In the Spring of 1879, a Cree Trapper, formerly employed by the Northwest Mounted Police from Fort Saskatchewan, was alleged to have murdered all eight members of his family and dined on their flesh.
In addition to the allegations against him, Swift runner claims to be afflicted by the, “wihitikow” English translation: Windigo, an indigenous spirit said to possess and turn its victims homicidal and cannibalistic.
As the expedition pushes north, the prisoner’s condition casts a growing shadow over the group, and in the distance, they hear the tormented cries of the windigo stalking them.
