CURSE OF THE FOREST
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Last published Wed, Aug 6, 2025
Some things are better left unseen but curiosity always wins.
When peter finds a creepy forest vlog by a boy who vanished after filming, he convinces his friends to go see the place for themselves. But when something strange is awakened in that forest, laughter turns into screams. A curse is triggered, a shadow follows them home and now, one by one they are dying and the only one who can stop it is already losing herself.
A chilling Nigeria horror about friendship, curses, and the price of disturbing the past.
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