south-west of western australia, which includes the noongar people, have a local scary story to tell at night. when the featherfoot is hunting you, it waits till you’re alone or in a small group, at night walking to a destination. the person or the group will start to get a sense of foreboding, followed by a strong sense they are being followed. the featherfoot is close behind, following. its steps are silent and leave not tracks. the only way to survive a feathfoot attack is to never look behind you until you get back to a light source. keep walking and don’t look back, it’s when the person looks behind them, is when it attacks. often the reason the spirit will follow and attack someone is because they have committed a crime, or something as heinous or evil.