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Synopsis
Shortly after comic artist Adam 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.
Cast
Justin Long
Bryce
Augustus Prew
Adam Ellis
Rachel Wilson
Linda
Ethan Hwang
James
Andrea Bang
Evelyn
Tremaine Nelson
Male Neighbour
Sarah Swire
Miss Nola
Tricia Black
Norris
Aviva Mongillo
Chloe
René Escobar Jr.
Kyle
Vickie Papavs
Dr. Landers
David Tompa
Fred
Director
John McPhail
Writer
Adam Ellis, Evan Turner, Mike Van Waes
Film details
Country
USA
Runtime
1 hour 34 minutes
Production year
2023
Online premiere
13 October 2023
World premiere
13 October 2023
Release date
| 27 October 2023 | Azerbaijan | ||
| 27 October 2023 | Bulgaria | ||
| 2 November 2023 | Croatia | ||
| 3 November 2023 | Estonia | ||
| 13 December 2023 | France | 12 | |
| 27 October 2023 | Kyrgyzstan | ||
| 3 November 2023 | Latvia | N16 | |
| 3 November 2023 | Lithuania | ||
| 2 November 2023 | Montenegro | ||
| 2 November 2023 | Netherlands | 16 | |
| 27 October 2023 | Poland | ||
| 2 November 2023 | Serbia | ||
| 13 October 2023 | Spain | 18 | |
| 13 October 2023 | Taiwan | ||
| 27 October 2023 | Tajikistan | ||
| 2 November 2023 | Thailand | ||
| 19 October 2023 | UAE | 18TC |
Worldwide Gross
$553,854
Production
BuzzFeed Motion Pictures, Buzzfeed Studios, CR8IV DNA
Also known as
Dear David, La Maldición De David, Follow_dead, Kallis David, Obserwowany, Sevgili David, Дорогой Дэвид, Драг Дејвид, 親愛的大衛, ตามหลอก ตามหลอน, 亲爱的大卫, Adam Ellise kummitamine
Updated 17 February 2026
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