He Lives in the Woods

It exists in its own universe and is *not* part of the Crypt Monster Universe or the Featured Creature series.

## Production Information

### Release Date

* August 23rd, 2016 (Facebook)
* May 29th, 2017 (YouTube)

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***He Lives in the Woods*** is a 2016 short horror film written and directed by Landon Stahmer and released by Crypt TV. It stars Brianna Brill.

The film was released on Crypt TV's Facebook page on August 23rd, 2016, and again on their YouTube channel on May 29th, 2017.

## Summary

A girl waits for her boyfriend to come over and is stalked by a stranger.

## Plot

Late one night, a woman named Brianna is in her house alone drawing on her leg. Her phone buzzes as she gets a message from her partner, telling her they're on their way home. Brianna puts her phone down and starts drawing on her leg some more when she hears a loud banging coming from outside. She gets up off the couch and goes to the window, carefully pulling the curtains aside to see a figure in a hoodie standing out in the woods.

Brianna goes back to the couch and grabs her phone, texting her partner that she sees them and telling them to come inside. She looks back up and sees the figure still standing there, showing no signs of movement. Brianna watches the figure until her phone buzzes. Her partner has texted her back, saying they literally just left and will be there in ten minutes. Brianna looks back up and the figure has disappeared. After a few moments of silence, a monstrous face presses up against the window.

Brianna staggers back in fear, and the knob on the front door slowly starts to turn as someone tries to open it. Brianna runs to the door and throws herself against it, trying to keep it shut as the figure tries to force itself inside her house. Brianna eventually gets the door closed long enough to turn the lock, locking the figure outside. She watches the door for any signs of movement, then runs back over to the couch, crouching behind it as the doorknob starts moving again. Brianna watches the doorknob before turning to the chimney. A tattered piece of paper falls down the chimney and lands in front of the fireplace.

Brianna goes over to the paper and picks it up, revealing it is covered in scratchy handwriting. As she reads it, the locked front door slowly opens all the way. Brianna looks behind her and sees the open door, but there is nothing there. Suddenly, a gray arm grabs her heel, pulling her onto the floor. Brianna screams as she hits the floor and is dragged up the chimney. After the title card is shown, the camera pans onto the piece of paper that Brianna was reading, revealing a poem is written on the paper: *"If you look you'll see him. If you listen you'll hear him. The Man in the Woods will tear you limb from limb."*

## Crew

 Gaffer
 Sound, Production Assistant
 Set Decoration, Costuming
 Talent, Makeup

## Trivia

* This the first Landon Stahmer film released by Crypt TV.
* The post-credits scene showing the note written on the paper has been cut from the YouTube release.
* The Man in the Woods shares a similarity with The Look-See, another monster created by Landon Stahmer.

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Crypt TV. "The Man in the Woods |The man in the woods will tear you limb from limb....(WARNING: FREAKY) | By Crypt TV." Facebook, Crypt TV; August 23rd, 2016.
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Crypt TV. "He Lives in the Woods | Scary Short Film | Crypt TV." YouTube, Crypt TV; May 29th, 2017.
3. ↑ Named after actress for posterity. Production name unconfirmed.