Hoklonote
Hoklonote is a malevolent spirit from Choctaw tradition, described in 19th-century ethnographic accounts collected by Henry S. Unlike many supernatural beings in Choctaw mythology, Hoklonote is unequivocally evil — a shapeshifting entity with the terrifying ability to read human thoughts. The Choctaw believed that Hoklonote could assume any form it desired, making it nearly impossible to recognize until it was too late. This spirit represents the darker aspects of the Choctaw spiritual world, serving as a cautionary figure about the dangers of trusting appearances and the importance of spiritu