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‘Dear David’ Exclusive Clip Experiences a Sleep Paralysis Nightmare [Watch]

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Lionsgate and BuzzFeed are bringing the creepy viral story&nbsp;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&nbsp;Dear David&nbsp;movie in theaters, On Demand and Digital in time for Halloween on&nbsp;October 13, 2023.&nbsp;Watch the official trailer for&nbsp;Dear David&nbsp;here.“On August 7th, 2017, popular cartoonist&nbsp;Adam Ellis&nbsp;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&nbsp;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 — 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.”John McPhail&nbsp;(Anna and the Apocalypse) directed&nbsp;Dear David.&nbsp;Augustus Prew, Andrea Bang, Rene Escobar Jr., Cameron Nicoll, and&nbsp;Justin Long&nbsp;star.Mike Van Waes&nbsp;wrote the screenplay.Lauren&nbsp;, Vice President, Co-Productions &amp; Acquisitions for Lionsgate, said in a statement shared by Deadline today: “Dear David&nbsp;is a terrifyingly creepy and sensational story that will translate perfectly to the big screen. It hits our goal of reaching global Millennial and Gen Z audiences by elevating contemporary, authentic new voices.”Dear David&nbsp;is Rated R for violent content, language and a sexual reference.A24’s Talk to Me&nbsp;scared up over $72 million at the box office, and the critically acclaimed horror hit is now available on 4K Ultra HD, Blu-ray and DVD from A24 and Lionsgate.To whet your appetite for the physical media release, Bloody Disgusting has been provided with an exclusive clip from the bonus features package. You can check it out below.The clip takes you behind the scenes of Talk to Me with directors“The whole process was so incredible,” they explain. “We’re used to forcing family and friends to give us performances and try to squeeze something out of them. Having people that are dedicated to it – like Sophie Wilde – that’s just so amazing on screen. Having people like that that you can collaborate with and work on the characters with. Brings a whole other life to it.”“They bring such a depth to it that you just don’t achieve with a script.”The brutal terror of&nbsp;Talk to Me&nbsp;unfolds when “a group of friends discover how to conjure spirits using an embalmed hand; they become hooked on the new thrill until one of them goes too far and unleashes terrifying supernatural forces.”&nbsp;And yes, a sequel –&nbsp;Talk 2 Me&nbsp;– has already been ordered by A24.You must be logged in to post a comment.

Lionsgate and BuzzFeed are bringing the creepy viral story&nbsp;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&nbsp;Dear David&nbsp;movie in theaters, On Demand and Digital in time for Halloween on&nbsp;October 13, 2023.&nbsp;Watch the...

‘Dear David’ Exclusive Clip Experiences a Sleep Paralysis Nightmare [Watch]

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