There’s now a mysterious hatch in the Dear David saga, and we’re sleeping with the lights on tonight

The saga continues. The Dear David saga, that is, about a dead child haunting a man named Adam Ellis, who has kept followers updated about the spooky turn of events on Twitter. It all started back in early August when Ellis first tweeted about the dead child haunting his apartment. Now, he’s discovered a mysterious hatch in his ceiling.

Ellis, an illustrator living in New York City, established early on that this ghost wasn’t there to be friends. No, Dear David — that’s the ghost’s name — is not of the Casper-the-Friendly-Ghost variety. It’s more like an actually terrifying ghost that nightmares are made of. In fact, Ellis claims that Dear David is trying to kill him. Freaky, right?

To catch you up, Ellis has already shared that Dear David has haunted him in his dreams and made random appearances in his life, including appearing on a statue in Japan that Ellis saw while traveling. Once, Dear David appeared at night while Ellis was experiencing sleep paralysis, and the ghost revealed that he died in a store when someone pushed a shelf onto him. Ellis drew his vision of Dear David to show his followers what the ghost looks like. He has a misshapen head, presumably from his fatal accident in the store.

Here’s what Dear David looks like.

It’s definitely not Devon-Sawa-as-Casper.

He had a huge misshapen head that was dented on one side. I did my best to draw it: pic.twitter.com/AJizlw7qXe

— Adam ElIis 𓁹𓂏𓁹 (@adamtotscomix) August 7, 2017

The last time Ellis tweeted about Dear David was on November 6th. He reported finding mysterious dark photos on his phone that he doesn’t remember taking himself. Now, Ellis has checked in with a new installment of the saga, revealing that he’s discovered a mysterious hatch in his apartment.

Prepare to get super freaked out, ok?

For everyone asking—yes, I'm alive. I've been on the quiet side because there's something I'm trying to investigate and I'm not sure how to yet. I'd rather not tweet unless I have something substantial to share. (thread)

— Adam ElIis 𓁹𓂏𓁹 (@adamtotscomix) November 18, 2017

He’s still processing it all, but he’s ready to share.

It's also sort of hard to explain the logistics of what I'm trying to find out, but I'll do my best. Basically, there's a part of my apartment I'm just now learning about. At least that's what I think.

— Adam ElIis 𓁹𓂏𓁹 (@adamtotscomix) November 18, 2017

First, Ellis reminded us of the dimensions of his apartment — they’re an important part of the story.

To refresh your memory, I live in a duplex. I used to live on the first floor, and now I live on the second floor. It's a long boxy building that looks like this: pic.twitter.com/nFZ6CReEsx

— Adam ElIis 𓁹𓂏𓁹 (@adamtotscomix) November 18, 2017

It all began when Ellis heard the sound of something falling above his head.

The other week, I was tweeting the most recent update from the living room couch. About 30 seconds after I'd sent the last tweet, I heard a thump directly above my head, as if someone above me had dropped something on the floor—which is impossible, since I'm in the top apartment.

— Adam ElIis 𓁹𓂏𓁹 (@adamtotscomix) November 18, 2017

He explained that his building doesn’t offer roof access, and there’s nobody living above him.

There's also no way to access the roof. There aren't any ladders on the outside of the building. The only way you'd get on the roof is through a skylight in the hallway. There are no trees in the immediate vicinity, either.

— Adam ElIis 𓁹𓂏𓁹 (@adamtotscomix) November 18, 2017

Ellis also ruled out pipes.

It definitely wasn't pipes, either. It was distinctly the sound of something falling to the floor. My building is old and makes lots of noises, but this was a new sound and it startled me.

— Adam ElIis 𓁹𓂏𓁹 (@adamtotscomix) November 18, 2017

He thought it might be some sort of hidden crawl space he didn’t know about.

So I'm thinking, "Is there some secret crawl space in my home?" I look all over my apartment but I can't figure it out, so I go into the hallway, and that's when something dawns on me.

— Adam ElIis 𓁹𓂏𓁹 (@adamtotscomix) November 18, 2017

Then, it occurred to him.

There's no real way to ease into this so I'll just say it: there's a mysterious hatch in my hallway. I've always known about it, but I just assumed it opened directly to the roof. pic.twitter.com/ttP4r7flKt

— Adam ElIis 𓁹𓂏𓁹 (@adamtotscomix) November 18, 2017

Maybe the noise is coming from the mysterious hatch in his hallway.

It's REALLY high above the stairs, so I always figured it was impossible to access without some sort of fancy professional ladder. I took this video so you can see how high it is. pic.twitter.com/EROlY4OKVS

— Adam ElIis 𓁹𓂏𓁹 (@adamtotscomix) November 18, 2017

The one he sees every day and thinks nothing of.

I see that hatch every morning when I leave for work and think nothing of it, but this time something dawned on me. It can't lead to the roof, because it's actually below the roof. I'm about to spring some simple math on you, so I apologize in advance.

— Adam ElIis 𓁹𓂏𓁹 (@adamtotscomix) November 18, 2017

Then, things got mathematical.

First, the skylight is flat with the roof (I checked Google Earth to make sure). The hatch is about 3 feet below the skylight, meaning there's about 3 feet of empty space between the two openings. pic.twitter.com/xuCKpvSZd4

— Adam ElIis 𓁹𓂏𓁹 (@adamtotscomix) November 18, 2017

Ellis always assumed that the hatch led to the roof, but he quickly debunked that theory with a diagram.

I think, "Maybe the hatch leads to a short ladder going to the roof?" But even if that's the case, the hatch is level with all the ceilings in my apartment. That means there's three feet of empty space all over my apartment. pic.twitter.com/r9sVCn2MnP

— Adam ElIis 𓁹𓂏𓁹 (@adamtotscomix) November 18, 2017

He ignored it for a while, but can’t anymore.

I was ready to explain this away for a few reasons. One, it might just be some sort of insulated space that all residential buildings have. I'm not an architect, so what do I know? It didn't seem relevant enough at the time, so I decided I wasn't going to mention it here.

— Adam ElIis 𓁹𓂏𓁹 (@adamtotscomix) November 18, 2017

He’s been hearing strange noises for a few days, and finally decided to investigate.

But over the past week and a half, I've been hearing more things above me. A few days after the first sound, I heard a similar thump while I was in the kitchen. Then last night, I heard something small clink to the floor and roll about 6 feet before stopping.

— Adam ElIis 𓁹𓂏𓁹 (@adamtotscomix) November 18, 2017

Of course, it could just be raccoon.

Something is going on up there. Maybe it's a raccoon? But maybe it's not. I also can't get over the fact that the hatch is in such a weird, inaccessible place over the stairs. I need to investigate, I'm just not sure how right now.

— Adam ElIis 𓁹𓂏𓁹 (@adamtotscomix) November 18, 2017

But what if it’s MUCH creepier? Time to take action.

I guess I'll try to buy a long pole off Amazon to see if the hatch even moves? I might have to buy a construction ladder. At any rate, that's why I've been MIA for a minute. I'll keep you posted when I figure out how to get up there.

— Adam ElIis 𓁹𓂏𓁹 (@adamtotscomix) November 18, 2017

Ellis decided to buy a gigantic 16-foot pole to poke the hatch and see if it moves.

OK, I bought a pole. If the hatch is moveable, I'll either shell out for a ladder or call my landlord to investigate. pic.twitter.com/AjCdzap4el

— Adam ElIis 𓁹𓂏𓁹 (@adamtotscomix) November 18, 2017

Ahhh! We are SO freaked out. Suddenly, we want to run home to our non-haunted houses and crawl under the covers.

While most of Ellis’s followers replied to him about their hesitant anticipation, some were less convinced that the crawl space held a clue to the mystery.

One Twitter user even warned him that going to the crawlspace was a bad idea because there is so much electrical wiring and he could hurt himself.

It’s a manhole bro, it gives people access to the roof cavity. Most buildings (if not all) have them. It’s for maintenance, access for builders/construction/electricians/insulation professionals etc. People who would have proper ladders/scaffolding to get up there. pic.twitter.com/BSMH8WXcMj

— Lucy Kate Cottee (@xxLucy_Katexx) November 18, 2017

Others seemed less concerned with Ellis’s safety for the sake of continuing the Dear David saga.

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Needless to say, everyone wants to know what happens next. Can you blame them? This is one terrifying — and captivating — tale.