Talking children’s book makes horrifying sounds

If you thought an aisle full of Tickle-Me-Elmos was hell on earth, wait until you hear this.

It’s a children’s book which sounds like a swarm of demons trying to leave you threatening messages on speaker phone.

Amelia Cenotti is in possession of this cursed book, posting video of its tormenting wails to YouTube.

“What is this book trying to teach?” she said.

[Image via Storyful/Amelia Cenotti]

The clip has been viewed more than 880,000 times since it was originally posted.

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Obviously, the prevailing theory we all want to believe is that this horrendous sound is the result of a drained battery.

That’s all very convenient.

But the people of YouTube have given some explanations of their own, which don’t sound completely ridiculous given the sounds coming out of that thing.

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“[That’s] the screams of all the people it couldn't save,” Drakelash said.

“The demon is trying to escape after 10,000 years of confinement ,” Jelmer Dijkstra said.

“When manufacturing audio chips are too time consuming and full of hassles so you substitute them for the screaming souls of the damned,” Random Dude said.

Look, they are all appropriate suggestions.

We’re not sure what happened to the book, but we would recommend dowsing it in holy water from the safety of a circle of salt before replacing any batteries.