DARK AMBIENT MUSIC | Wendigo - Nature's Darkest Hunger

The Wendigo is a mythical creature originating from Algonquian folklore, primarily in the northern forests of North America. It is depicted as a malevolent spirit or a monstrous creature with a skeletal frame and long, antler-like horns. The Wendigo is associated with insatiable hunger and cannibalistic tendencies, driven to feed on human flesh. It is often depicted as a gaunt figure with exaggerated limbs, possessed by an unending appetite that can never be satisfied.

This episode of Rest for the Wicked features dark ambient music and winter forest sounds.

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[danielmotlagh]

Thanks! I'm trapped in a prison, one step out and My enemies just want me dead or worse. This track is here for me because of you @ rest4thewicked

[Stardweller]

Wendigos, werewolves, vampires, ghouls, jiangshi, zombies, skinwalkers... has anyone else noticed how many mythological monsters worldwide started out as humans?

[UchihaOokami]

I live in the middle of what was Algonquian lands (Michigan) and grew up with these myths and stories because the Native People are still here and they're memories and history deeply honored. Sure the dark and shadows can hide dangers but when it snows and the night is bright and the moon black, its so much more terrifying to hear the crunch of snow from a footstep not your own or a distorted howl in the distance. They come with snow and bitter cold that changed them, flitting across the land like wraiths ever-hungry. No defense other than to never go out at night and keep the fire warm and large. Its honestly why im happy its usually deer running across a field towards the road when driving at night in winter but i never look to hard unless its not. Never know whats just behind those trees or peaking behind a barn or trench along a long empty country road.

[kathryndueck]

This is masterfully done and incredibly haunting. It gives me strong "Pet Sematary" vibes, though the music suits a wide range of horror. It's definitely going on my playlist of background ambiance for prolonged writing sessions!

[yancharles]

I had terrify nightmares hearing this at sleep, so it have my totally approval.

[elsassymaestro]

So I live right next to a forest that I often go on hikes through during the day time and it is idyllic and inviting during the sunshine hours, filled with bird-song and the sounds of rustling undergrowth caused by wind or small critters but can be incredibly unnerving at night (obviously). Currently it is 1:30 in the morn and I had my headphones on and decided I wanted a cigarette so made my way outside. I made my way out into the middle of my yard away from the comfort of my living room lights and was just gazing into the tree line, imagining something unseen looking back and immersing myself in the atmosphere. I turned around briefly in the direction of my house then heard the sound of footsteps and an intensely low, menacing growl. I turned around suddenly half-expecting to see some deformed creature reaching out to steal me into the darkness, my heart almost literally in my throat. I felt very stupid as I was aware I had headphones on the entire time and knew it was coming, didn't help one damn bit! Suffice to say I finished the cigarette early, shuddered in existential dread then very quickly made my way inside and turned on every light...perfect soundtrack if it can elicit the feeling of dread. 10/10 but not doing that again!

[dizzod]

I am an author working on a book called "Betrayed", and your ambience is perfect for writing to! I love "Curse of the Shadowland", "Hall of the Dead King", and "Lillith - Ancient Demoness" as my top 3, but after listening to this, this is definitely making top of the list as well! In the book, there is a powerful and horrifying eldritch deity called the "Shadow Devil" who was partially based off a wendigo! Thank you for the incredible soundtracks and please don't ever stop making more!!! ❤

[garethgilmour]

I live in Scotland and a few years ago me and some friends decided to go to a mountain bothy (hillwalking shelter, basically an old crofters cottage) for one of the guys birthday weekend. The bothy is located on the shore of a sea loch (Loch Long) and we did a spot of fishing and just chilling out, i don't drink or smoke but the rest of the lad's enjoyed that sort of thing but i wanted to be alert incase something happened to one of us. Loch Long is located in Argyll and Bute which is a massive county that boasts beautiful scenery and has stunning mountains and it's also part of the Loch Lomond and Trossachs Park, it's truly stunning. The first night went great, no issues and none of the other lad's fell into the Loch or went missing i stayed awake and made sure that everyone was safely inside the bothy and i was sitting outside by the fire talking to a few hillwalkers who were also staying in the bothy. The next day we all got ourselves together for another day before going home the following day, across the Loch is a oil offloading facility and oil tankers come in, off load their cargo and it's then pumped over to the refinery in the east coast of Scotland so there's a constant humming noise of pumps running and probably electrical equipment running at high voltage. In the afternoon me and one of the hungover guys decided to walk up the side of the mountain back to the car which was a good 4 or 5 miles away parked up, there's a gravel road to the bothy but only the park rangers and emergency service vehicles are permitted to use it but at least there's a decent footing to the car. The other guy said "why don't we take a shortcut through the woods and hopefully get to the car quicker?" I was very hesitant about the idea but eventually decided to go for it but a good 30 minutes into this ridiculous idea and after walking through marsh and deer dung plus the bloody midges bitting my body I'd had enough and told the other guy that I'm heading back to the bothy, so he angrily marched away trying to keep going. I was soon lost in the very dense forest and thought if i make my way back down to the shore and follow the shoreline in the opposite direction I'd get to the bothy easily. So now I'm on my own trying to get back through all of the horrible stuff I'd went through but i was getting disoriented and thought well i can hear the people out on their boats with their engines running, i can hear the oil depo, the birds the water hitting the rocks, the problem was i knew i was going downwards and everything i could hear was disappearing like i was heading further away and at the same time i felt a very strange presence which very quickly turned to absolute fear, i very quickly became petrified my heart was pounding and i was breathing quickly but i kept walking down and the sound of my feet crunching the dead sticks disappeared, I truly felt like i was in the presence of a witch or something similar it's the most profound thing ever to have experienced, i swear it felt like something pure dark was watching me from behind one of the trees and i knew it was following me down to the water, as soon as i could see the shore by god i ran like the devil himself was chasing me, about 20ft from the rocks all the sounds came back, I jumped onto the rocks, slipped and banged my arse and back but when i turned around to look back at the forest i could hear the sound of the small twigs and sticks snapping as if something was running back up the forest away from me. It's an experience I'll never forget and hopefully doesn't happen again 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[grinning_ghosts]

Nobody:
Me: Casually listening to this every night to fall asleep because it calms my nerves and brain 😅

[Honorcodefor-life]

*Wisco to, 2005, my buddys daughter returns from the woods edge at a field line, where she stated she sighted a Deer with " sort- of evil looking fangs ", she was in mild disbelief of this as she and her family had never heard of any anomaly or such a thing, she was a young girl the n, ivr asked her about it again when our families get together, and she remains clear on her memory. As for me, i make my life in the wilds, plenty stories, only one neighbor gir 1ile around surrounded by millions of acres of treed National Forest, Grand Canyon outer lands...serious chit abound these lands, i have experienced. Love the channel.

[mariusaubert]

It is currently 2:37 in the morning as I write this comment. I live in France, in the countryside, with no neighbors within 2 km. My house is at the edge of a vast forest. It's a warm summer night; if I open my window, I can roughly hear the sounds of animals coming from the depths of the forest. Despite all the comfort I have, I still feel a sense of survival, which I find incredible here. I can assure you that going out a bit at night, venturing into the forest, or chopping wood for the winter, just listening to the sounds of the animals, the silence of the forest, feeling the energy it exudes, is something special. Watching and listening to this video makes me think of all that.

[TrueFear]

My absolute favorite mythological creature of all time, this fits it so well

[cosmicfeather]

Ello! ^^ im a Algonquian Native(Plains Cree) and im glad that our myths/legends are getting more attraction from a outside point of view, but People also have to remember that Wendigos are NOT something to mess with, No matter what non-believers/haters say... WE have these myths/legends for a reason and it would be nice that (sry about me saying this, as i know some do respect the spirit, this is for those who DONT) SOME people stop saying "theyer not real/its just made up" type of comments.. because Wendigos are VERY REAL and should be respected :/

(in our culture and im sure other Native Cultures will agree with me on this... But we are as Natives know that everything either it be a spirit/evil/good and nature itself MUST be RESPECTED.. otherwise bad things happen and we always end up on the blaming end .. Please people, respect Native cultures when we talk on stuff, because most if not all the time, its coming from a reliable source and the stories of myths/legends are more warnings to future generations... thats all i have to say and im sry about this being long, but it just peevs me sometimes that people dont listen to us when we try to only help. ^^' )

[VinnyUnion]

I love the Wendigo tale. Namely from the game "Until Dawn" speaking of which, that game also was in the snowy winter. If I remember correctly the Wendigo was created by a fatality in a specific mountain region and by cannibalizing.

[AlaricLovell]

3:18 love how he just walked near us saw that we were chilling and was like "ight bro I get it bye" 😂😂

[mesmeric]

I'm actually writing a book at the moment and the Wendigo is part of the books history. This video popped up and I had to click it!

[gorillanoodles]

Listening to this whole writing a story about being in the snow filled woods at night. I appreciate the creation of this

[Cole_Anderson]

The "wendigo" you're thinking of, with the antlers, is actually a wechuge.
A wendigo looks like a pale, thin human with sharp teeth, sometimes extremely tall.

[ThomasMurphyCosplay]

Good thing to play while Camping at a Winter time 😂

[noahhecker]

Evil creeps beneath darkened eaves, you hear a voice alluring, a corpse hand gropes in the darkness, till you perish, choking on your screams, and the wendigo’s hunger is appeased