This story was first published on July 10, 2014
Outline
Circulating message relates the scary tale of a man who continues to receive Facebook messages from his girlfriend even though she died in a 2012 car accident.
Brief Analysis
The story does not describe real events. It is a work of fiction. The piece was first posted on the Reddit ‘NoSleep’ community, a place where members can share original scary stories.
Example
This Guy’s Facebook Inbox Has Everybody Terrified. When You Read It, You’ll See Why.
This Guy’s Girlfriend Keeps Messaging Him On Facebook And It’s Absolutely Horrifying
My girlfriend died on 7th August, 2012.
I just received another message, and it’s worse than any of the others.
Detailed Analysis
This message, which is currently circulating rapidly around the Interwebs, tells the creepy tale of how a man keeps receiving Facebook messages from his dead girlfriend.
According to the story, almost 13 months after the girl died in a car accident, the author began receiving messages from her account.
But, of course, the story is a work of fiction and does not describe genuine ghostly happenings. The tale was first posted to NoSleep, a Reddit community billed as a ‘place to share your original scary story’.
Since it was posted to NoSleep in early July 2014, it has apparently escaped its original confines. It has been posted to other websites and now circulates via social media, scaring a few more wide-eyed recipients as it travels. It is an entertaining story, certainly, but just a story none-the-less.
