The latest update in this ongoing Twitter ghost story is the creepiest yet

This just keeps getting weirder.
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Sam Haysom
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Twitter is a forum for memes, witty exchanges, and people getting angry at each other for no reason, but it's not usually seen as the home of ghost stories.

Until now, that is.

Illustrator Adam Ellis has been live-tweeting one. It started earlier in August, and it's pretty much been ongoing ever since.

Here's a quick recap so you can get up-to-date:

Pretty odd, huh?

Well, you can guess what's coming next. There's been another update...

*Shudder*

Okay, now go back and watch the first video again, paying close attention to the green jar on the table:

Did you spot it?

Please. Make. It. Stop.

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Sam Haysom is the Deputy UK Editor for Mashable. He covers entertainment and online culture, and writes horror fiction in his spare time.

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