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VIRAL: ‘Dear David,’ a horror story told through Twitter

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VIRAL: ‘Dear David,’ a horror story told through Twitter
In a series of tweets, Buzzfeed cartoonist Adam Ellis narrates how he is supposedly being haunted by the ghost of a child with a dented head

MANILA, Philippines – A series of tweets about a ghost child, described to have a misshapen head that’s dented on one side, went viral online. 

The creepy tweets are authored by Buzzfeed cartoonist and writer Adam Ellis, who claims that the ghost child known as “Dear David” (the tweets below will explain the name) first appeared in his dreams. However, after a certain incident, Ellis said the ghost is now manifesting itself in the real world, haunting his apartment and supposedly trying to kill him.

Ellis updates the story with regular tweets – incidents that flesh out what is amounting to be a rather intriguing poltergeist story. It’s a story that Ellis claims to be true, an element that has certainly helped the whole thing to become more gripping – as the retweets, typically in the thousands, would prove. The writer’s followers are a highly engaged bunch as they try to help decipher the mystery as well – or maybe find holes in Ellis’ story. 

True or not, the author has certainly created a Twitter horror story that’s giving the online world goosebumps, and along the way, has helped him gain followers before he releases his next book in 2018.

It started with one tweet in early August:


 

From there, Ellis slowly fleshed out the story – the characters, the incident, and purported photo and video evidence:


 

Ellis made a drawing of the ghost: 


 

And he described how the ghost approached him in his sleep, also telling us about his bouts with sleep paralysis:




 

Ellis revealed how he learned the ghost’s name, as well as the rule that one shouldn’t break when talking to it:






 

Ellis’ ability to follow instructions was put to the test shortly.





 

The mistake didn’t come back to haunt him until after a few months. By this time, Ellis had tried googling accidental deaths in the city involving persons named David (to no avail) and moved to a new apartment upstairs. And then this happened: 





 

That’s where the first batch of tweets, all dated August 7, ended. Since then, Ellis has regularly updated the “Dear David” story, ramping up the creep factor at times – most especially with this August 28 video showing a rocking chair doing what rocking chairs do in horror movies. 

You can follow the rest of the “Dear David” saga on Ellis’ Twitter page here or on his Storify page. – Rappler.com

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