Myth to Modern Media: Wendigo
As promised in my last journal, here is the result of my research into how this mythical monster has been interpreted in modern stories. I love seeing how mythology and folk lore impacts modern culture. The wendigo is not as well known as other supernatural beings I have studied in the past, such as werewolves, but the variety of interpretations is just as impressive.
Since this is an essay-like journal I may clean it up later and submit it with more examples as a deviation. Still not sure if there would be any benefit in that. This type of analysis-based writing is fun, so I may continue later with more reviews of the Batman comics I own featuring the Scarecrow.
Different Native American tribes have variations on the wendigo, so all of these features will not necessarily be present in any given story. References are The Manitous: The Spiritual World of the Ojibway (Basil Johnston), Where the Chill Came From: Cree Windigo Tales and Journeys (Howard Norman), and Windigo: An Anthology of
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