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Stephen King is the undisputed King of Horror, and his creepy stories have dominated the genre for decades.
Well, he jumped on Twitter to let his readers know that he still has it.
The 71-year-old has quite the Twitter presence and often weighs in on political issues - recently, he called Trump "an “a**hole who can’t spell" as well as providing excellent book recommendations.
Recently, he took his literary prowess to the social networking platform and shared a tiny, 215 character story.
And it’s pretty terrifying, to be honest.
“Want a little bedtime story?” he began.
My friend felt he had a hair caught between his eye and his glasses. He couldn't get rid of it, so he looked in the mirror. A tick was crawling on his eyeball. Nighty-night, sleep well.
Want a little bedtime story? My friend felt he had a hair caught between his eye and his glasses. He couldn't get r… https://t.co/LvFb7mpILS— Stephen King (@Stephen King) 1559261834
Needless to say, the story freaked people out.
@StephenKing Jesus H Roosevelt Christ!!!!! I won’t be sleeping now https://t.co/yzmsRij0FS— Michelle Carr ·o. △̶ (@Michelle Carr ·o. △̶) 1559268410
@StephenKing Okay no sleep for the next week, got it https://t.co/A8dkDEnl6V— DoctorJohn 💉💉💉 (@DoctorJohn 💉💉💉) 1559281857
@tarant0ni @WilySnowPena @DrawPlayDave @StephenKing Dad a chum dad a chee not to worry YOU'VE GOT A FRICKIN TICK ON… https://t.co/xeY5mugDXW— It's-a me! a-Marianne! 🌊 (@It's-a me! a-Marianne! 🌊) 1559316739
@StephenKing https://t.co/of1lQVBwVf— Emily Betohausen 💉🕺🏻 (@Emily Betohausen 💉🕺🏻) 1559262898
And got them paranoid over an itchy eye.
@StephenKing Did the tick burrow into his skin then or was he able to kill it before it did? You can't just leave a… https://t.co/bMs7JfK1n9— Valeen McCahan (@Valeen McCahan) 1559300541
Others wondered what possessed them to read beyond "What a little bedtime story?" knowing it's, you know, Stephen King.
@silly_emily3 @StephenKing The question here is why did we kept reading after Stephen King asked if we wanted a bedtime story.— Irene Zaleski (@Irene Zaleski) 1559343230
Just... no.
@StephenKing "Nighty-night, don't let the bedbugs bite." Updated: "Stay awake, else the ticks your sclera will take."— Potatoes of Defiance (@Potatoes of Defiance) 1559262016
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