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Skin-walker stories told among Navajo children may be complete life and death struggles that end in either skin-walker or Navajo killing the other, or partial encounter stories that end in a stalemate. [2] Encounter stories may be composed as Navajo victory stories, with the skin-walkers approaching a hogan and being scared away. [7] [8]
The Skin-walkers (or the Skinwalkers) is a Native American legend from the Navajo culture that describes medicine men who have become evil and are able to shapeshift into animals and other people. One of the original places where they were sighted was Skinwalker Ranch, in Ballard, Utah .
1722 German woodcut of a werewolf transforming. Popular shapeshifting creatures in folklore are werewolves and vampires (mostly of European, Canadian, and Native American/early American origin), ichchhadhari naag (shape-shifting cobra) of India, shapeshifting fox spirits of East Asia such as the huli jing of China, the obake of Japan, the Navajo skin-walkers, and gods, goddesses and demons and ...
Skinwalkers is a 2006 action horror film. It was released in the United States by Lions Gate Entertainment and After Dark Films, and focuses on werewolves. Directed by James Isaac, it stars Jason Behr, Elias Koteas, Rhona Mitra, and Tom Jackson. The film was originally announced for theatrical release on December 1, 2006, but was delayed until ...
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Skinwalkers is a 2002 mystery television film based on the novel of the same name by Tony Hillerman, one of his series of mysteries set against contemporary Navajo life in the Southwest. It features an all-Native cast, with Adam Beach and Wes Studi playing officers Jim Chee and Joe Leaphorn . [ 1 ]
Skin-walker is a human/animal shape-shifter from Native American legend. Skinwalker may also refer to: Skinwalkers, a 1986 mystery novel by Tony Hillerman Skinwalkers, a PBS Mystery! episode based on Hillerman's novel; Skinwalker, a 2003 comic book published by Nunzio DeFilippis, Christina Weir, and Brian Hurtt
Werewolf Illustration of a werewolf in woodland at night in the story "The Werewolf Howls", November 1941 Grouping Mythology Similar entities Skinwalker Folklore Worldwide Other name(s) Lycanthrope Part of a series on the Paranormal Main articles Astral projection Astrology Aura Bilocation Breatharianism Clairvoyance Close encounter Cold spot Crystal gazing Conjuration Cryptozoology Demonic ...