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Mar 2025
1h 16m

The Smiling Man From the Woods

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After their great-grandmother’s passing, a family moves into her secluded home on 180 acres of overgrown land. While exploring the property, two brothers stumble upon an abandoned cabin hidden deep in the woods—one that was never meant to be found. What begins as childhood curiosity quickly turns into a nightmare that follows them back home. Over the years, they experience unexplainable encounters, eerie whispers, and the presence of something that refuses to be forgotten. As they uncover the dark history of the land, they realize the reason their family left it behind… and why they may never truly escape it.

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Editing and sound design by Sarah Vorhees Wendel from VW Sound. Additional production by Edwin Covarrubias and the Scary FM team.
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