PUKWUDGIE

ORIGIN: Native America

The Pukwudgie is a creature from Native American folklore, among the Wampanoag people of the northeastern United States, including Massachusetts. 

Pukwudgies are small, troll-like beings standing between two and three feet tall, with grayish skin, large noses, and glowing eyes. 

Their appearance seem very funny and comical at first, but they are anything but harmless.

According to legend, Pukwudgies were once friendly to humans but grew resentful over time. 

They are now considered dangerous tricksters capable of causing misfortune, injury, or even death. 

With their shape-shifting abilities, they can transform into porcupines, disappear at will, or deceive and lure travelers to their doom. 

They are said to use poison darts, create confusion in the minds of their victims, or push people off cliffs.

One of the most notorious places associated with Pukwudgies is the Freetown-Fall River State Forest in Massachusetts, part of the so-called Bridgewater Triangle, which is an area infamous for paranormal activity. 

Visitors have spoken about seeing small human like figures darting between trees, feeling watched, or hearing strange whispers. 

Some say they have even been followed or attacked. 

The legend lasts as a reminder that not all spirits of the forest are kind—some, like the Pukwudgie, may be holding a grudge.