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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val9494d 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?

daniel4704d 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.