Dear David Haunting: The Viral Twitter Story That Terrified the Internet
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In 2017, a viral Twitter thread by artist Adam Ellis convinced thousands of people they were watching a real haunting unfold in real time. From sleep paralysis and creepy dreams to strange footage, phone calls, and unsettling photos, the Dear David story became one of the internet’s most infamous paranormal mysteries.
In 2017, artist Adam Ellis posted a tweet claiming his apartment was being haunted by the ghost of a dead child named Dear David. What started as a strange sleep paralysis experience quickly spiraled into eerie photos, unsettling videos, mysterious phone calls, and thousands of people following the story in real time online.
In today’s Spooky episode of Macabre Mondays, we break down the entire Dear David timeline chronologically, from the first nightmare to the disturbing footage that made the internet question whether this was an elaborate horror story.. or something much stranger.
Adam Ellis Twitter Thread
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