I assumed it was some weird gimmick that Netflix was using throughout the month of October.
Halloween is coming up, after all.
Maybe they were trying to promote their spookiest television shows in a clever way.
Thibault Penin
Trying to scare their viewers.
Ive been spending most of my weekends watching Netflix from the safety of my own home.
Of course, 2020 sucks, so I cant even enjoy movies anymore.
However, there was an extra profile attached.
A red smiley face with the name DAMIEN.
I clicked on the profile, wondering whether my grandmother accidentally created an extra account, which seemed unlikely.
It was a good day when she could locate the remote.
When Netflix loaded, there were already shows listed underneath the CONTINUE WATCHING section.
They were mostly documentaries about murderers.Making A Murderer.
The Ted Bundy Tapes.
Unsolved Mysteries.Some fictional shows were mixed in between.Dexter.
I assumed it was some weird gimmick that Netflix was using throughout the month of October.
Halloween is coming up, after all.
Maybe they were trying to promote their spookiest television shows in a clever way.
Trying to scare their viewers.
Trying to get everyone into the holiday spirit.
I hopped onto Twitter, assuming Netflix would be trending, but all the hashtags were related to politics.
There wasnt any mention of the streaming platform.
They were only debating over the best shows and movies.
I wrote out my own tweet: Hey.
I got a few responses, all negative.
They said things likeyour ex is probably hacking youandsomeone must be playing a prank.
I had never given the password out to anyone else.
Even my grandmother didnt know the right numbers and words to punch in.
I logged her in on my own because it was too confusing for her to handle without help.
I emailed the support team.
After that, nothing weird happened.
The account never reappeared.
Everything went back to normal.
Still, the glitch was bugging me.
I called my grandmother to ask her about the account.
As expected, she had no clue what I was saying.
But later on in the conversation, she mentioned shes been spending time with an angel named Damien.
She said she was scared of him at first, but he was a comfort to her.
He made her feel safe.
Shes suffered from Alzheimers for a while now, so she sees things that arent there all the time.
