This chilling tale for dark nights is brought to you by http://www.chillingtalesfordarknights.com. Check out our website for more creepy stories for those long, dark nights. SUBMIT YOUR STORY HERE! http://www.chillingtalesfordarknights.com/submit-your-stor/ NOT A WRITER, BUT ENJOY HORROR? REQUEST A STORY HERE! http://www.chillingtalesfordarknights.com/suggest-story/ VISIT OUR SOCIAL MEDIA SITES! Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/chillingtalesfordarknights Twiitter: http://www.twitter.com/chillingtaleswi Tumblr: http://chillingtales.tumblr.com/ iTunes podcast: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/chilling-tales-for-dark-nights/id603598731?mt=2&ign-mpt;=uo%3D4 RSS: http://www.chillingtalesfordarknights.com/feed/ GOT A QUESTION? CONTACT US HERE: http://www.chillingtalesfordarknights.com/contact-us/ "The Wendigo" Author: Algernon Blackwood Narrator: Amy Gramour Click here to view the full story on our site and read along: http://www.chillingtalesfordarknights.com/2013/08/25/the-wendigo/ This literary horror classic by English author Algernon Blackwood was originally published in 1910, in his collection of stories entitled The Lost Valley and Other Stories. This reading of the tale is by narrator Amy Gramour, originally produced for the Librivox project. To see more of Amy Gramour's work for Librivox, visit her collection of recordings here: https://catalog.librivox.org/people_public.php?peopleid=4744 The Wendigo is a story of the unknown, not only the stories and rumors of something in the wilderness, but the sheer anxiety of going into unexplored territory and living off the land and by your wits. This is a classic monster tale that asks the question, "Who or what is the monster here?" The changes someone goes through when facing uninhabited lands can be thrilling, but it can also take a toll on your mind. At least, that is what The Wendigo says to us. The "call of the wild" can bring about a ferocity in a man that makes him lose a little of himself in the wild. And when brought back into civilization, that part of himself may not come back. With classic horror stories the suspense is built by simply not showing the monster and by contrasting the fantastic with the mundane. Even in such a short story The Wendigo is packed with the perfect amount of character development, a vast setting, and an unsettling chill of something watching you at every turn. The tale itself is allegedly based on Blackwood's experiences hunting in the backwoods of Canada. In the story, a group of men including Dr. Cathcart and his nephew Mr. Simpson go on a moose hunting trip deep into the wilderness of northern Canada with their guides Hank Davis and the French-Canadian Joseph Défago, along with their Indian cook, Punk. They split up to cover more ground, Dr. Cathcart with Hank and Simpson with Défago, but the rumor of a creature that wanders the wild where they are headed begins to stir in their minds. When Défago takes off unexpectedly, Simpson attempts to follow him, but Défago is so swift that he is unable to keep up. The strange tracks he leaves, however, reveal that Défago was chasing something else, something with even stranger tracks. Stranger still is the lingering scent of something unexplainable that those who have smelled it can only describe as the "odor of lions." Simpson somehow is able to make it back to the original camp alone. Dr. Cathcart and Hank are surprised to see him, especially without his guide. But when Défago returns on his own, he is somehow changed. Tags: "Chilling Tales for Dark Nights" "scary stories" "horror stories" "short horror" "ghost stories" "chilling tales" "spooky stories" "creepy stories" "creepy pasta" creepypasta horror chilling spooky scary story stories reading narration telling chillingtalesfordarknights "chillingtalesfordarknights.com" folklore Halloween folktales haunted ghost ghosts paranormal scared scream classic "classic horror" "classic tales" literary If you love the work of narrators such as Mr. Creepypasta (MrCreepyPasta), Creeps McPasta (CreepsMcPasta), and Creepypasta Jr. (CreepyPastaJr), we guarantee you'll love Chilling Tales for Dark Nights!

• published: 25 Aug 2013
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