Screams and Memories

Monologue: “Hunger in the Shadows” The wind outside howls like a chorus of lost souls, rattling the windows and carrying a chill that gnaws at your bones. I’ve walked through cities that never sleep, forests that whisper secrets of the forgotten, and still… there is a hunger that cannot be sated. Some call it myth, others folklore—but I have seen what lives in the dark spaces between heartbeats. Tonight, it calls. And I fear it calls for more than just me. --- Folklore and Mythology Notes The Wendigo originates from Algonquian folklore, often described as a malevolent spirit associated with winter, starvation, and insatiable greed. Legends say it possesses humans, driving them to cannibalism, and grows stronger with each act of consumption. Its appearance varies, but it is often depicted as emaciated, towering, with long claws and a face that evokes both fear and hunger. In some traditions, the Wendigo embodies human excess and moral corruption—a warning about the dangers o...