Back in 2017, BuzzFeed writer Adam Ellis wrote out a ghost story (which he swears is completely true) on Twitter, and that story caught so much attention that there was soon talk of a movie adaptation. The project, titled Dear David, was first set up at New Line Cinema in 2018, then made its way over to Lionsgate. Now Lionsgate is gearing up to give Dear David a theatrical, digital, and VOD release on October 13th – and to promote the release, a clip from the movie has arrived online. You can watch it in the embed above.
Anna and the Apocalypse‘s John McPhail has directed the film from a screenplay by Mike Van Waes. The cast of Dear David is headed up by Augustus Prew (Amazon’s Lord of the Rings series), Justin Long (Tusk), Rene Escobar Jr. (Heartland), Cameron Nicoll (Stolen by Their Father), and Andrea Bang (A Million Little Things...
Anna and the Apocalypse‘s John McPhail has directed the film from a screenplay by Mike Van Waes. The cast of Dear David is headed up by Augustus Prew (Amazon’s Lord of the Rings series), Justin Long (Tusk), Rene Escobar Jr. (Heartland), Cameron Nicoll (Stolen by Their Father), and Andrea Bang (A Million Little Things...
- 10/11/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
BuzzFeed comic artist Adam Ellis began a Twitter thread in 2017 that went viral as it chronicled the eerie happenings within his apartment, with sleep paralysis giving glimpses of the specter responsible, a young ghost boy with a misshapen head named David. The movie adaptation of that thread, Dead David, aims to expand the paranormal mystery that haunted Ellis by turning inward, using Ellis and his online habits to craft a supernaturally charged cautionary tale of online bullying.
Comic artist Adam (Augustus Prew) is no stranger to internet trolls working for Buzzfeed, but one day, he hits his limit and fires back. His angry replies draw attention, and Adam soon after finds himself experiencing sleep paralysis and bizarre phenomena in his apartment. As the paranormal encounters increase with malevolence, Adam takes to Twitter to detail the happenings. Adam’s boss (Justin Long) encourages him to play up the haunting online, but...
Comic artist Adam (Augustus Prew) is no stranger to internet trolls working for Buzzfeed, but one day, he hits his limit and fires back. His angry replies draw attention, and Adam soon after finds himself experiencing sleep paralysis and bizarre phenomena in his apartment. As the paranormal encounters increase with malevolence, Adam takes to Twitter to detail the happenings. Adam’s boss (Justin Long) encourages him to play up the haunting online, but...
- 10/11/2023
- by Meagan Navarro
- bloody-disgusting.com
Lionsgate and BuzzFeed are bringing the creepy viral story Dear David to the big screen this Friday the 13th, with Anna and the Apocalypse director John McPhail at the helm.
Dear David adapts the viral 2017 Twitter thread in which then Buzzfeed cartoonist Adam Ellis chronicled the child haunting his apartment. Mike Van Waes wrote the screenplay, and Augustus Prew stars as the fictionalized version of Ellis.
Director John McPhail spoke with Bloody Disgusting ahead of the film’s release in theaters, On Demand, and Digital on October 13, 2023, where he discussed his horror influences, online trolling, and emphasis on character arcs.
For McPhail, good stories always begin and end with great characters.
“Essentially, I make films for people,” he tells Bloody Disgusting. “I make them for an audience. For me, what I’ve always loved is just following the character’s journey. It doesn’t matter what adventure you take me...
Dear David adapts the viral 2017 Twitter thread in which then Buzzfeed cartoonist Adam Ellis chronicled the child haunting his apartment. Mike Van Waes wrote the screenplay, and Augustus Prew stars as the fictionalized version of Ellis.
Director John McPhail spoke with Bloody Disgusting ahead of the film’s release in theaters, On Demand, and Digital on October 13, 2023, where he discussed his horror influences, online trolling, and emphasis on character arcs.
For McPhail, good stories always begin and end with great characters.
“Essentially, I make films for people,” he tells Bloody Disgusting. “I make them for an audience. For me, what I’ve always loved is just following the character’s journey. It doesn’t matter what adventure you take me...
- 10/10/2023
- by Meagan Navarro
- bloody-disgusting.com
Augustus Prew is dreaming of a dead child in the trailer for his upcoming movie Dear David.
The 36-year-old stars as comic artist Adam in the new horror film, which is based on the viral Twitter thread by BuzzFeed comic artist Adam Ellis.
Get more info and watch the trailer inside…
Here’s a synopsis: Shortly after comic artist Adam (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.
Andrea Bang, Rene Escobar Jr., Cameron Nicoll and Justin Long also star. John McPhail directs, with...
The 36-year-old stars as comic artist Adam in the new horror film, which is based on the viral Twitter thread by BuzzFeed comic artist Adam Ellis.
Get more info and watch the trailer inside…
Here’s a synopsis: Shortly after comic artist Adam (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.
Andrea Bang, Rene Escobar Jr., Cameron Nicoll and Justin Long also star. John McPhail directs, with...
- 10/8/2023
- by Just Jared
- Just Jared
Lionsgate and BuzzFeed are bringing the creepy viral story Dear David to the big screen this Halloween, and Bloody Disgusting is serving up an exclusive sneak peek today.
In this exclusive clip from the upcoming horror movie, Adam (Augustus Prew) experiences a sleep paralysis nightmare that begins with the rocking chair in his bedroom seemingly moving on its own. Just before Adam jolts awake, a mysterious boy appears in the chair…
Lionsgate will be releasing the Dear David movie in theaters, On Demand and Digital in time for Halloween on October 13, 2023. Watch the official trailer for Dear David here.
“On August 7th, 2017, popular cartoonist Adam Ellis began telling the story of how a dead child is haunting his apartment and is trying to kill him. His first tweet gained over 55,000 retweets and 76,000 likes,” explains the website Know Your Meme.
Ellis originally tweeted, “My apartment is currently being haunted by the...
In this exclusive clip from the upcoming horror movie, Adam (Augustus Prew) experiences a sleep paralysis nightmare that begins with the rocking chair in his bedroom seemingly moving on its own. Just before Adam jolts awake, a mysterious boy appears in the chair…
Lionsgate will be releasing the Dear David movie in theaters, On Demand and Digital in time for Halloween on October 13, 2023. Watch the official trailer for Dear David here.
“On August 7th, 2017, popular cartoonist Adam Ellis began telling the story of how a dead child is haunting his apartment and is trying to kill him. His first tweet gained over 55,000 retweets and 76,000 likes,” explains the website Know Your Meme.
Ellis originally tweeted, “My apartment is currently being haunted by the...
- 10/3/2023
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
Terror Goes Viral Lionsgate will distribute the horror film Dear David in select Theaters, On Digital and On Demand on October 13th which is a co-production by Lionsgate and Buzzfeed Studios. In 2017, BuzzFeed comic artist Adam Ellis started documenting strange and haunting occurrences in his NYC apartment as he begins experiencing sleep paralysis. As he chronicles increasingly malevolent …
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- 9/17/2023
- by Janel Spiegel
- Horror News
On the eve of the king tide, a life is lost via miscarriage while another is found crying in the hull of a capsized boat come ashore. Is it a sign? Some cosmic balancing of scales? Perhaps a test of empathy, morality, and humanity for citizens of a small island village that will soon do anything to keep it as their own. Because this child isn’t like any other. She has an unexplainable gift: anyone near her will suddenly be healed of all ailments. If it’s a revelation that can change everything, its potential salvation is but one side of the coin. The other’s combination of complacency, jealousy, and divinity brings destruction.
Christian Sparkes’ The King Tide wrestles with this duality through its grounded sci-fi/fantasy premise in a way that has me describing it as The Village by way of Jeff Nichols. He does a wonderful...
Christian Sparkes’ The King Tide wrestles with this duality through its grounded sci-fi/fantasy premise in a way that has me describing it as The Village by way of Jeff Nichols. He does a wonderful...
- 9/12/2023
- by Jared Mobarak
- The Film Stage
The first time Frances Fisher’s character appears in The King Tide, she’s stooped, uncommunicative, crushed by life and perhaps by a stroke. When the main action picks up, 10 years later, she’s a glowing picture of New Agey vim and vigor, and the island where she lives has been transformed. Nobody fears illness anymore because all discomforts and injuries are relieved by the miraculous healing powers of a little girl. The small population is united and harmonious — until the little girl’s powers lapse.
In this story of strong atmospherics and well-etched types, an isolated community discovers an otherworldly source of harmony, and the North Atlantic setting is as much a character as any of the villagers. Shooting in the tiny Newfoundland town of Keels, director Christian Sparkes (Hammer) plunges straight into a mood of crisis and foreboding with scenes of a pregnant woman’s bloody miscarriage and a disruptive storm.
In this story of strong atmospherics and well-etched types, an isolated community discovers an otherworldly source of harmony, and the North Atlantic setting is as much a character as any of the villagers. Shooting in the tiny Newfoundland town of Keels, director Christian Sparkes (Hammer) plunges straight into a mood of crisis and foreboding with scenes of a pregnant woman’s bloody miscarriage and a disruptive storm.
- 9/11/2023
- by Sheri Linden
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Lionsgate and BuzzFeed are bringing the creepy viral story Dear David to the big screen with a brand new horror movie, and we’re debuting the film’s official poster art today.
While you wait for terror to go viral, check out the poster below.
Lionsgate will be releasing the Dear David movie in theaters, On Demand and Digital in time for Halloween on October 13, 2023. Watch the official trailer for Dear David here.
“On August 7th, 2017, popular cartoonist Adam Ellis began telling the story of how a dead child is haunting his apartment and is trying to kill him. His first tweet gained over 55,000 retweets and 76,000 likes,” explains the website Know Your Meme.
Ellis originally tweeted, “My apartment is currently being haunted by the ghost of a dead child and he’s trying to kill me.” The tweet became a thread documenting the alleged haunting.
In the film, “Shortly after...
While you wait for terror to go viral, check out the poster below.
Lionsgate will be releasing the Dear David movie in theaters, On Demand and Digital in time for Halloween on October 13, 2023. Watch the official trailer for Dear David here.
“On August 7th, 2017, popular cartoonist Adam Ellis began telling the story of how a dead child is haunting his apartment and is trying to kill him. His first tweet gained over 55,000 retweets and 76,000 likes,” explains the website Know Your Meme.
Ellis originally tweeted, “My apartment is currently being haunted by the ghost of a dead child and he’s trying to kill me.” The tweet became a thread documenting the alleged haunting.
In the film, “Shortly after...
- 8/7/2023
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
"The deeper you search, the darker the truth." Lionsgate has revealed the official trailer for an indie horror film called Dear David, inspired by / based on the Twitter thread from 2017. "Going Viral is a Nightmare." It's based on the made-up story by artist Adam Ellis, about a boy who begins haunting him at his apartment. After responding to Internet trolls, a man becomes haunted by the ghost of a dead child named David. Ellis originally tweeted, "My apartment is currently being haunted by the ghost of a dead child and he's trying to kill me." The thread then follows his encounters with this freaky haunting. The film stars Augustus Prew, Andrea Bang, Rachel Wilson, Rene Escobar Jr., Cameron Nicoll, and Justin Long (sneaking into even more horror). It's from the same director behind the horror comedy cult hit Anna and the Apocalypse a few years ago. This looks properly scary,...
- 7/20/2023
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Back in 2017, BuzzFeed writer Adam Ellis wrote out a ghost story (which he swears is completely true) on Twitter, and that story caught so much attention that there was soon talk of a movie adaptation. The project, titled Dear David, was first set up at New Line Cinema in 2018, then made its way over to Lionsgate. Now Lionsgate has announced that they’ll be giving Dear David a theatrical, digital, and VOD release on October 13th – and along with that announcement comes the unveiling of a trailer, which you can watch in the embed above.
Anna and the Apocalypse‘s John McPhail having directed the film from a screenplay by Mike Van Waes. The cast of Dear David is headed up by Augustus Prew (Amazon’s Lord of the Rings series), Justin Long (Tusk), Rene Escobar Jr. (Heartland), Cameron Nicoll (Stolen by Their Father), and Andrea Bang (A Million Little Things...
Anna and the Apocalypse‘s John McPhail having directed the film from a screenplay by Mike Van Waes. The cast of Dear David is headed up by Augustus Prew (Amazon’s Lord of the Rings series), Justin Long (Tusk), Rene Escobar Jr. (Heartland), Cameron Nicoll (Stolen by Their Father), and Andrea Bang (A Million Little Things...
- 7/19/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Lionsgate and BuzzFeed are bringing the creepy viral story Dear David to the big screen with a brand new horror movie, and the official trailer has been released this afternoon.
We’ve also learned that Lionsgate will be releasing the Dear David movie in theaters, On Demand and Digital on October 13, 2023. Watch the official trailer for Dear David below.
“On August 7th, 2017, popular cartoonist Adam Ellis began telling the story of how a dead child is haunting his apartment and is trying to kill him. His first tweet gained over 55,000 retweets and 76,000 likes,” explains the website Know Your Meme.
Ellis originally tweeted, “My apartment is currently being haunted by the ghost of a dead child and he’s trying to kill me.” The tweet became a thread documenting the alleged haunting.
In the film, “Shortly after comic artist Adam (Augustus Prew) responds to Internet trolls, he begins experiencing sleep paralysis...
We’ve also learned that Lionsgate will be releasing the Dear David movie in theaters, On Demand and Digital on October 13, 2023. Watch the official trailer for Dear David below.
“On August 7th, 2017, popular cartoonist Adam Ellis began telling the story of how a dead child is haunting his apartment and is trying to kill him. His first tweet gained over 55,000 retweets and 76,000 likes,” explains the website Know Your Meme.
Ellis originally tweeted, “My apartment is currently being haunted by the ghost of a dead child and he’s trying to kill me.” The tweet became a thread documenting the alleged haunting.
In the film, “Shortly after comic artist Adam (Augustus Prew) responds to Internet trolls, he begins experiencing sleep paralysis...
- 7/19/2023
- by John Squires
- bloody-disgusting.com
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