The Birch (character)

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This article is about the original Birch. You may be looking for Lanie Bouchard.

The Birch (character)
Other Names	She
Traits
Gender	Female
Species	Nature demon
Hair	Branches
Eyes	Black
Complexion	Birch wood
Personal Information
Status	Active
Allies	Shaun Shaun's Grandmother (presumably) †
Enemies	Kris †
Professional Information
Occupation	Protector
Affiliation	Herself
Powers and Skills	Nature manipulation, longevity, superhuman strength, regeneration
Media
Kill Count	1 (pending)
Role	Titular character, anti-hero
First Appearance	The Birch
Actor	Dee Sherwood Wallace

"For thee who makest me, I shall come. Thee who breaks me shall come undone." -- the incantation to summon The Birch

The Birch is the titular character and anti-hero of the 2017 short horror film The Birch. A powerful nature demon, The Birch is summoned by the creation and destruction of a ritualistic talisman from birch wood, which can be found on a specific tree in the woods. She is sought out by a young man named Shaun, who seeks refuge from his bully, and is summoned when the bully breaks her talisman.

The Birch is widely considered to be the most popular monster on Crypt TV, with a multitude of merchandise bearing her likeness.

She is portrayed by Dee Sherwood Wallace.

Physical Appearance

The Birch is a humanoid being that stands eight feet tall. As her name suggests, her body is made of birch wood. The upper half of her head ascends into a "crown" of large branches wrapped with vines reminiscent of horns. She has no legs, but has long fingers made of branches and twigs. She has a skeletal face, deep soulless eyes, and crooked teeth.

Characteristics

The Birch is said to be a vengeful protector, of both the forest she lives in and those who ask for her aid. Her primary goal is to protect those "with love in their hearts", slaughtering anyone who threatens the safety of those who summoned her. She can be summoned by fashioning a talisman out of sticks, and speaking the phrase "For thee who makest me, I shall come. Thee who breaks me shall come undone." Simply put, The Birch will protect whomever creates the talisman, and will kill whomever breaks it. However, this could not always bode well, as The Birch could only care about abiding by her rules and not about whether the talisman was broken by an innocent bystander or the true intended target.

Background

At some point in the past, a book containing information about The Birch came into the possession of Shaun's family.

Crypt Monster Universe

The Birch (2016)

A spellbound book is also a necessary part of the summoning ritual, which has been passed down to Shaun by his dying grandmother, who told him The Birch would look after him when his grandmother is gone. On his way home from school, Shaun is cornered and antagonized by his classmate, Kris, who chases him into the woods. Shaun reveals the talisman he crafted from twigs, and an enraged Kris breaks the talisman and prepares to attack Shaun with a pocket knife. They are both stopped by the arrival of The Birch, who attacks and mutilates Kris. Shaun and the Birch stare at Kris's corpse as The Birch coils her branches protectively around Shaun's hand.

Milk & Cookies II (2018)

The Birch's symbol appears on an ornament on the tree in Delaney's flashback.

Mordeo (2017-2019)

He who breaks me shall come undone... This article contains significant spoilers for those who have not yet viewed the episode or episodes in question. Proceed at your own risk!

Insatiable Hunger

The Birch's symbol appears in one of the shots of the first episode.

Offering

The Birch's symbol makes a cameo appearance once again, this time carved into the bark of a tree.

The Birch (2019)

	This article is considered part of the Crypt Monster Multiverse. Though connected to the CMU, it is not part of the main timeline.

After critical success of the original short film, The Birch was given fourteen episodes of her own series on the Facebook page of Crypt TV. On June 24, 2020, Crypt TV confirmed that the series would be getting a second season. This series eventually kicked off the Crypt Monster Multiverse, which contained web television series that functioned as alternate realities of the original Crypt Monster Universe.

In the series, The Birch is the new identity of an adopted girl named Lanie Bouchard. After getting pregnant by her ex-boyfriend, Lanie became determined to connect with her baby despite her adoptive parents doing everything possible to separate them in order to preserve their reputation. Upon learning that her adoptive parents killed Laura to maintain that reputation, Lanie killed her adoptive parents, transforming into The Birch in the process.

Crypt Extended Universe

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Brute VS Birch: Locking the Door feat. Mr. Creepypasta

To be added.

Mayhem, Murder and Monsters (2018)

Though she does not make a physical appearance nor have an arc in the series, The Birch's summoning symbol appears on a tree in the background of an episode.

Dead by Daylight

The Birch's costume for The Hag, Dead by Daylight

In 2021, Crypt TV partners with online video game Dead by Daylight to release a "CryptTV Collection", which featured three new skins for three of their Killers. A Very Rare Outfit of The Birch was awarded to The Hag. Unlike The Look-See or The Mordeo Queen, The Birch is not an alternate character model, but rather a costume of her character donned by The Hag.

"The Birch is a vengeful protector living in a forest, protecting people with love in their hearts from those who threaten their safety upon being summoned." -- game description of The Birch Witch costume

Powers and Abilities

Natural Abilities

• Ecokinesis: The Birch has complete and total control over nature and the environment. She can manipulate the environment to mutilate her victims.

Unique Abilities

• Longevity: The Birch appears to have some degree of immortality.
• Regeneration: The Birch has a superhuman healing ability.

Relationships

Shaun

Shaun is the latest summoner of The Birch. After being given her book by his dying grandmother, Shaun used the knowledge he had gained from it to trick his bully, Kris, into summoning the monster.

Shaun's Grandmother

Shaun's grandmother was connected to The Birch via a strange tome with instructions on how to summon her. As she was on death's door, she entrusted the book to Shaun, her grandson, so The Birch could protect him in her stead.

Victims

List of Victims

Crypt Monster Universe

Name of media	Name of victim	Fate of victim
The Birch	Kris	Slashed all over his body and eviscerated by tree branches.

Crypt Extended Universe

Name of media	Name of victim	Fate of victim
Brute VS Birch: Locking the Door	TBA	TBA

Totals

Completed kills	Failed or unfinished kills	Total victims
1 (pending)	0 (pending)	1 (pending)

Sightings

Crypt Monster Universe

Year	Title of film	Role
2016	The Birch	Titular character, anti-hero
2018	Milk & Cookies II	Symbol cameo

Mordeo (2017-2019)

Season	Title of episode	Appearance
Season 1	1. Insatiable Hunger	Symbol cameo
	2. Offering	Symbol cameo
	3. Hunger	Absent
	4. Offering	Absent
	5. No Escape	Absent

Sunny Family Cult

Season	Title of episode	Appearance
Season 3	1. Transcendence	Absent
	2. Roger and Elias	Absent
	3. Divine Creatures	Cameo
	4. Violence in Her Soul	Cameo

Crypt Extended Universe

Year	Title of creepypasta	Appearance
2019	Brute VS Birch: Locking the Door	Appears

Trivia

• The Birch is considered by fans to be the most popular monster out of the Crypt TV lineup, with the original short film even winning a Webby Award and fans have asked for a full movie on the character. In response, The Birch received her own series on the Facebook page of Crypt TV.
• Her symbol is reminiscent of the Blair Witch symbol.
• The appearances of The Birch's symbol in the Mordeo series indicates that The Birch and the Mordeo inhabit the same forest -- or at the very least, The Birch can be summoned anywhere.
• Along with The Look-See and the Mordeo Queen, The Birch is now an official skin in the horror game Dead by Daylight.
• The Birch is one of the Divine Creatures of Darkness -- five ancient demons that are linked to one another as part of an ominous prophecy.
• In a 2021 Twitter post, Crypt TV revealed that The Birch is transgender.
  • When a community member accused CryptTV of joking and that not being funny, as representation matters, Crypt TV doubled-down in another tweet about their seriousness in regards to LGBTQ-inclusivity and the previous tweet not having been a joke.
    

• On February 1st, 2022, a video of a glowing purple wheel was released with The Birch's symbol on it.
• In a 2020 Twitter post featuring various Crypt Monsters as astrology signs, The Birch was featured as the monster for the Taurus sign.
  

Gallery

View the gallery for The Birch here.

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