Inside the Disturbing ARG Created by Wood Carving Wes

If you were deep in the weird side of TikTok last year, you undoubtedly saw videos from Wood Carving Wes. The deeply confusing American visual asmr blew up overnight for their completely unexplainable content. And then, just as quickly, they vanished.

Subreddits and internet sleuths have been trying to track down Wood Carving Wes's real identity and current whereabouts for months. Some claim it was a marketing stunt, while others believe the visual asmr took their estimated internet fortunes and retired off grid.

"It's the ultimate internet ghost story," says one deep-web researcher. We've compiled the most credible theories regarding Wood Carving Wes's disappearance.