Antlers | The Monster Movie Where The Wendigo Is A Fantastic Dad

[@Alteori]

Omg, stupid youtube. There's that bug again where it disables comments. I'm so sorry guys. It might happen again.

[@King2000.]

It's ok. I knew it had to be that bug again.

[@Das112293]

It's alright. I do like comment on your videos. ☺

[@Thiccsnake]

Eh it’s KZbins fault not yours no worries

[@nickhouston1905]

Yeah bugs be bugs. How are you Alteori

[@michaelgarcia5680]

It’s nothing to worry about you don’t have to apologize.

[@Phyllo9]

My mind reading the title of the video: "Come my child and I shall show you the way of our herd."

[@Alteori]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@King2000.]

Lol 😂

[@NoraIconiq]

Now thats a horrifying thought.

[@hernansoto2293]

Do you know da wae?

[@Liftedwheelchair]

I am Bambi 🥲

[@eggos5779]

What makes alteori´s theory about the ginger haired boy just wanting to be friends a bit more likely is if you listen even more closely you can hear him scream "Lucas!" But afterwards "Run" so this kid was peer pressured by people to bully lucas and when they were alone in the woods trying to befriend him. Then the wendigo comes along attacks him and in his dying moments tells lucas to run and that is so dang heartbreaking

[@lilpretzel5629]

👀 yo thats sad

[@hidoradaikaiju4205]

You know...I hate bullies and Hollywood tends to make them really over the top, but after that scene, I couldn't place it, but I couldn't bring myself to say he deserved it. Alteori's theory and both you and her pointing out his last words...maybe my subconscious caught it and that's why I felt bad. His death really is very sad.

[@MrsHyde1018]

Now this bit of info does make his death sad. Just hearing him call out to Lucas admittedly made me laugh like “heh, maybe if you hadn’t of followed him intending to hurt Lucas.” But if he genuinely did call out for him to run, I feel a bit guilty for relishing in his death despite his bullying and seeming asshat nature.

[@beepboop2021]

I thought he said Lucas help

[@GrimReaperNegi]

I am SO glad I'm not the only one who heard that!

[@oiltoast3723]

Wendigos are the people who didn't get the snickers in time.

[@Alteori]

🤣

[@jda7667]

Agreed

[@netherdominater9960]

**footage of a Wendigo devouring children alive** " _You're not you when you're hungry._ "

[@jda7667]

It was at that moment they realized they fucked up

[@ink2812]

Never deprive a maybe-wendigo of a snickers. That’s how you get a grumpy wendigo, and no one wants that

[@killerr721]

I'm deep into wendigo lore and while i thought it was a good spin on how the dad was still a dad rather then eating Lucas, i hated that it became a infection thing rather then a possession from lore. It would've been more accurate if the sister was the one "infected" because of her longing for alcohol rather then her brother that seemed like he was content with his life after the abuse.

[@NoraIconiq]

Well it depends on the folklore theres a lot pf wendigo myths and almost every single one is different. Sometimes its the result of a curse sometimes is a inherited mutation that remains dormant til eating human flesh and in some myths they have deer features and some myths they dont. And some they dont have the features of animals or humans at all and others they resemble more human then animal. What they do agree on is that they are made from humans and consuming human flesh is involved. Also the transformation wouldnt be instant its would be a slow process. So the whole infection plot is accurate to atleast one of the myths.

[@rachdarastrix5251]

First it was zombies. Humans have a ridiculous tendency to try to explain the supernatural with their primitive understanding of science. Now here we are in the 2020s and the demonic spirit that turns mortal men into the wendigo, is also dismissed as just a virus. Yet they wonder why their military forces fail to stop these monsters when they don't even have the balls to accept what it is that they are fighting.

[@hmitchell9759]

@@rachdarastrix5251 Am I correct in thinking that you believe in all this supernatural stuff?

[@rachdarastrix5251]

@@hmitchell9759 It doesn't matter because I don't exist. I too am just a fictional character. I just so happen to be in this world that enjoying sci-fi and fantasy as a group creates.

[@hmitchell9759]

@@rachdarastrix5251 Lol fair enough mate, fair enough.

[@netherdominater9960]

Lucas was being groomed to be a wendigo. In most of the old tales wendigord were born because tribes ran out of food during winter and began to eat each other to survive. Lucas being so malnourished was a sign that he was on the path to becoming the same kind of monster as his father.

[@DrDumb-te4mi]

I just realized that! Nice catch!

[@lanathejackman3336]

The wendigo: "i want full custody no child should be put in such a dangerous situation." Dad: "you are literal monster" Wendigo: "i may be a monster but i also have a heart"

[@Metphies-]

I just noticed, Wendigos apparently have a thing for caves despite my lack of recollection that they favor such environments. Lost tapes, the guy first became a true wendigo while inside a cave. Until Dawn, Wendigos were awakened as a result of mining in their territory. Now Antlers, the wendigo being discovered quite similarly to the previously mentioned Until Dawn.

[@dragonlord498]

maybe its because of them being tied to winter and isolation so when its not winter hide out in caves and such

[@riceyboi7069]

Loved Until Dawn, watched FaZe Jevs walkthrough, so funny when he plays horrors lmao

[@PhynixDS]

you should look up Ravenous and wendigo, Ravenous being the better wendigo movie in my honest opinion

[@WeaponXSigma]

@@PhynixDS I haven't seen Ravenous in an extremely long time but that was a wendigo movie?

[@PhynixDS]

@@WeaponXSigma Yes it was, if you take the time to slow down and break it down slowly, the main character has an aversion to red meat during the mess hall scene before his transfer to a fort in the wood lands, he recalls his part in the war with mexico in his thoughts, where his whole unit is slaughtered and piled atop of him, their blood leaking into his mouth, revitalizing him, giving him superhuman strength, at the fort where he was assigned, a strange traveler, who is the wendigo enters the camp, things begin taking a turn for the worse, the traveler takes them on a journey to find the "lost" settler party he was a part of, only to find human remains picked clean, horse remains too, is where the stranger than begins killing the party one by one, eating them, the protagonist and another get away, the other is mortally wounded while the protagonist fairs little better, the protagonist than eats the now dead soldier and returns to the fort where the rest of the men have turned to cannibalism because of the stranger and the blood shed ensues, Wendigo's have this whole thing revolving around Cannibalism thing, hence Ravenous is a Wendigo movie 😏

[@RetroWrathX13B]

I was following this move since it's announcement, it could've been worse. I loved the monster design, corpse effects, the father character and locations. The abuse projection from the teacher was annoying, the blatant breaking and entering pissed me off to an extent, and the confusion on what the Wendigo is was a little distracting. It's not really about cannibalism, it's an infection spread through injury? So it's a werewolf movie. The ending was also off. Talking about Lucas being a baby tiger and growing up into something bad. Is that talking about the pre-Wendigo parenting or...? I don't dislike the movie, but I feel the abuse parallels were too on the nose and I wish we got more gorey kill scenes. Also, what ever happened to the first Wendigo

[@novacisefitch7320]

Same fam Same...

[@Man-san2397]

I think the first one died after being shot with bulletholes maybe through the heart? Not too sure

[@emanthegman9511]

Yh, that breaking and entering scene with the principal pissed off so much dude🤣

[@Fridaey13txhOktober]

It became gay... -D

[@yig_501]

yeah i liked the ppulsating red ilunder the skeleton but did get lost in plot a tad just dragged a little

[@derdingsreturnsnochmal5177]

25:40 Different tribes have different versions of the Wendigo-myth (and god knows what got added over the years - the antlers being an example). In some versions people get possessed by eating human flesh, sometimes the Wendigo randomly possesses them while they are starving, sometimes the possession starts with the victim dreaming about the Wendigo and sometimes the spirit possesses someone who has been wounded, but not killed by another victim - like in the movie.

[@mullaoslo]

I'm not huge into it but I do love when showes games and movies use it.. X files, until dawn, Ravenous, this movie (I didn't watch the trailers) its usually a good time when the wendigo is involved

[@nemokrad2650]

The antlers are because of Steven king’s Wendigo entity in his books from what I’ve read. Was never a thing until that.

[@tysondenugget8269]

True

[@tylerepperson830]

yes that is right and though people think the wendigo is the same for every tribe or known by all tribes its actually manly only found in the east and skin walkers are often confused with them for some reason. probably the cannibalism thing and also my tribe the Cherokee thought the wendigo would get bigger with every kill and there was only one at a time.

[@SpiderkillersInc]

@@tylerepperson830 Cherokee had Wendigo myths? I thought it was an Algonquin thing. I also heard some Wendigos breath fire.

[@Trikiran]

About the native American guy, he's a pretty well known actor and stays pretty busy, chances are they could have only afforded his rates for a few days when shooting or he only had that time open. He's a great actor and pretty cool guy from the times I've seen him at conventions.

[@colleennewholy9026]

Graham Greene is getting up there in age, but he's easily the most recognized Native dude I want to know what he thought about this role. Cause like... My God. My culture has a Wendigo like being, and there's definitely NO antlers to be found They're described more like the Rake or like a Dementor than whatever the modern, westernized Wendigo has become

[@Chrono_Mitsurugi]

I loved him in Maverick.

[@zaynes5094]

@@colleennewholy9026 That’s interesting because most Wendigo stories I’ve heard are really started because the tale starts with them thinking they’re seeing a deer, due to the antlers, but then it stands on backwards facing legs and strangly shaped body. Too tall body. Too long arms. And too long of a head to be a deer. It’s a Wendigo. It’s not supposed to look human because at that point it isn’t anymore.

[@Bunnyxpx]

15:03 he said “LUCAS! RUNNNNN?!” He was looking out for him not asking for help, which does add to his good character.

[@miceltusav88]

Just goes to shows you that a parent's love is one of the strongest things out there

[@SilientShadow]

I don't know, Meth is pretty strong too

[@pepper4419]

@@SilientShadow That's a really good comment

[@miceltusav88]

@@SilientShadow meth may be a helluva drug, but it's not stronger than a parents love

[@enditakamweneshe6428]

A parent may be all sorts of things, a drug dealer, a thief, just as long as long as they don't bring that stuff to the house hold and they provide and care for their children, that is all that matters to me, this man in the film showed he really cared for his children, the fact that he asked his son Aiden to stay in the truck while he was doing some shady stuff in the warehouse says a lot.

[@BrokenGlassMuncher]

@@miceltusav88 depends how much meth

[@oddpaintbrush9028]

The moment you said I’d be a ball biter I died of laughter

[@Reptile64]

Lol imagine just from the title a wendigo in a suit driving his son to school on his way to his office job XD.........these are the things I think about

[@Alteori]

😂😂😂

[@AgentCali21]

The wendigo going to a parent teacher conference is gonna be very interesting

[@Radechanicalarsonist]

Aww that's wholesome

[@neemahbethea9328]

Every sense I played Until Dawn I've been obsessed with Wendigos. So in other words, I freaking love this movie.

[@Alteori]

I got into them from creepypasta stories on youtube. Omg and some of the skinwalker ones. They are SO MUCH better

[@neemahbethea9328]

@@Alteori Lol I honestly don't know what's scarier, Skywalker's or Wendigos.

[@michaelgarcia5680]

@@Alteori I got into Wendigos from marvel.

[@neemahbethea9328]

@@michaelgarcia5680 Wendigos came from Marvel! I didn't know that. What's next wherewolvs. Lol

[@michaelgarcia5680]

@@neemahbethea9328 Marvel has almost every monster there is. Wendigos, werewolves, vampires, and yes even Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde.

[@SpooderMan225]

I thought of the wendigo in this movie and created my own theory on the host thing. I feel that when it dies it goes back to hell as in this movie it is a demon. But when it has a host it's kind of like a gateway to our world, the bodies are basically portals, the bodies are charred because the flames of hell are coming through as the portal is opening up. The fact the wendigo didn't kill Lucas though in my opinion, don't know what the writers thought of this, is so he can infect Lucas for later in case of its death.

[@alphieew3058]

I mean. There is some evidence for that but the reasoning is for the charring is the burning heart of the wendigo

[@SpooderMan225]

@@alphieew3058 ah even better

[@Shoyro]

Wendigo are malevolent spirits said to possess humans who actually perform cannibalism. The movie portrays what they are poorly.

[@SpooderMan225]

@@Shoyro true

[@kennethsatria6607]

@@Shoyro To be fair there are situations where the wendigo can infect others by possessing them, it doesn't always start from personal cannibalism, this is like how someone can be cursed into a monster or be infected by an existing one, works eitherway.

[@Das112293]

Hello Alteori. "Antlers", that pretty much sums up what this movie is about. The story of a Wendigo. Saw bits of this movie on KZbin, just clips of it. I heard the name Wendigo from watching Lost Tapes on Animal Planet. Anyway, another great video, Alteori, I like it, see you in the next one.

[@Alteori]

Thanks Das 😄

[@Das112293]

You are most welcome, Alteori. ☺👍

[@scourgathehedgehog4132]

Yeah but you don't turn into a wendigo when they bite you you're just be fine with some holes in your area that they bite but if you eat someone in the winter than a wendigo spirits will possessed you

[@FriendlyNeighborhoodGayGuy]

@@scourgathehedgehog4132 I have heard this one before

[@scourgathehedgehog4132]

@@FriendlyNeighborhoodGayGuy yeah getting bit by wendigo it's just this movie it's not real but the windigo is

[@violenceandpoetry]

There's also a version of the Wendigo on the SCP wiki. Volgun did a reading of it a while back. But yeah, Wendigo don't get enough horror love.

[@specialbruh2996]

323?

[@JARedwolf100]

The Wendigo Skull

[@zaynes5094]

@@JARedwolf100 Forget about Wen it’s Skinwalker that could be more terrifying and dangerous.

[@Hanniebones]

Although I thought that the effects were well worth the wait for Antlers, there were some definite problems that I had with it, some of which you pointed out... Antlers is based off of the short story "The Quiet Boy" by Nick Antosca, which feels a lot more put together and darker. The filmmakers definitely took their own liberties to add screen time to the story, but if you haven't already, I'd really recommend reading "The Quiet Boy". Nick Antosca has a very somber writing style and at the heart of it, this story was always a sad one rather than pure horror.

[@extendedepicmusic5017]

Alteori needs an award for the best youtube channel commentary

[@red_wynter_traveller5433]

I'm pretty sure Wendigos are supposed to look more like the ones form Until Dawn. But the design still looks pretty cool!

[@Lethal_Giggles]

Wendingos according to Native American lore is supposed to have antlers

[@discordiacreates6669]

@@Lethal_Giggles Actually no, the Until Dawn wendigos are much more accurate then this. IDK where you hear they're supposed to be antlered inhuman monsters, probably sources on the internet that didn't ask the original source, because I've talked to someone of native american descent that said ones like this are inaccurate. Still neat undead monster design though, but yeah, the "real" ones aren't really that scary to look at if they exist from what I've heard

[@chelsthegameruiner8669]

@@discordiacreates6669 I think different cultures have different depictions of it. Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark had one story called "The Windigo" where instead of it being portrayed as a cannibal, it's portrayed as a spirit of the cold that calls out to someone (in the story, the Native American guide named Defago) until they finally run out of the tent and are hauled away. Throughout the story, Defago is heard yelling out about his "feet of fire" and when the hunter he was guiding follows his tracks, they just suddenly stop as if Defago had been lifted up into the air. It's probably one of my favorite stories in all the other books (rivaled only by "The Black Dog")

[@discordiacreates6669]

@@chelsthegameruiner8669 I mean it is true that many stories have parallels in other cultures but that's quoting a work of fiction so I wouldn't call that a very credible source. Idk if them being associated with cold is even accurate tbh but them being a spirit probably isn't far off the mark since I've always thought of them as -and heard others do as well- as a curse and in many cultures spirits do cause curses so it could be a bit of both for all I know. I'm not exactly keen on trekking into what's supposedly one's territory to find out though, I think I'd rather start with some less dangerous entity ^^'

[@kennethsatria6607]

Its not a crime to love the idea and visual of a giant antlered humanoid monsters. Especially when simple gaunt humanoid is already everywhere.

[@floridabrn]

Yeah, I feel like the Wendigo is a very underused monster. I remember watching a playthrough of Until Dawn, and that was probably the absolute saddest monster story I've ever seen. If you don't know it, i highly suggest just watching through it.

[@Draconigeno]

While not raised in native culture Wendigos and Skinwalkers are some of my favorite creepypasta subjects. That said, it drives my batty when they end up comingled in stories. As I understand it: Wendigo = Spirits of desperate hunger that (usually) possess someone who are starving and eat human flesh. The wendigo either possesses people or takes hold of them and drags them along behind it so fast that the feet burn off into stumps and they become a new wendigo. They also don't have deer skulls nor antlers. Skinwalker = A person whom is willing to something unspeakable vile to Native American culture. With most cases I've read about, this usually takes the form of slaughtering the person/people that you love and/or love you. After this act they have an ability to change their shape but it's usually imperfect somehow. The disguised skinwalker might be a misproportioned bird or a tailess coyote.

[@Meatwesal]

It drives me crazy how creepy pasta stories have misinterpreted skinwalkers into shape-shifting monsters that go around eating people, compared to the orginal lore. It reminds me of how the orginal tales of vampires made them to be truly horrifying undead things. But if you ask the average person on the street what they think one is, the sexy vampire trope will come to mind nine times out if ten. They have become so linked with sexual tones that you can't get away from it now, despite the orginals being much more like blood sucking ghouls.

[@tysondenugget8269]

As a Native American the wendigo story scared the crap out of me when my grandma told me the story

[@MrKieran123456]

Since I started reading about 12 years ago wendigos are my favourite “myth”and the lore behind them are amazing. It’s my go to “myth” to read up on and honestly love antlers

[@Sithari_XAOS]

When I read the title of the video I was expecting much more to do with the Father Wendigo-Son relationship. Don't get me wrong whats there is still good with how much the father was trying to look after the kids and protect them. But I think what I was expecting was full Wendigo father hunting for his sons to feed them despite the hunger it feels and/or nuzzling/comforting the kids, and the end of it to reveal "it was a horrible monster that needed to die cause it was killing people, but it was also a father who wanted to protect and care for its kids."

[@thegoldentb7596]

I agree. I was mad hyped for this movie, but I left the theater feeling like it could have been way better. The movie had its target, but didn't quite hit the bull's eye.

[@Alphabravo-xf6jy]

I realized while listening close to the scene when the Wendigo attacks the ginger haired kid screamed Lucas run!

[@bloodborn1474]

Vampire: I am the best Werewolf: yeah right Wendigo: yeah I keep on saying that weeklings

[@stefanlaskowski6660]

Hollywood just doesn't get how many film releases have been ruined by poorly done previews. When you're doing a mystery or drama, showing the big reveal negates any point in seeing the film. It's especially egregious when they run the scenes in the preview in chronological order with the film. For a particularly bad example, find the preview for Free Willy. It might as well have been a Reader's Digest version of the entire film, including the big climax (or, more accurately, anticlimax).

[@ericjohnson8001]

Alteori does such a good job making theze movie synopsiseses- synopsies- synopsi-- breakdowns, really interesting and goes into psychological meanings behind scenes that are pretty deep sometimes -- she's funny as hell too.

[@mullaoslo]

I have to say I love your channel.. You talk like a real person not someone who's brought up on social media and political correctness.. And this not to say you are crass or controversial or anything like that just Not many has have the " balls" to talk about how they would bite some kid in the nuts in a fight, call out that Jesse plemons got weirdly quick fat between breaking bad and Fargo and how a bully may just be a kid who wants to make a friend but doesn't know how.. I also had bullies who turned into friends and I probably bullied some that become friends later just because I didn't see what I was doing as bullying.. Just a long way to say I really enjoy the channel and the content, the fact that you are a jurassic Park / dinosaur nut also helps :)

[@Alteori]

That means a lot Marius 😀 welcome to the channel. It's kind of sad that nowadays saying that someone is fat is considered hate speech, or just merely stating your opinion can send people into a rage enough that they would wish violence on you. I have the same story with bullies who, funny enough, all apologized to me because they claimed they had been jealous of me. I was the only middle class student in the whole prep school. Every single other student was rich, their parents had mansions, gave them everything they ever wanted, paid them a hefty allowance, and they were jealous.... Of ME? the weirdo? That really shocked me and it really makes you think what goes on at their home to make them feel that way about another kid who doesn't even have half of what they have. There are some people who are just awful for the sake of being awful, but sometimes you can tell that the actions a person performs is not who they actually are. Sometimes it's a cry for help. I'm glad you feel comfortable with my commentary. I do tend to trigger some people but it's never coming from a malicious place towards anyone personally and I'm glad that you noticed that 😃 Again welcome to the channel for as long as you wish to stay! ❤️❤️

[@mullaoslo]

@@Alteori thank you very much :) it's far from my first video but I'm definitely sticking around.. I love that have been spotlighting Dead Sounds animation channel, he definitely deserve the attention.. If you haven't done any videos on his Autodale shorts I highly recommend it

[@Alteori]

@@mullaoslo Thanks Mid :D

[@goober69er]

@@Alteori I always get a good laugh or at least a smile from your commentary so I hope it dose not change anytime soon.

[@stefanlaskowski6660]

I read that the root words for "wendigo" in Athabascan languages means "The Evil Which Hungers." Pretty cool name if that's true.

[@JARedwolf100]

Several translations but the translation I heard is means “Evil that consumes” or “Consuming Evil.”

[@evolution_24]

In middle school I used to help other new kids become more oriented with the school, language and culture as I was one of the first Hispanics at my school, and funny enough, alot of those kids I tried to help and befriend later on turned to bully me. Its funny how the world works like that sometimes

[@Man-san2397]

I personally thought the movie was “fine” in the most satire way possible,could’ve been better but hey. I appreciated how gnarly the wendigo looked

[@727Phoenix]

You made a point about Gingerboy that hit me really hard. Taking me back to middle school when I was viciously bullied by so many students. Your point was similar to what I've suspected about a few individuals, that they only do what they do to me because they actually believe they must in front of the other kids. What if one of them confronted me outside of school, one on one? I've always sensed those individuals would be completely different. Not that I could forgive them, but still. I was always curious, and here you are, your speculation coinciding with my own about my past. Fascinating, really. As for the Wendigo legends, I think it was made up by an Algonquin (or someone of a nearby tribe/nation) to warn against cannibalism, even if you're desperate, if the fall harvest wasn't enough and game was scarce and eating someone else who just starved to death is the only way for you & your family to survive the winter- _Don't!!! because Wendigo! Whooo!!!_ And it caught on because who knows what happens to one's spirit when their body's consumed by another? Does the eater's GI tract become haunted? How would _that_ exorcism go, assuming they practiced it?

[@matthewszabo1155]

The short story that this movie was based off of is called “The Quiet Boy”. It is much better than the movie lol. I highly recommend giving it a read, or a listen.

[@avaphynx]

Far far better

[@KrystianZieba-kc8tx]

Fun fact, wendigos are not even remotely related to deer depictions in any way, they are just grously deformed, lanky, tall, genderless, lipless, pale in terms of apparence with sunken features. Ironnicaly the creature more closely associated with the wendigo is the owl. Furthermore a lot of wendigo lore presented there in antlers is kinda fake as hell or a twist on something in actual wendigo lore.

[@ghostofwar5430]

Monster design was fantastic. When I saw it with human face I got goosebumps. Pretty good monster flick

[@brennanhearn6342]

Can confirm, if you stand up to bullies, a good amount of the time they will respect you. I kicked thirty one flavors of fuck out of my bullies in school and most of them at worst stopped doing the shit. Some of them even became my friends. I remember one time I tried to kick one in the nuts. ...I missed and slammed the toe cap of a steel toed boot into his taint. And lemme tell ya, though the brown NOTE doesn't exist, the brown BUTTON absolutely does. If you hit someone's taint hard enough you WILL make them shit themselves, and that's exactly what happened. Thankfully for him, there were no witnesses, so I told him to save some of his dignity by saying someone drugged him with laxatives. And it WORKED, because he was one of THOSE bullies that nobody had the oingo boingos to take credit for it. For that, I got plus one friend, and the school got minus one bully.

[@tiagotiagot]

The anachronistic devices are possibly an indication it's like a small town with people that don't make much money to buy new stuff and were lucky enough to inherit stuff from back when things didn't need to be replaced so often.

[@apexshadow8825]

I love the titles😂 they always just brighten my day. Keep up the comedy ALTEORI

[@ultimatekitsune99]

Also just a heads up from a native American here Alteori. It's considered best if you don't think about the name or say the name of the Wen in places associated with it. Specially if your sensitive to entities, cause it's believed that thinking/speaking the name will draw it to you and make you have a bad time. It was a PSA I got from other native Americans that live in regions associated with the wen so wanted to give you the heads up. 👍

[@LucienneintheDreaming]

Thank you for writing this. I felt weird saying Wendigo out loud, the same with Candyman.

[@6.0bones]

@@LucienneintheDreaming i read this in my mind does it mean im gonna get haunted now?

[@jamestomlin5525]

As part native myself, and I mean that in as less a disrespectful way as I can; I've always wondered this. What would happen if a regular person were to feed on a wendigo? Would it's spirit go on to posses that person or would they become something entirely different, worse? I know my lore but I've yet to find an answer to this, would your family or acquaintances happen to know?

[@ultimatekitsune99]

@@jamestomlin5525 personally I wouldn't know since my tribe is not around any areas associated with the wen however based on what I know consuming its flesh would certainly either seriously harm you or would get you a fast track pass to becoming one because your consuming flesh that has been tainted by the wen and thus is part of it.

[@simoneangeliquemaloney3990]

Thank you

[@Kaizagidora]

I haven’t seen your videos in a long time I’ve missed watching you I’ve been growing my own channel like you I love your videos keep up the work

[@juanisol8275]

The wendigo is much more than a mere cannibal, it is the very representation of the terrible times of winter famine. With a cold soul and a voracious character, he is one of the last monstrous giants that ever lived in the third world before the arrival of the Navajos, the children of the corn or even the heroic grandchildren of the spider grandmother....

[@ballbby3775]

I don't know if that's really true but it sounds bad ass. Yeah the wendigo is sickness they get after consuming other humans. The horror of hunger is forreal we are lucky today we have food, but back then when Indians ruled the land they only had what they could make in the warmer months. I've read many a fur trappers in Canada, embedded with tribes for years tell of encounters the tribe had with wendigos. One old lady showed up an smelled horrible an when they fed her she pretended to eat, while eyeballing the children the entire time. Some braves noticed her an when they went to sleep they stayed awake, pretending to sleep but watching her an sure enough she got up an crept over to a sleeping child, but a warrior jumped up an smashed a stone axe into her head, said her ears, eyes nose, mouth everything gushed with a burst of blood an she turned to attack the brave but by then his buddys where up. They cut her head off an burned her body, taking the time to fish her icy heart outta the ashes and on a stick over the flames forcing it to burn. Many story's of encounters of those infected with the wendigo. Shits nuts too.

[@oddeyes9413]

That Wendigo design is badass.

[@dream6562]

I kinda liked it but then again I go into movies with no expectations and just go in with an open mind, also I don't usually see wendigos used correctly as far as how they are created, best use I've seen is in until dawn

[@emanthegman9511]

13:39 ......at the point where Lucas starts taking off, I was literally yelling at the ginger kid, "Run kid!! what TF are you looking at" ...he literally didn't even try and just stood there 🤣😭

[@bradfelts1687]

This Film is based on a very short story called “The Quiet Boy” They made several changes when adapting this. I would not even call the creature(s) a wendigo. It’s the result of his Father’s satanic rituals. There was never any meth, lol. the story is similar except Aiden has locked them up to keep his demonic brother and Father from eating everyone in town. They don’t “Eat” like we do. They feed on the pain inflicted by the way they kill their victims. They are sentient. Smart. They Talk. After the main character investigates the house, the police come and take the supposedly deceased bodies of Aiden’s brother and dad, to the morgue. Aiden goes to the main characters house and the teacher gets a phone call from the sheriff that someone was brutally murdered in very much the same way as all the dead animals they found in the house. Aiden’s dad and little brother rampage thru the neighborhood twisting anyone unfortunate enough to be in their path like a wrung out wet cloth….bodies utterly twisted and broken. The power is knocked out and The teacher and Aiden huddle in the dark as the hungry dad-monster is kept at bay by a metal cooking pot filled with burning newspaper- as the creatures apparently fear light. The Father-beast demands that she push him out of the light. “Give Him To Me. He Is My Son.” She would not. It eventually Cost her life. They find her broken corpse and no sign of Aiden. I dont know if He would have spared her had she given aiden back to him, but she refused to abandon him and save her own life. On the other hand- sticking her nose into other peoples business, got her and a lot of other people killed…. Im not sure she did the right thing. I was so hyped for this movie after reading the short story (you can find it online free if u want to read it for yourself) I really wish they had kept closer to the original ending- a hopeless stand-off with a demonic parent she had no hope of defeating. Do you think my description of the story would have been better on film?

[@avaphynx]

Yeah I'm sad they made it a Wendigo movie and took away the intense horror the short story had . Also his name was Lucas in the short story and his little brother was named Todd.

[@enditakamweneshe6428]

I was just from watching this earlier today, pretty decent horror film.

[@re-vam-p]

ngl ur cat avatar is adorable lol, this looks like a great movie cant wait to see it

[@AtelierGod]

I’m 90% sure the stink of a skunk is a liquid, but my memory could be wrong.

[@Alteori]

Yes, they sprayed out as a mist but it's technically an oil. That is also why it's so hard to get rid of the smell.

[@mexanguppy1937]

Alteori: being sad Me: who's wanting to see people dying from what looks like a skin walker

[@bloodraven6250]

"no wonder you like fucking toys, since you cant get a girl" fucking hell, i didnt know that you're a pyromancer

[@Sir_Persevere]

Marvel comics has a strange fascination with Wendigos. They'll have Hulk punch them up every so often.

[@Captain.AmericaV1]

It's an interesting film, more a psychological horror, albeit with gore, and i kinda saw a hidden message in it if it was actually such, that even though their father had turned he had enough humanity to recognise his sons and wouldn't hurt them, but his guardian instinct magnified countless times killing anyone who went near them. Anyway, what you all decide to do, have a good Christmas and enjoy yourselves. 😎😎 And remember ..... Don't go reading the Necronomicon Ex Mortis ..... Its bad!!

[@nelnien1230]

This seems like a decent movie just for the father's love and that poor ginger kid. I can't remember the title to this one Wendigo creepy pasta which was amazing to me. It was about a military training unit accidentally going into a wendigo territory.

[@rachdarastrix5251]

There are 2 people who deserve the most respect in life along with more effort not to lose your temper with them keeping mind that their services resulted in PTSD. 1: Wounded Veterans. 2: People who only don't get ad block so that a creator's content can monetize.

[@SpartanRamen]

Can confirm that small towns that are more wild than civilization are like living time capsules. I've lived in several so far in my life, and there's an air of ‘If it ain't broke don't fix it. And if it is broke fix it.’. You'd be surprised by what you'd find that's like 50 years old and still works right out of the box.

[@Jalandarah]

its a bastardization of the wendigo legend, but im still glad it was made, we need more wendigo movies

[@lycanparadox7974]

Am I the only wanting to see Alteori do these amazing reviews with her model in a like movable vtuber set up cause I love everything bout her model

[@Alteori]

I've been trying to get that going 🤣 there's no one who can do feral. My partner can but he is uber busy with his project.

[@lycanparadox7974]

@@Alteori well when it does happen IMA BE SUPER EXCITED FOR IT I mean the expression you give your model from shock, happy, angry even sitting down and seeing the little paws is ADORABLE and amazing I love it all around and it is what makes your reviews on movies and other things better then some of the other reviewers I try to watch

[@alamagator]

There is a movie called Dark Was the Night. It had lots of wendigos. I thought it was pretty good. Very scary.

[@Alteori]

I must watch it 😀

[@ayiogojo5642]

Hold up where did it say those were wendigos?

[@alamagator]

@@ayiogojo5642 when Paul does some research he figures out the town may be dealing with a wendigo

[@ayiogojo5642]

@@alamagator I see must have not catch that anyways it just probably a suggestion or theory

[@ItsToXley]

The monsters in Dark was the Night are not wendigos.

[@RedrumZombies]

7:05 He's 15 right now according to google. So maybe 12 during early filming, since the 1st trailer was 2019.

[@monsunoguy19]

I saw this review pop off in my notifications so I had to watch the movie first. I was pleasantly surprised by this film, I enjoyed the characters for what they were- the side characters weren't great but that's expected. I enjoyed how pretty this film looks despite the dreary tone and atmosphere, the shot of Lucas in view of the background mountains was one of my favorites. I think the monster effects were handled okay, I'm not sure what kind of budget this film had but I feel like they made the most of it. We saw the monster *enough* and the cg wasn't bad at all and I belive there was some good puppet work too which I'm always here for. What I also think this film did well was subtlety with Lucas. As Alte mentioned in the video, he's a very disheveled child. The only chance he can have a decent meal is probably at school. That's a detail I didn't notice in the film, he's too busy hunting raw for his family- probably hasn't been taught to operate an oven or clean game (though he probably knows how to clean) His father being the only person to put good food on the table is being Wendified so all he can do is scavenge what he can get without standing out.

[@shiftingeyethepoisonmuto584]

This is my long time watching Alteori again and her OC looks so amazing.

[@Alteori]

Thanks :D

[@Amon_Teivel]

Thanks for the video. It really lightened my day.

[@CyrilSmithVA]

While the movie didn''t meet my expectations, it was still a good movie. For me Lucas was the best part of the movie. I loved the design for the Wendigo

[@dustinjenney9736]

This movie has some of the best child acting I've seen in a long time.

[@ijnyuudachi4917]

I love the wendigo legends honestly, idk why but I've always been into it, I know a fair bit of it too, movie wasn't the greatest, but it had it's moments to me, I did also enjoy this video :> New sub btw!

[@grahamelliott9506]

my mom is in her 60's and has appliances that look like that... they all still work too, @3:40 really don't make them like they used to tbh

[@Alteori]

it's true

[@NickAyers-yr8ql]

Lol the redhead bully kid really got in your head. I think you're giving him more credit than he's owed.

[@therealveridicalyt497]

When I first heard of wendigos I thought they were dear-moose-elks that could walk on 2 legs

[@JustAWiddleSpider]

See, Until Dawn got it right with its depiction of the Wendigo. I like the whole, "spirit of cannibalism" thing. And heck, maybe the Wendigo does "evolve" over time to get antlers and stuff. But infection? Really? That's more like a vampire or werewolf scenario.

[@ashensparks9569]

Ayo.. I ain't seen your content in MONTHS... and I must say!!!!!!.. your new shadow fox avatar looks adorable as heck

[@kenjinozomu2995]

Monsters being parents to kids might be the new best thing

[@Radechanicalarsonist]

go read the last human on earth it's about a single mom alien adopting a human

[@eurisgamer5796]

You know, to me Antlers is one of those movies that never show the creature in front of the viewer for no reason

[@emmz34chills17]

The wendigo tale isn’t just caused by a curse but by a sense of hunger throughout a prolong period without food

[@Keviqeri]

Was waiting for this ;)

[@billflunkendorf]

You’re opinion of what people who hurt other people for their own pleasure should do is spot on in my opinion👍

[@kuitaranheatmorus9932]

This video was pretty good and I love it

[@Xellion496]

The cause of wendigo's vary from culture to culture, but some native american cultures think wendigos are the result of a spirit possessing a human and some others think it is caused when you eat human flesh, it's been a while since I talked or read about wendigos so what I just said might not be entirely accurate

[@L1lyyyy122]

My mind keep telling me to look outside and I see a DEER IN THE WOODS AND I WAS RUNNING DOWN THE STAIRS GETTING MY STUFF AND SAID "DAD THERES A WENDIGO"

[@inzyniertv9305]

When your dad is a wendigo moment

[@MrsHyde1018]

Lol, I know you got sad hearing the bully call out for Lucas, but I think it’s funny af. Dude got what he deserved for pestering the kid all the time, and I could only HOPE daddy knew he was a bully.

[@spicemoja8025]

I really pity you for thinking like that

[@MrsHyde1018]

@@spicemoja8025 I don’t need nor want your pity, nor am I sorry for thinking this way. I’ve been bullied, and I’ve seen what bullying does to kids first hand. And bullies deserve every ounce of retribution that comes their way. 🤷‍♀️ not saying all of them deserve to die. But it sure makes me feel good to see them get what’s coming to them. Especially when it’s the parents doing the ass kicking. And a Dad killing his son’s bully after years of torment is deliciously sweet revenge.

[@zaynes5094]

@@MrsHyde1018 Wow. Okay edgelord.

[@TheRealArrendondo]

A never ending monster kinda reminds me of IT Follows in a way; Also I’m tired of minorities being used as set dressing, how can we not be the main characters of our own mythology and why does our mythology always have to be shrunken down to only the bad parts

[@Alteori]

I agree! The creepypastas do it justice. Like I get the story has to be relatable to the majority audience of the region but if you're using another culture's mythology, they are the best ones to explain it but it's a bit cheap to just bring in a native American just to be like "oh YEAAAAHHHHH my culture thingie and here's how you beat" for the Americans to be like, "sweet thanks. Peace." Maybe they could have written it better.

[@markcobuzzi826]

Speaking of this, I imagined if there could be an original Wendigo film set in the early 1800s, which has its main protagonist actually be Native American. As a slight subversion of the Van Helsing trope, I envisioned this hypothetical film also having a Caucasian clergyman character, who is familiar with European monster folklore. But he would be utilized as a mere supporting character, who is out of his element in America and learns from the protagonist so he can make himself more useful. In turn, he shares his own stories of vampires and lycanthropes, which would create a sense of cultural common ground between him and the protagonist, as they work together to defeat the Wendigos.

[@garbagedumpgamedev6693]

Normally I don't watch scary stuff before bed but I realize that I haven't had a dream that was scary enough for me to remember for more than 2 minutes after waking up in 3 years

[@ethanjairam2236]

I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS

[@SirenzStorm]

he turned into the wendigo due to extreme deprivation whether that monetary, food, or happiness can turn you into a wendigo in this version !

[@rihamjilani9245]

Ur voice is so heart warming¶~¶

[@isaacclark]

Love your content love your videos alteori keep up the good work

[@mmeers89]

Brother Cop was in Mirrors 2. He's a good actor.

[@revenantknight4362]

The blend of old and new technology is just the way rural America is.

[@ehixxz]

Best part “The blender... has legs??”

[@TF2Scout..]

Wow Alteori has new appearance.

[@Alastors_biggest_fan]

I love how you can do light hearted movies but also the dark ones, I like both sometimes

[@xenofan2903]

Congrats, I’m your 5k like on this video.

[@lordfury18]

honestly every scene where the father pushed the kids away and told them to lock him away broke my heart, he loved his boy's and was fighting the wendigo spirit, trying to remain in control of his body like by the end of the movie i was happy the kid got adopted into a loving family, but it still hurt a lot that his brother and father had to go, the brother for like ya know the usual reasons, but the father also because everyone thought he was abusive, but the dude LOVED his children he might not be a stable parent in the normal sense, but the dude has a very stable job (if a bit illegal) he brings home money for his boy's and from the looks of things he doesn't use his product either, so outside of making it he gives the rest of his time for his boys

[@JaegerPright]

I'm pretty sure when the bully is getting eaten he yells "Lucas run"

[@Random_Stranger-1576]

Besides the story let's talk about altioris new character design I LOVE IT SO MUCH!