wendigos
Hunger that possesses
Wendigos are malevolent spirits in Algonquian folklore, associated with winter, starvation, and cannibalism.
The wendigo is typically depicted as a gaunt, emaciated creature with an insatiable hunger for human flesh—or as a person transformed into a monster after resorting to cannibalism.
The concept has migrated into horror fiction and gaming, where wendigos appear as forest-dwelling predators.
In psychology, *wendigo psychosis* describes a culture-bound syndrome involving cannibalistic compulsion, though its clinical status is debated.
State of owning
- curseInvoked harm through words
- shapeshifterBeing altering its form
- corruptionDishonest abuse of power
- metamorphosisProfound biological restructuring
beast · feral · primal · monstrous · inhuman · creature · spirit possession · lost soul
Extremely hungry, insatiable
- insatiableImpossible to satisfy
- voraciousExtremely eager to consume
- famineSevere food shortage
- starvationExtreme nutritional deprivation
famished · cannibalism · devourer · gluttony · craving · consumption · predation · gnawing
Causing fear or cold
- macabreDisturbing, death-obsessed
- gruesomeCausing horror and disgust
- eerieDisturbingly strange
- hauntingDisturbingly unforgettable
creepy · sinister · ominous · unsettling · bloodcurdling · ghoulish · spine-tingling · gothic
North American language family
- Native AmericanOriginal inhabitants of America
- mythologyBody of traditional tales
- oral traditionCulture passed by speech
- tribalOf a clan
ancestral · cryptid · legend · tales · lore · mythos · ethnography · anthropology
possession
State of owning
- curseInvoked harm through words
- shapeshifterBeing altering its form
- corruptionDishonest abuse of power
metamorphosis · beast · feral · primal · monstrous · inhuman · creature · spirit possession · lost soul · becoming
ravenous
Extremely hungry, insatiable
- insatiableImpossible to satisfy
- voraciousExtremely eager to consume
- famineSevere food shortage
starvation · famished · cannibalism · devourer · gluttony · craving · consumption · predation · gnawing · emaciation
chilling
Causing fear or cold
haunting · creepy · sinister · ominous · unsettling · bloodcurdling · ghoulish · spine-tingling · gothic · frightening
Algonquian
North American language family
- Native AmericanOriginal inhabitants of America
- mythologyBody of traditional tales
- oral traditionCulture passed by speech
tribal · ancestral · cryptid · legend · tales · lore · mythos · ethnography · anthropology · sagas
winter
Year's coldest quarter
snowstorm · blizzard · desolate · remote · Canadian · northern · woods · tundra · harsh · survival
wendigoskachinas
Hopi supernatural beings
werewolves · vampires · skinwalkers · guardian angels · guardian spirits
wendigosguardian spirits
Protective supernatural entities
spirit guides · benefactors · saints · bodhisattvas · nature spirits
wendigosfire spirits
Mythical flame-dwelling entities
salamanders · phoenix · Ra