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The documentary filmmaker Louis Theroux has recorded a sound file about a cybergoth who believes Hull is a portal to hell following the success of a viral bot tweet.
Theroux was addressing a widely shared and liked Tweet from the ‘Louis Theroux Bot’, which randomly generates fictional quotes in the style of the documentary maker.
“I’m in Amsterdam to meet Hannah, a former IT expert turned cybergoth who believes Hull is a portal to Hell,” read one from yesterday.
I’m in Amsterdam to meet Hannah, a former IT expert turned cybergoth who believes Hull is a portal to Hell
— Louis Theroux Bot (@louistherouxbot) October 25, 2017
Theroux then retweeted the status, with the line, “Alright, you asked for it. If this gets enough retweets I’ll record it. Using my real voice.”
Alright, you asked for it. If this gets enough retweets I’ll record it. Using my real voice. https://t.co/hg5ssu7TdJ
— Louis Theroux (@louistheroux) October 25, 2017
After picking up 35,000 retweets at the time of writing, Theroux followed up with a second Tweet, stating that he had made the recording but couldn’t work out how to upload it to the social platform.
I’ve recorded it. Seriously though how do you upload a sound file onto Twitter? https://t.co/InehIj7CPl
— Louis Theroux (@louistheroux) October 26, 2017
BBC Three then waded into the discussion, saying they could upload the file on his behalf.
email it to us we’ll do it for you
— BBC Three (@bbcthree) October 26, 2017
The file has yet to be formally released, with fans comparing the wait to the countdown to “Christmas morning”.
This is like waiting for Christmas morning.
— 🎃Michael Myers (@torriangray) October 26, 2017
How much longer do we have to wait?! 😬
— Kirsty Mchugh (@_kikikitsune_) October 26, 2017
On Sunday Louis Theroux will release his latest documentary, on the topic of…
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