We all love a good ghost story, but what if the ghost story is happening to you? Suddenly, it’s a little less desireable.
Just ask Adam Ellis, a Twitter user who is ~pretty sure~ he’s being haunted by the ghost of a boy named David. He started a Twitter thread to prove his point, and I don’t know, it doesn’t seem so impossible.
So, my apartment is currently being haunted by the ghost of a dead child and he's trying to kill me. (thread)
— Adam Ellis (@adamtotscomix) August 7, 2017
It all began with a dream…
He started appearing in dreams, but I think he's crossed over into the real world now.
— Adam Ellis (@adamtotscomix) August 7, 2017
The first time I saw him, I was experiencing sleep paralysis and saw a child sitting in the green rocking chair at the foot of my bed.
— Adam Ellis (@adamtotscomix) August 7, 2017
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
For a while he just stared at me, but then he got out of the chair and started shambling toward the bed.
— Adam Ellis (@adamtotscomix) August 7, 2017
I couldn't move because I was paralyzed. (I have sleep paralysis fairly often. It sucks.)
— Adam Ellis (@adamtotscomix) August 7, 2017
Right before he reached my bed, I woke up screaming.
— Adam Ellis (@adamtotscomix) August 7, 2017
But it didn’t end there.
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
So when David came back in his dream, Adam decided to try it out.
Then, David came back in another dream. Same situation—I was in bed, and he was sitting in the rocking chair near the window, staring at me.
— Adam Ellis (@adamtotscomix) August 7, 2017
In the dream, I say, "Dear David, how did you die?" He mumbles, "An accident in a store."
— Adam Ellis (@adamtotscomix) August 7, 2017
I say, "Dear David, what happened in the store?" He groans, "A shelf was pushed on my head."
— Adam Ellis (@adamtotscomix) August 7, 2017
I'm frozen with fear. I ask, "Who pushed the shelf?" David doesn't answer.
— Adam Ellis (@adamtotscomix) August 7, 2017
I realize that I've asked a third question, which I'm not supposed to do. At that point, I wake up, absolutely terrified.
— Adam Ellis (@adamtotscomix) August 7, 2017
OK, so maybe it was just a dream, but who wouldn’t be terrified? So Adam decided to do a little research, just in case.
The next couple days I google deaths in the city, but can't find anything about a kid named David dying in a store.
— Adam Ellis (@adamtotscomix) August 7, 2017
I even try different names—Daniel, Dylan, Devon. Nothing. A few weeks go by without incident.
— Adam Ellis (@adamtotscomix) August 7, 2017
But life went on.
Sort of randomly, the apartment above mine is vacated, and I have the opportunity to move into it. It's a larger apartment, so I'm thrilled.
— Adam Ellis (@adamtotscomix) August 7, 2017
Another month or two goes by, and I sort of forget about Dear David. I think he lost track of me because I moved upstairs.
— Adam Ellis (@adamtotscomix) August 7, 2017
But lately, something strange is happening.
— Adam Ellis (@adamtotscomix) August 7, 2017
And, oh god, this is the worst part.
For the past 4 nights, my cats gather at the front door at exactly midnight & just stare at it, almost like something is on the other side. pic.twitter.com/Y8nnVLv6b4
— Adam Ellis (@adamtotscomix) August 7, 2017
Last night I got a weird feeling and looked out the peephole, and I'm dead certain I saw movement on the other side.
— Adam Ellis (@adamtotscomix) August 7, 2017
When I opened the door and turned on the hall light, nothing was there, but my cats seemed unnerved. Bushy tails, etc.
— Adam Ellis (@adamtotscomix) August 7, 2017
And that's where I am right now. Dear David found me, I think. I don't know what to do. I'll keep you updated.
— Adam Ellis (@adamtotscomix) August 7, 2017
Some seriously strange things have happened since then.
Update: for the sixth night in a row, my cat has walked over to the door promptly at midnight and stared at it. pic.twitter.com/97oSBLfOIw
— Adam Ellis (@adamtotscomix) August 9, 2017
What is going on? pic.twitter.com/30mLSqYhXo
— Adam Ellis (@adamtotscomix) August 9, 2017
Ok, so I took a photo through the peephole cuz I'm too scared to open the door. I feel like I saw something.
— Adam Ellis (@adamtotscomix) August 9, 2017
I couldn't tell so I mustered the courage to open the door. Nothing was out there but I took another photo. Look at this:
— Adam Ellis (@adamtotscomix) August 9, 2017
Is it just me or is is there something in the first photo, right where the bannister meets the shelves? Hiding on the stairs. pic.twitter.com/s1g9bRzOPj
— Adam Ellis (@adamtotscomix) August 9, 2017
I wasn't sure if it was a smudge or something so I took a second photo from inside. There was something out there. pic.twitter.com/NnHepK90aC
— Adam Ellis (@adamtotscomix) August 9, 2017
It’s actually pretty terrifying.
I deadbolted the lock and got in bed because I don't know what else to do. I can still hear my cat meowing at the door.
— Adam Ellis (@adamtotscomix) August 9, 2017
I am pretty scared. pic.twitter.com/Z6CZ8c20EA
— Adam Ellis (@adamtotscomix) August 9, 2017
Good luck, Adam. I’m glad I’m not you tonight. 
