Who is Slender Man? | 20/20 | ABC News
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Published 2015-02-20
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From internet hoax to urban legend to real life danger, ABC News has your coverage of the Slender Man saga. The chilling tale began with two 12-year-old girls who stabbed a classmate 19 times in the woods of Waukesha, Wisconsin while at a sleepover. The girls claim they were trying to please the online demonic creature, Slender Man. See the slender man interrogation, and interviews surrounding the slender man stabbing case. Originating as an internet meme Slender Man is a fictional character known for his tall and thin stature, featureless face that appears from myth to abduct and traumatize those that summon him through the Slender Man game. Stay tuned for all the updates on the slender man stabbing, and how slenderman turned from an urban myth to an internet meme and now cult phenomena.
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All Comments (21)
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John Cena is the Slender man cause you can't see him
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Slenderman is to tall to be under your bed :P
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Why don't you haters just appreciate the fact he dressed up in a top class suit👌🏻.
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I remember when I was so scared of Slenderman I coulnd't sleep… now I feel kinda stupid
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I find slender man to look like a faceless version of hitman
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If you believe in slender man then you have no clue wtf photoshop and creppypasta is
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Everyone asks: where is slender man But they never ask: is slender man okay
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Why is he Tall? “Because He is a Tree”
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I remember slenderman before the stupid game made him popular. He was scary as fuck. I remember being afraid to sleep at night. And living right next to the woods didn't help either lol.
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Who's here to hide in the comments
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This Is Scarier Than The 2018 Movie Trailer.
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Who would yu prefer Slender man -like Pennywise-comment
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when he swings his head it scares me
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Welcome to the comment section, The best place to Hide with others
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I saw him once in the woods chasing me with suits 😨😱. Oops wrong story, the one I saw was a pedo srry!
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"He is the thing that we fear that we don't actually encounter." I love that line.
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I remember in 2012 when my father was in the hospital, the rest of my family including me went to see my father and we brought the family laptop. My older brother showed me a site called the slender man including the game, pictures, and story's. We were all laughing and in my head I just kept telling my self that this will be the most hilarious monster I will ever hear about because his head was an egg. TBH I miss those times when I was younger. I even got friends off of fantasizing and making story's of him with my colleges which made me come out of my shell. But as the years go on you have to grow up. THIS STORY IS FAKE!! I was scared just like many kids here in the comment section but after a while of spending time in the woods by myself in fear I grew out of him and made peace with my surroundings and Mother Nature. Don't let your imagination get the best of you.
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I feel like slenderman's appearance is a mixture of common phycological fears. his empty face - the unknown his 'appendages' that seem to retract from his back. - the common fear of spiders. his suit and tie (probably his height as well)- threatening authority. in conclusion, he is basically just all in people's heads, it was just a photoshopped picture that went viral and people's imaginations got the best of them. plus, most people who think he is real are usually 14 and under, with means they have a young and malleable mind being it's still in development. slendermans existence is entirely subconscious.
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"internet boogeyman"
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"We have no idea what he does after that" HE MAKES HIM HIS PROXIES DUH
