early sixtie's scary hour-long shows...I was about 11 years old...and when Mom and Dad came home from some brief trip out, I was sitting in the middle of the living room, evry light on in the house, and trembling with fear..The written story, however, is evn better, way scarier!
Posted by: Dave Cook | Sunday, October 30, 2005 at 10:55 PM