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Dear David

  • ‘Dear David’ Director Discusses Turning the Viral Twitter Thread Into a Horror Movie

    “It was the character of Adam Ellis himself. That’s what drew me in,” John McPhail tells TheWrap

    By

    Haleigh Foutch
    October 16, 2023 @ 4:16 PM
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    ‘Dear David’ Director Discusses Turning the Viral Twitter Thread Into a Horror Movie
  • ‘Dear David’ Review: A Dull Horror Film That’s Anything but Scary

    Based on a viral Twitter thread, John McPhail’s clumsy genre outing often tests one’s patience

    By

    Tomris Laffly
    October 11, 2023 @ 9:00 AM
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    9:00 AM
    ‘Dear David’ Review: A Dull Horror Film That’s Anything but Scary
  • Viral ‘Dear David’ Ghost Story Acquired by New Line Cinema

    Adam Ellis’ story first appeared in August 2017 in a series of social media posts

    By

    Beatrice Verhoeven
    November 1, 2018 @ 12:47 PM
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    12:47 PM
    Viral ‘Dear David’ Ghost Story Acquired by New Line Cinema
  • ‘Dear David’ Writer Who Scored Film Deal Says His Ghost Story Is True (Exclusive)

    “I just wanted to tell my story,” Adam Ellis insists

    By

    Beatrice Verhoeven
    June 6, 2018 @ 3:46 PM
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    3:46 PM
    ‘Dear David’ Writer Who Scored Film Deal Says His Ghost Story Is True (Exclusive)
  • ‘Dear David’: ‘It’ Producer, BuzzFeed to Develop Horror Film Based on Viral Ghost Story (Exclusive)

    Dan Lin’s Rideback will partner with website on writer Adam Ellis’ story

    By

    Beatrice Verhoeven
    June 6, 2018 @ 11:53 AM
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    11:53 AM
    ‘Dear David’: ‘It’ Producer, BuzzFeed to Develop Horror Film Based on Viral Ghost Story (Exclusive)

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