What Is the “Photo Number 1” Warning in ‘Megan Is Missing’?

 

Though nearly a decade old at this point, the 2011 horror film Megan Is Missing went viral on Tik Tok this weekend. Teens, man. What are you going to do?

Well, when Michael Goi, the writer and director of the film—who has also directed episodes of American Horror Story, Pretty Little Liars, and Riverdale—heard about the sudden uptick in interest in his film, he took to Tik Tok himself to issue a warning to his new fans. In particular, he wanted to warn viewers about “Photo Number 1.”

“Hello my friends on Tik Tok, this is Michael Goi, the writer/director of Megan Is Missing,” Goi said in a video message. “I got a text from Amber Perkins, the lead actress in my movie, that it was exploding on Tik Tok at the moment. I didn’t get to give you the customary warnings that I used to give people before they watched Megan Is Missing, which are: Do not watch the movie in the middle of the night. Do not watch the movie alone. And if you see the words ‘photo number 1’ pop up on your screen, you have about four seconds to shut off the movie if you’re already freaking out, before you start seeing things that maybe you don’t want to see.”