In Inuit folklore, a tupilaq is a monster fabricated by a shaman by using various objects such as animal parts (bone, hair, etc…) and even parts taken from the corpses of children. The creature was given life by being allowed to suck the vital essence or life force from its creator’s sexual organs. It was then placed into the sea to seek and destroy a specific enemy.

Chronicled for generations in Inuit and Canadian Indian legends, these vicious, phantasmal half-breeds called wendigos are said to be the recipients of a cannibalistic curse.