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on TikTok.“It wasn’t until half an hour in that I heard the start of ‘Thriller’ playing and I instantly started panicking,” Ruby Marriott, 18, told South West News Service of her Jackson-prompted panic attack. The native of Rotherham, South Yorkshire, in the UK, said she has “a genuine fear of Michael Jackson,” which can be triggered by something as innocuous as hearing an MJ song.The most recent traumatic episode reportedly occurred on Monday, while the student was celebrating her aunt and uncle’s recent marriage while on vacation in Cyprus, according to SWNS.“It was my first night in Ayia Napa and funnily enough, the first bar we went to was really quiet so not many people there,” Marriott explained.

Michael Jackson.Yes, you read that right...READ MORE: Model rocks extreme bikini but women fear privates would look like 'dropped kebab'As MJ famously sang “something evil's lurking in the dark”, and apparently it’s in the form of his impersonator moonwalking in a bar in Ayia Napa.The iconic King of Pop has been kept alive with his discography of hit after hit and budget doubles who entertain holidaymakers abroad.But when Ruby Marriott set out for the night in the Cypriot town, she did not quite expect to see her worst nightmare dancing and hee hee-ing right behind her.With her phobia triggered, Ruby’s sister Mace documented the moment to see for all on TikTok where the clip has now gone viral.“Our first night in Ayia Napa took a turn for the worse. My sister has a phobia of Michael Jackson”, Mace explained.Ruby sobbed at the table as the Michael Jackson wannabe performed just inches away to classic hit Thriller (really fitting for the mood).High kicking the night away in his red jacket and black trouser ensemble, the impersonator was totally unaware of the horror he had reduced Ruby too.Her family can be heard in the background offering words of support as her eyes welled with tears and fright.Although Ruby was crying tears of fear, many others were sobbing with laughter.One person commented: “This has me cackling I can't.”Another user added: “I’m sorry I’m howling this is so funny.”While a third person chuckled: “It’s him doing kick moves right behind her having a mental breakdown for me.”Someone else giggled: “I thought this was a joke until I saw the literal tears in her eyes.