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Found a weird note in a library copy of 'The Shining'
It was a grocery list from 1998, but the last item just says 'redrum'. Someone commented that I should check the book's publication date, which was 1977. Made me realize I should always check the book's age against the bookmark's date for context. Anyone else find something that didn't match up time-wise?
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val9491mo ago
Honestly, why does the date even matter? A creepy note in a scary book is just a fun find. So what if the grocery list is newer than the story, it's still a weird coincidence someone wrote that. Checking publication dates takes all the mystery out of it. Sometimes a spooky thing is just a spooky thing, you know?
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daniel4701mo ago
The 1977 date is key, @val949. A 1998 grocery list with 'redrum' is just someone referencing a famous movie from 1980. It's not a creepy mystery, it's a pop culture callback. Checking the date turns a spooky find into a boring fact, which is honestly more interesting.
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Exactly, my friend found a note in a library copy of The Shining that just said "come play with us danny" and the date was 2005. It's obviously someone quoting the movie after seeing it, not some ghost in the stacks.
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