Sadhu Dah | Paranormal Adventures, Demon Possession, Terrifying Case of Mr Smiley

Chris Matthew’s Forbidden Knowledge News — Summary

Chris Matthew’s Forbidden Knowledge News features returning guest Sadu Da, a world-traveling digital nomad and exorcist, who recounts a chain of paranormal/occult cases across Thailand, Borneo, and the U.S.—escalating from strange rituals to full-blown demonic encounters.

Main Plot & Key Highlights

Intro + framing

• Sadu describes himself and his long involvement with Thai shamanic/occult traditions.
• He’s been constantly traveling, with recent stops including Brazil, Peru, the U.S., Malaysia/Borneo, and now Vietnam.
• He jokes that the U.S. has produced some of his “weirdest” experiences, comparing his investigations to Supernatural’s Sam and Dean.

Thailand: meeting a famed forest shaman / “baby spirit” dolls

• In rural southern Thailand, Sadu visits an ajarn (occult teacher) known for protection and charms.
• He brings ritual materials and doll vessels.
• The shaman offers to “put spirits” into child-doll vessels (Luke/Lu-tep), and Sadu agrees—prompting a comedic reaction when he’s told he’s basically “a father” now.
• Sadu explains the tradition:
  • Gum tong and luke teap are presented as different forms of spirit-effigy practices.
  • They’re framed like a mutual “contract”: the living person gains karma/benefits, while the spirit gains a better future/incarnation.
• Etsy-origin cautionary tale:
  • Sadu tells a story about a customer whose home became haunted after she let the doll-spirit “have wine” at dinner, treating it like a normal guest.
  • His analogy: it’s like giving a toddler alcohol—leading to a “drunken baby ghost” that makes everything worse until alcohol is forbidden.

Borneo: demonic infestation/exorcism in a “graveyard house”

• Sadu describes a house in Kenning where he immediately senses something is wrong.
• He experiences a vivid perception resembling sleep paralysis, including a “family” breakfast scene downstairs—followed by the realization it isn’t normal.
• After intensive ritual prep (blessings, energy work, consecrations), a cold, malicious presence appears upstairs.
• Sadu identifies it as a demon, not a ghost.
• Escalating phenomena include:
  • Marching-band music with no source, stopping when he investigates.
  • The TV turning on by itself, even after being unplugged, then reappearing later.
  • A “notice-and-retract” moment: he sees a foot emerge from behind a wall/stair structure, but it intentionally pulls back when he acknowledges it.
• His teacher joins via video chat, and they reduce the energy with coordinated spiritual work.
• Crucial reveal:
  • Locals describe the property as a kind of spiritual graveyard site, built near places where shamans were buried, with deeper WWII massacre lore.
  • The implication: an ancient predator entity was reawakened and amplified as traditions faded.
• Tracking the source at a historic jungle graveyard:
  • Sadu describes attempting exorcism in dangerous conditions (he notes he nearly died earlier from dengue fever).
  • During the outdoor rite:
    • They feel motion/malevolence amid thick bamboo.
    • A branch falls, blocking their path and preventing easy escape.
    • “The black veil” metaphorically lifts; light increases “like dawn,” and false-trick elements (like a staged “injured man”) are rejected as manipulation.
• Ending note:
  • Sadu says the case isn’t fully finished and that he will return in November to either complete it or force it into a “hibernating” state.

U.S. (California/Iowa): the “Mr. Smiley” entity possession case

• Sadu introduces the theme by holding up nail clippers with a large smiley face.
• Maria contacts Sadu to help her friend Laura, whose entire family experiences escalating phenomena:
  • Falling objects
  • Voices
  • Severe deterioration in pets (including two cats that must be put down due to unexplained suffering)
• Focus shifts to Laura’s teenage daughter, Sarah:
  • Sarah played with an Ouija board.
  • She begins seeing “Mr. Smiley”: a humanoid with razor-sharp teeth, huge dinner-plate eyes, wearing a suit.
  • It initially feigns care and bonding—claiming other kids don’t understand her.
  • Then it escalates to self-harm instructions:
    • Asking her to cut herself
    • Humiliating/violent games (e.g., “pinch your sister,” “scare your sister”)
  • Episodes include amnesia, terrifying moments (including being found with a knife while her mother sleeps), and then Sarah collapses crying, pleading for understanding.
• The boyfriend becomes abusive and an alcoholic, with memory gaps and delusional “buddy” conversations—someone counseling him who is not actually present.
• Months into intervention, the family improves:
  • Phenomena reduce
  • Possessive episodes stop
• Later turning point:
  • When Maria checks in again, the entity appears to jump from Sarah to Laura, evidenced by Laura’s scarred arm, bandaged injuries, and later episodes where Laura stabs herself with a knife.
• Recent session detail:
  • During a call, Sadu says Mr. Smiley manifested as a shadow on video behind Laura.
  • Sadu reports strong personal symptoms afterward—flu-like for three days—though he frames it as mild compared to worse cases he has survived.

The “Throughline” Explanation

Sadu repeatedly emphasizes that:

• Cases should be handled by addressing the person’s trauma and fear/stress responses, not only the “home.”
• He outlines a progression model of demonic activity:
  1. Infestation / manifestation
  2. Oppression (internal/external effects such as hallucinations, nightmares, sleep paralysis)
  3. Possession (worst stage, described as a feeding phase)
• He argues that “demon” behavior adapts to the target’s context and beliefs—for example, effects may differ depending on whether psychological triggers align with Christian versus Muslim frameworks—while still remaining fundamentally predatory.

Jokes / Standout Reactions

• Comedic ritual shock:

  “So I let him… now I’m like, great, I’m a father.”

• “Drunken baby ghost” analogy involving invited wine:

  • Allowing the spirit to drink causes escalating haunting behavior.
• Light comedic relief amid tense demon descriptions:
  • Example includes calling it “Satan” during an attempted forced possession of a student.
• Visual branding of the entity:
  • Mr. Smiley is tied to the smiley-face nail clippers, making it creepy but memorable.

Closing Message / Services

• Sadu states his exorcism work is free/charity-based, while he earns money through:
  • teaching
  • amulets
• He encourages viewers to use his official site (thesaduah.com) for links to Patreon/YouTube/Etsy/services.

Appearing Personalities (as stated in subtitles)

• Chris Matthew (host, Forbidden Knowledge News)
• Sadu Da (guest; exorcist/shamanic practitioner)
• Sadu’s girlfriend
• Ajan Suie (Thai occult teacher/shaman Sadu admires)
• Ajan Kao Sakit (known as the “ghost master”)
• Sadu’s students (including one from Kenning; also “Vasu and Kang” referenced)
• “Uncle” (older Chinese man present with Sadu’s girlfriend)
• Laura (client)
• Maria (Laura’s friend who contacts Sadu)
• Sarah (teen daughter)
• Mr. Smiley (entity)