As most everyone knows (and by everyone, we mean the followers of this site and others like it), the Wendigo is a monster cannibal that loosely resembles a human/deer hybrid and stalks the frozen woods of the north looking for human flesh to consume. It has quickly solidified itself in the folklore of old and modern times, and has become somewhat of a tent pole creature within the realms of cryptozoology, fortean zoology, and paranormal studies. But what exactly is a Wendigo and where did it come from?