About
Slender Man (a.k.a Slenderman) is a
mythical creature often depicted as a tall, thin figure wearing a black
suit and a blank face. According to the legend, he can stretch or
shorten his arms at will and has tentacle-like appendages protruding
from his back. Depending on the interpretations of the myth, the
creature can cause memory loss, insomnia, paranoia, coughing fits
(nicknamed “slendersickness”), photograph/video distortions and can
teleport at will. The urban legend has inspired fan arts, fictional creepypasta and a mockumentary series in the style of the 1999 indie horror film
Blair Witch Project.
Origin
On June 8th, 2009, a “’paranormal pictures” photoshop contest was launched on the Something Awful (SA) Forums.
The contest required participants to turn ordinary photographs into
creepy-looking images through digital manipulation and then pass them on
as authentic photographs on a number of paranormal forums. Something
Awful users soon began sharing their faux-paranormal creations with
layered images of ghosts and other anomalies, usually accompanied by a
fabricated witness account to make them more convincing. On June 10th,
SA user Victor Surge posted two black and white photographs of unnamed
children with a short description of “Slender Man” as a mysterious
creature who stalked children.
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