S2E1: The Glimmer Man and Wendigo

In the first episode of season 2 of #creaky, Megan and Brooks investigate a new cryptid that they’ve never heard of before, the Glimmer Man and how it is slightly similar to the Wendigo.

What is the Glimmer Man?

If you are a fan of the movie Predator with Arnold Schwarzenegger then you are familiar with what the creature looks like while it is cloaking itself to be invisible. You can still see it’s outline but the inside is blurry and see-through. That is very similar to the Glimmer Man cryptid.

Most accounts say that it is very large, blurry but see through with yellow eyes. Most happen deep within the woods or wilderness, far from other people. A lot of the experiences with the Glimmer Man come from hunters, hikers or those who live in very rural areas.

During most Glimmer Man experiences, there is dead silence before it appears. Those who’ve encountered the Glimmer Man detail a sense of someone watching them, that eerie feeling that they are not alone.

Glimmer Man Similarities to Wendigo

The Wendigo is a creature or evil spirit that has a history with the Native Americans in the Plains and Great Lakes area. They are described as very powerful with a desire to murder and devour their victims. They look like half man and half monster with elk horns and a skull for a face. They are also very tall, dark, and ominous.

The Wendigo is said to have the power to control the mind of their victims, to be able to make them see and hear things that aren’t really there in order to lure them to their death. In some of the experiences we discuss, the Glimmer Man also has mind control powers and lures victims by making them hear loved ones crying for help in the woods.

Could the Glimmer Man be related in some way to the Wendigo? We believe it’s possible.

Is the Glimmer Man Responsible for Missing People Lost in the Woods?

Megan and Brooks discuss an experience that was told in the documentary Missing 411 that sounds very similar to the other experiences they discussed with the Glimmer Man. A woman was hunting in the woods when she saw the outline of a huge blurry figure moving through the woods. Soon after that, teens at a nearby school saw a UFO over their football field.

Since the Glimmer Man is seen deep in the woods and may have the ability to manipulate it’s victims with mind control and voice cloaking, we believe it is possible that it could explain why some missing victims are never seen again.

Do you believe in the Glimmer Man or Wendigo? Could it also be similar to a skinwalker?

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