Unveiling the Digital Folklore of Slenderman
Delve into the chilling digital folklore of Slenderman, a modern myth that has captivated audiences through stories, videos, and games. Explore the origins, multiple interpretations, and the allure of fear that this enigmatic figure evokes. Discover how this internet-born legend has transcended mediums, instilling a sense of dread in its audience.
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THE FOLKLORE OF SLENDERMAN By Thomas Bryan & David Gallagher
Not too long ago folklore was strictly transmitted orally, from person to person, generation to generation. It offered wisdom, entertainment and creativity. With the advent of the internet folklore took on a new means of travel. Stories can now travel at the speed of light and folklore can spread like wildfire from computer to computer. The story of Slenderman represents a form of digital folklore and has become a name that sends chills down people s spines. We decided to dive deeper into the goosebump-inducing mythos that is Slenderman.
OVERVIEW We collected various pieces of Slenderman folklore in the forms of stories, videos, movies and videogames. Our interviews were conducted through in person interviews with family and friends or anonymously through chat room engagements. Our goals was to discover the plethora of interpretations that embody Slenderman as well as attempting to solve what makes the fear he evokes so desirable for individuals
WHY IS SLENDER MAN FOLKLORE? Slenderman is a chilling piece of modern folklore that is made up of from a combination of blog post, video games, and videos. It take the form of visual and oral storytelling. Slenderman is a collective which was built up by multiple individuals and shared amongst many people. Slender Man has multiple existences and takes various forms depending on the individual telling the story. He sometimes is written as a creature in the woods who prays on children or stalks his prey without bias. The legend of Slenderman is Omnipresent as it is seen across multiple media platforms such as film and video games.
THE ORIGINS The unique part of slender man s lore is his identifiable origin. On June 8, 2009 the first image is created on the forum of Something Awful by the user Victor Surge From that point on the myth was taken on by a community of anonymous authors who developed the various aspects of the modern myth. The tales made Its way onto the page Creepypasta and was created into popular indie horror games
Slenderman Tales Informant K.B. The website creepypasta is a public forum where anybody can post scary stories they have written anonymously. This site is home to numerous folklore of Slenderman. The setting of the story was off putting because when I imagine Slenderman I think of him in the woods.The story ended in a typical erie way and the self inflicted injuries the girl inflicted is in line with some of the powers i think Slenderman has
Slenderman comes to life on Youtube Informant: J.T. Cultural context: The Youtube video titled Entry #1 has amassed over seven million views and was posted on June 20, 2009. It was made as a part of a series by a channel called Marble Hornets which created more Slenderman content. The grainy video quality and missing audio adds to the realness of Slenderman, and the quick camera shots of the figure are a trademark feature to the popular creature. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bn59FJ4HrmU It was videos like these that would keep me up at night as a kid, but at the same time I kept clicking the next video
Slenderman in Pictures Informant: G.B. In many of the versions of Slenderman he often targets young children and the setting often takes place in the woods. Many of the images of Slenderman have him situated in a frame with children or he is a lone figure standing among trees. The image of Slenderman is different than how I imagined because he doesn't have the blades coming from his back Collectors Comments: The numerous depictions of Slenderman make for varying interpretations because each story puts a slight twist on the modern horror character. For instance, I think of Slenderman as the one in this picture.
In one case the folklore became too real Informant: Marwa Eltagouri The Washington post article titled A teen stabbed her friend to impress Slender Man and will spend 40 years in a mental hospital depicts a murder attempt from 2014. Morgan Geyser and Anissa Weier stabbed their classmate Payton Leutner 17 times in an attempt to impress the mythical creature Slender Man . The two girls read about Slenderman online and felt compelled to commit the crime in order to protect themselves and their families.
Slenderman appears in the virtual world of video games Informant T.B. Social Context: Once the craze of Slenderman became viral, graphic artists and video game engineers created 1st person horror games based on Slenderman. One of the most successful games was 8 Pages . Informant Comments: This was a game my cousin and I would play at midnight in front of the computer screen together. I can remember how scared we got when Slenderman would pop up on the computer monitor after static noise would play to show he was getting closer, but the real fear came after we turned the game off. We never even thought about going into the woods after the sun went down ever again and would fall asleep under the blankets scared of Slenderman.
Slenderman Meme Memeshappen.com: social platform for easily generating and sharing memes. It is a very easy way for memes to go viral throughout social media. These memes are posted anonymously so there is no way to discover the exact informant. Cultural context: Slenderman is known to get inside the head of his victims causing them to do things that they are not truly in control of. That s why when this meme suggests that Slenderman told me to eat the last cookie from the cookie jar, it is deferring the blame to Slenderman cause they claim to not have been in control of their actions.
