Mythic humanoids

Mythological human-like creatures

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2021
Wendigo
The film 'Antlers' by Scott Cooper portrays the wendigo as a deer-like creature with a glowing heart, produced by Guillermo del Toro.
2021
Wendigo
The film 'The Inhuman' (L'Inhumain) uses the wendigo's arrival as a symbol of inner turmoil related to Indigenous heritage.
2020
The Mistress of the Copper Mountain
Mercedes Lackey published the novel 'Jolene', which features the Mistress of the Copper Mountain as the title character, set in the coal mines of rural Tennessee.
2018
Wendigo
The first-person shooter game 'Dusk' includes wendigos as invisible enemies.
2018
Wendigo
Bethesda Game Studios releases 'Fallout 76', featuring wendigos as cryptid enemies mutated from people who consumed human flesh.
2016
Wendigo
Nathan Niigan Noodin Adler publishes 'Wrist', his debut novel combining traditional Ojibwe wendigo legend with influences from non-Indigenous writers.
June 21 2016
Maelstrom
Frozen Ever After officially opens, replacing the former Maelstrom ride in Epcot's Norway Pavilion.
2015
Wendigo
The interactive horror video game 'Until Dawn' features a wendigo as a central antagonist.
October 5 2014
Maelstrom
Maelstrom operates its final day at Epcot, closing permanently after 26 years of service in the Norway Pavilion.
September 2014
Maelstrom
Disney announces that Maelstrom will be replaced by a Frozen-themed attraction, marking the beginning of the ride's final phase.
2013
Wendigo
The film 'The Lone Ranger' includes a creature based on or named after the wendigo legend.

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