‘Dear David’ Is Ready To Break The Internet (Again) [Exclusive Photos]

Mary Beth McAndrews |

Aug 31, 2023

Augustus Prew as Adam Ellis in Dear David. Photo Credit: Stephanie Montani

In 2017, artist Adam Ellis (who was employed at BuzzFeed at the time) started a Twitter thread that freaked out the entire internet. He shared that his apartment was haunted by a murderous child ghost. The story, later titled Dear David, told via Twitter updates captivated the internet, to say the least. Now, it’s getting a horror film adaptation with the same name. In anticipation of the film’s release, we have some exclusive photos to tease the horrors that await in Dear David.

But first, read the film’s full synopsis:

Shortly after comic artist Adam (Augustus Prew) responds to Internet trolls, he begins experiencing sleep paralysis — while an empty rocking chair moves in the corner of his apartment. As he chronicles increasingly malevolent occurrences in a series of tweets, Adam begins to believe he is being haunted by the ghost of a dead child named David. Encouraged by his boss to continue the “Dear David” thread, Adam starts to lose his grip on what is online…and what is real. Based on the viral Twitter thread by BuzzFeed comic artist Adam Ellis.