The Wendigo by Algernon Blackwood

About this episode

The episode explores Algernon Blackwood's tale of a terrifying creature encountered in the Canadian wilderness.

"The Wendigo" is based on Algernon Blackwood's experiences hunting in the backwoods of Canada. A group of men deep in the Northern wilderness are visited by a terrifying creature from Native American legend. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Topics covered

• horror
• Native American legend
• wilderness
• creature
• hunting

Keywords

• Wendigo
• Algernon Blackwood
• horror story
• Canada
• creature
• Native American
• wilderness
• hunting

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Wendigo

Places: Canada

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