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"The Waif"

Upon arriving at his family cabin, a suicidal man who has lost everything, encounters a mysterious woman who brings her own twisted family and plans for a night of unspeakable evil that will ignite his innate will to survive.
Meet the writer: Adam Hampton
Genre: Horror • Thriller
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Ben was a loving father and devoted husband until his son’s tragic passing and his marriage to Marie suffered and died. After quitting his university teaching position and saying a final goodbye to Marie and her new significant other, Ben departs to a family cabin for isolation and perhaps to end his own torment. He undertakes the journey unaware that a small collective of brutal killers lurk the remote countryside, torturing and killing anyone in their path. Seeking solitude in the cabin and surrounding woods, Ben encounters a mysterious and predictable young woman known only as The Waif, who claims she is being abused and pursued. Allowing her into his cabin, he soon comes to realize that he has been deceived by his nameless guest. Now stalked by a “family” of brutal murderers, he must fight to survive a whirlwind night of terror and pain as The Waif and her ruthless companions descend upon him. Worse, their killing spree has left a vulnerable child alone and hiding in the woods; a young boy whose only hope for survival lies in Ben, who must now escape the cabin - and the night - before The Waif, The Mother, and The Lady in White can finish the vile games they started.
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Development
Oct, 25
Packaging
May, 2026
The Greenlight
Feb 28, 2024
4
Pre-Production
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5
Production / Principal Photography
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Post-Production
Est. Nov 2024
7
Distribution & Marketing
Est. 2025
8
Theatrical Release
Fall, 27

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  4. 4.4 Set Construction & Costume DesignMay 15, 2024
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