The Wormhole Club Tragedy

If Vorticia Vortex really only exisits on the internet, why are those who seek her suddenly dying of spontanious human combustion?

Dr. Mateo Meyer's patient, Todd Gale, insists that the rumours on the
internet are true-the young woman who died at The Wormhole Club fire
was murdered. Todd also swears that her murderer, Vorticia Vortex, has
been stalking him ever since. Vorticia only exists on the internet.
Before he realizes it, Mateo goes far down the rabbit hole himself, and
a shameful secr...