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Posted by: Fredfredbug4
Posted by: MKScorpion
Posted by: Fredfredbug4
Posted by: WTF Shadow
God when will it end. Slender man is a lie you tricks.
Is it really? While the whole thing started in the somethingaweful forums there are many paranormal sightings where the subject see's something that looks very similar to slenderman. These have been common long before slenderman first made his appearance to the internet.
His appearance is a lot like the Grays (the most popular Alien race people claim to encounter) and is it a mear coincidence that jack skellington, the protagonist of the Nightmare Before Christmas looks strikingly similar to slender man? Jack was around much longer than slenderman? Or is it possible Tim Burton saw slenderman and created jack based off of him?
Why are there also so many sightings of him throughout history? And around the world too. Sightings of creatures similar to slenderman have happened long before the internet was created.
It is fake. However, monsters like Dracula and the Wolf-Man still captivate movie-goers' minds. Hell, the Loch Ness monster has been revealed to be a hoax.
With that, I see no reason why the Slender Man can't do the same to online users. Despite the fact that he's a hoax, his legend/myth still intrigues me. I discovered the mythos of the Slender Man last summer, and I can say that I have been scared to even go to the bathroom at night. Countless of supposed photos and videos (like the infamous Marble Hornets series) which provide evidence to his existence are floating around on the internet at this very moment. The story of this abnormal being transcends his lowly origins on the SA boards. So much so, that one day, we might go to watch a Slender Man movie in theaters or tell our children stories about him on Halloween night.
We are witnessing the origins of a new urban legend. Unlike the boogieman or the Vampires we will actually know where it started.
And over the years, the origin will become distorted until only a few know where it came from. Then, those few people will be shunned for "ruining the fun." :D