Everyone knows that the internet is a plethora of cringe-inducing horror stories just waiting to be read by millions of online users. Oftentimes, these tales go unnoticed. But there’s one story that’s taking the internet by storm… and it’s called “Dear David.”
“Dear David” is a series of Twitter posts by American illustrator Adam Ellis. And each post documents his encounters with the paranormal entity, Dear David.
This all began back in August when Ellis moved into a new apartment. Unbeknownst to him at the time, his apartment was apparently haunted by the little boy whom Ellis says looks like this:
He had a huge misshapen head that was dented on one side. I did my best to draw it: pic.twitter.com/AJizlw7qXe
— Adam Ellis (@adamtotscomix) August 7, 2017
After that first encounter with Dear David, Ellis was visited in a dream by a young girl who warned him not to ask Dear David more than two questions. Here’s what went down during that conversation:
I had another dream a few nights later, where I was in a library and a girl came up to me and said, "You've seen Dear David, haven't you?"
— Adam Ellis (@adamtotscomix) August 7, 2017
I was like, "Who?" And she said, "Dear David. You saw him."
— Adam Ellis (@adamtotscomix) August 7, 2017
She continued, "He's dead. He only appears at midnight, and you can ask him two questions if you said 'Dear David' first."
— Adam Ellis (@adamtotscomix) August 7, 2017
Then she added, "But never try to ask him a third question, or he'll kill you."
— Adam Ellis (@adamtotscomix) August 7, 2017
The next time Ellis saw Dear David was in another dream. During that encounter, Ellis decided to talk to David and ask him a few questions. Unfortunately for Ellis, he didn’t realize he asked Dear David a third question until it was too late.
Soon after this encounter, Ellis experienced a series of weird and unexplainable circumstances in his apartment. And just like the first two times, it always involved Dear David.
On August 12, Ellis made the brave decision to move out of his seemingly haunted living space and move into the apartment upstairs. What he didn’t know however, was that Dear David wasn’t done with him just yet.
This month, Ellis decided he wanted proof of Dear David’s presence in his apartment, so he downloaded an app that takes a photo every minute. He then placed his phone atop a bookshelf then left it running overnight. Here are the results:
— Adam Ellis (@adamtotscomix) December 13, 2017
In the next photo, from a minute later, he seems to be staring straight up at the ceiling? Just staring. pic.twitter.com/MoW6CPcKoD
— Adam Ellis (@adamtotscomix) December 13, 2017
Then he appears to collapse on the chair. The next dozen photos are all the same. He's completely lifeless. At first I'd thought he was dead, which obviously doesn't make any sense. I looked over at the chair half expecting him to still be there but it was empty. pic.twitter.com/yA5MltIp0i
— Adam Ellis (@adamtotscomix) December 13, 2017
But then, in the next photo, he's gone. The room it totally empty again. He's gone in the next several photos, too. I figured maybe that was it, but I kept swiping through the photos.
— Adam Ellis (@adamtotscomix) December 13, 2017
About 15 photos later, he was back, standing next to the bed. It was just like the last time I saw him. pic.twitter.com/gxAbepRKUG
— Adam Ellis (@adamtotscomix) December 13, 2017
He was on the bed. Inches from me, staring down at me sleeping. pic.twitter.com/MOtQEgTLma
— Adam Ellis (@adamtotscomix) December 13, 2017
The next one was worse. In the next photo, he's staring right at the camera. pic.twitter.com/WhmuAr9DcQ
— Adam Ellis (@adamtotscomix) December 13, 2017
Here's the final photo on the scroll. pic.twitter.com/LkkpiEbBnr
— Adam Ellis (@adamtotscomix) December 13, 2017
Whether Dear David is a true-to-life documentary of Ellis’s paranormal struggles or just a figment of his imagination, one thing’s for sure — we’re definitely spooked out of our minds! Here’s to hoping we could get a good night’s sleep tonight!
