Eduard Verkin “Wendigo, demon of the forest” “...At first glance they resembled people. Head, arms and legs, clothes. True, it’s tattered, dirty and somehow baggy, as if it had been taken from fatter and taller people and put on dystrophic people. Or if these tall and large people suddenly shrank twice as much and turned black as a result. It was as if they had risen into the world from mines, from dungeons that had never seen the light of day. The skull is covered with skin, the eyes are white and bulging, with small, pinpoint pupils. Brown teeth, as if they had never been brushed, sharp and angry, ready for action. In general, the creatures looked like the living dead from films. Wendigo. That’s what they were called…”Maria Nekrasova “When the Creature Comes” Once a month, when the full moon comes, Ira remains at home alone, hangs a lock on the door, and iron staples and a chain on the windows, and waits. Her relatives always leave the house in advance so that, God forbid, they don’t see... The neighbors then remember for a whole month how noisy it was in their apartment: breaking glass rang, the walls shook when something heavy jumped on the floor. But Ira always makes an excuse, saying that she invited friends to visit. In fact, she has no friends. She's lonely. She has only herself and... The Creature. Irina Shcheglova “The Werewolf Knife” Vovka did not expect adventure from an ordinary trip out of town. And when the bus broke down in the middle of a snowy forest, the boy was not afraid, but volunteered to ski for help. It became scary later, when yellow wolf eyes sparkled along the road and the howl of a pack that went hunting was heard...