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DO NOT WATCH
a woman finds a VHS tape in her new home labeled "DO NOT WATCH". a tape that knows things about her that no recording should.
(video 1 is the cinematic short film, video 2 is the process)
The name was always on the label. In a different ink. Below the line she stopped reading.
Fear is the best editor. It cuts everything that could reassure you.
the genre is; Psychological Horror and Paranormal Activity.
at the end, you realise Fear made her blind to the label in the beginning.
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