Slender Man: How The Internet Created a Monster | Monstrum
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There are few modern monster more notorious, or more recognized, than Slenderman. Although some Internet lore claims this thin, long-limbed, faceless creature in a suit has lurked in the background of human history for hundreds of years, the reality is that he was created online in 2009.
Dr. Zarka explains the timeline of this Internet folklore sensation, examining how unlike so many other monster origins stories, we know exactly when and why this one was created. From Creepypasta to video games, horror movies to doctored photographs, Slenderman is everywhere. Find out why he consumes our imaginations in this episode of Monstrum.
#Slenderman #Creepypasta #Monstrum
Written and Hosted by: Emily Zarka
Director: David Schulte
Executive Producer: Amanda Fox
Producer: Stephanie Noone
Illustrator: Samuel Allen
Editor/Animator: Derek Borsheim
Assistant Editor: Ryan Darbonne
Produced by Spotzen for PBS Digital Studios.
The world is full of monsters, myths, and legends, and Monstrum isn’t afraid to take a closer look. The show, hosted by Emily Zarka, Ph.D., takes us on a journey to discover a new monster in each new episode. Monstrum looks at humans' unique drive to create and shape monster mythology through oral storytelling, literature, and film and digs deep into the history of those mythologies.
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Ah the days of being 7 years old and lying in your bed far too late, too scared to get up and go to the toilet in the night
Good times
That's why I brought the toilet into my room
The Editing of this video and Graphics were sooo good!! Kudos to the person behind it.
I don't get scared easily but those creepy slender scenes with Dr. Z's voice in the back turned my stomach.
I feel this
@@evilphilosophic5714 r/cursedcomments
I used to think there was a cat outside my window, not a nice one, one that was just waiting for me to do anything, anything to let it in, and if I did, I'd die. Also I thought that it was waiting for me outside my door? So I couldn't go the toilet in the night unless someone else had already been and made sure the coast was clear. Then also I had to see who it was, otherwise it could have been the cat, trying to trick me to leave the safety of my bed
"As a scholar of the gothic" is such a badass way to start any sentence.
Too bad it's not meant literally.
@@christosvoskresye My doctorate is in British Romantic Literature with an emphasis on the Gothic. So yes, literally.-*Dr. Z*
@@pbsstoried ooof! I concur with Dr Zarka
@@pbsstoried Also, The Editing of this video and Graphics were sooo good!! Kudos to the person behind it.
I don't get scared easily but those creepy slender scenes with Dr. Z's voice in the back turned my stomach.
@@christosvoskresye It is, the host is a professor at an american university
Video: "trying to learn more about him makes it easier for him to come into your life."
Me, watching the video: *chuckles* "Im in danger."
Have you heard about sleep parilizis? If you are afraid of things that happen more when you know about it, don't search about this. Because, you know, it's a real psychological disease.
@metrux321
I am afraid of these creatures/monsters and I want to see them but till now I haven't experienced sleep paralysis
@@metrux321 I'm narcoleptic, so that has become an all too familiar concept in my life. It is such an eerie feeling, and no matter how many times you experience it, or how much you know about what is actually going on, you just never get used to it.
ccvcharger yeah. I’m probably gonna a see this guy in my next sleep paralysis
oh no
2010-ish: Slenderman
2020: Sirenhead
2030: im gonna take a guess and call it bamboolegs
It need to be something with S
@@mantisguy746 SCP Foundation?
Skelatom
Skinnyshins
Skelly? Sushiman? Sunlotionneck? Skinnyguy?
My question is who he got to tailor his suit for him.
The Kingsmen, of course.
Some stories say that Slenderman is a shapeshifter, so the suit might be made from his skin.
vyperspit 🤮
the Big n Large mens section in Ross
Maybe his wife is a tailor? That it some of victims...
I remember asking Dr. Zarka if she was going to talk about Slender man. Well, she did.
Out of all Monstrum episodes, this one made me turn on my lights at night.
Over a modern made up internet monster? Are you 12?
At least he dresses well.
My mother used to always smile and say, "I love a man in a suit."
Dressed for success
But he'll steal your 20 bucks.
A man who kills in a suit is a man worthy of respect.
true tho
"He is self aware, patiently waiting and watching his victims"
I can just imagine him thinking to himself "Yo Ima look creepy asf if I stand just over there around the corner wait til these fools spot me"
2013: that's creepy as hell
2020: nice suit bro
Guess im in 2013
I like your cut G
i know in the middel of the night he be stalking me through my window and if i stay loking at him he will stay there and if i go get my dad he will vanish and if i stay and i call my dad to come if i blink he will vanish also
I’m in both years
also because of that damn movie
Don't take candy from strangers.
Slenderman: it's called Uber.
lmaoo wat? 🤣
Slenderman's mythos was definitely at its most powerful when you stumbled across it at 1AM via some seemingly abandoned blog in an ARG format semi-early on. Just passed when he was peaked but before he was too well known. The weird combination of camaraderie made empty by its passing and a growing narrative of horror married the feeling of wandering an old house, town, or landmark alone and the feeling of something being just outside your window in the dark. Its a feeling that's hard to find, and harder as you age, so the feeling stuck with me.
Marble Hornets was amazing
I discovered Slender man on the Wii watching sightings and 911 calls about him one of them was “I know where your daughters are and they’ll be mine” Slender man told the operator. Used to think he was watching me from the dark side of my room but I’ve out grown it since 2015
@@thatchairsdlcs2611 I mean we all outgrow the things that cause that forlorn dread but the echo of the feeling can remain, and if I was half a writer there might be some power in harnessing it.
I live in a 120 year old house and even though we have close neighbors to both directions I .F.E.L.T. this comment.
I am never alone
I am always being observed
...but it makes me feel...safe
@@BearMcBongwater420 that's good then
Sirenhead is currently climbing up to be this decade's Slenderman.
In a way yes, good years for stories perhaps?
Hope Hollywood doesn't make a siren head movie
no don’t tarnish SM ‘s name more... siren head can’t come close
Mhat @pout the BUTTFORE!?!?!?!
Dart.11 nothing can replace slendy
I've always assumed that Slender Man is just this generation's interpretation of the Boogeyman. Maybe monstrum should do a separate episode explaining the Boogeyman next.
Meanwhile, he's also referred as The Boogeyman
Yeah
Slenderman is pretty much a modern day Boogeyman.
Slenderman is based on the Tall-Man from Phantasm.
@@nathanforester5993 I'd say that's a stretch given Phantasm is not entirely known by the public
"whoever sees Slenderman is stalked by him"
Millions of people: *doubt*
Hmm...
More correctly: if you fear it, it will stalk you.
Just ignore it.
Me: In bed, hiding under the covers....
Slender: Boooo!
Me: faint* dragged away by him never to be seen again
ok
With the internet as free flowing as it is, the lore of Slender Man has made is as accessible as it can be.
The Editing of this video and Graphics were sooo good!! Kudos to the person behind it.
I don't get scared easily but those creepy slender scenes with Dr. Z's voice in the back turned my stomach.
That's why he sucked now, he was popular in the first place because he is supposed to be a mystery
@@idenpierce8746 he stopped being famous when 2 little girls stabbed another little girl because they were convinced he was real and wanted to be his "proxies"!
The movie only made the controversy worse!
It is interesting to see how Marble Hornets affected so much its lore: the use of kidnappers by proxy, the relation with woods, its logo, the fact that most people forget that he has tentacles was explained as they being retractable, fueling the lovecraftian horror.
I mean technically I think the creature within MH is different from slender man, I think THAC called it The Operator.
@@TheParadoxGamer1 MH called him the Operator, TribeTwelve called him the Administrator, etc etc, all just different names for the same being
@@someonewhocommentsonyoutub3779 Fair point, tho I do believe MH is it's own separate universe.
They weren’t proxies... Tim was perfectly fine besides the memory loss and he was being told what to do from Brian (Credit: Night Mind’s Marble Hornets Explained Season 3 Part 2)
@@Berd413 a man of culture I see
I'm surprised he hasn't put out a 'get slim quick, by eating children, and pasta' self help book yet.
Don't forget the long walks in the woods. Running from bears really helps lose weights.
He doesn't need to, EMH has got that covered.
It says you have a new message,let me look my new message first,it says "I am watching YOU" oh my godd
:)))
+1
It is incredible how an in-depth analysis of a decade-old creepypasta, which had lost its charm after becoming too mainstream, has managed to reignite the fear I felt when I first came across it. Very well done.
3:13 "Slender-man would make a great novel or movie."
Yeah... About that...
The Slenderman movie doesn’t exist too me
@@ant9435 What’s the slender man movie? Never heard of it.
@@ant9435 Which one? There's like 6 at this point. I'm guessing you're talking about the god-awful 2018 one?
He did make a great found footage series.
and maybe a different studio should make a Slender movie
Could make a great movie .
The true monster is the movie they made about Slenderman
@J R Terribly bad.
I heard it was so bad, Slenderman left early without taking a child.
@J R The man itself only got three minutes of screen time.
Facts
There was a slender related movie before the 2018 movie, there was the tall man which was a really tall man who kidnaps a child even though he looks homeless and always watching. Always watching ( 2015 ) is the true slenderman movie
The Slender Man narrative included with the pictures sounds like something you'd find in the files of the SCP foundation, which is another internet made collection of monsters and the supernatural.
It would actually be great for her to cover it
pretty sure SCP came about a couple years earlier, 2007 I think. but the two could easily have fed off each other.
The murderous statue that moves only when you break eye contact was a good one, can't remember its name though
@@emreyurtseven23 scp 173
@@AnimeShinigami13 scp 096?
The whole "preying on children" seems to be a theme associated with a high percentage of monsters throughout history and folklore. I've been working on a new website, where I can feature some of my darker artwork based on monsters and cryptids, accompanied by each creatures details and a high majority of the ones I have worked on and have queued to create have this as one of their main characteristics. I didnt realize how prevalent it was until I started building up a random list. It seems, that scaring the absolute crap out of your kids was a pretty widespread method of keeping them under control in the past.
And in modern times like the boogeyman, and slender man is maybe a modern form of the monster, when you are a kid, scary stories and so feel more real.
Most adults grow out of being afraid of "monsters" (however you want define that term) as they gain more experience with the everyday nastiness of the real world and other people. That's why monster stories are aimed at children.
True.
in the present too XD I think la llorona still scares me even now
Rich McGee In the end, experience teachers us the only monsters are the two-legged ones
"Slender-man is always watching you"
Depression: He never EVER think about you...
The fact slender man is a real name means the very existence of a thicc man
Oh yeah 😳
If you spell thick with two Cs it means fat
Here I am
That would be me
I would love to see stories of thicc man
I gotta say, one of the weirder things in my life is seeing something that I was there for at the beginning become a huge thing. I don't think I posted in the thread, but I remember seeing those pictures get posted. Like... several years ago one of my cousins went as Slenderman for Halloween and... it's just kinda surreal? At the time it was just some goofy, lightly spooky fun, I couldn't have imagined it'd blow up to be... all this. How could I? I dunno, it's just a weird feeling.
I remember hearing about the girl getting stabbed, but I never paid much attention to the Slenderman story except that it's creepypasta.
Something I realized while watching this video: It's a nearly universal Big Fandom Experience, having fun with something fictional, and then some moron uses it to hurt people IRL. Happened to every large fandom in the early teens that I can think of. Wack, but no longer surprising, sadly.
I saw it in 74 as a child. Not a joke.
"ce gars" is just French for "this guy"
Came to say this 😛
"See guars" hahahaha wow.
I do like smoking some guys
Lol, I was about to say that as well 😂
And I'm not sure why, but I feel like
“that guy” would sound more natural.
As long as you’re adding internet myths look into The Black Eyed Children. That’s another one that has crossed into folklore.
"He's tall, thin, faceless, and wears a dark suit. Once he's in your life-you're doomed."
Sound like my future boyfriend :(
Ok Karen.
Yo chilllllll
bold of you to assume that youll ever get a boyfriend
So he's Johnny cash?
Getting a "boyfriend" is easy
If we're talking about modern day internet folklore monsters, you can't skip the SCP Foundation.
Yes, please dear god have monstrum do an SCP foundation vid
The foundation itself doesn't necessarily only deal with monsters, but it does still deal with many of them, and yes please make a video on them
Dr. Z works at the Foundation
PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE
YES! I hope Monstrum tackles SCP Foundation one day soon!
Actually, The Blair witch Project Film is more viscerally creepy as the actors did not know what was going to happen to them. The team was only guidung them from the distance.
I personally find it to be the best found footage film.
I cannot expresshow much i love the fact that you debate creatures "of the internet".
The Blaur Witch Proyect is one of my all time favorite movies 💕💕💕💕
what ade it more creepy was the feel that it did seem real. The creators evn created a narrative to promote it that those people you see in it really were missing. And it went so well people at the time, some I knew, actually believed it really was documentary. Doubt we'd be able to do that again today.
The Blair Witch Project with Cloverfield Monster and Chronicle are the best Found Footage and in my opinion movie from monsters on the internet has to be of this genre to see a Siren Head in the direction of the character would be more cabulous than the zombies in REC
Funniest part of the blair witch project is that the actors never spotted the dude in the costume 😂😂😂 so it never went into the film
Buzzkill incoming. I think we need to stop lionizing directors and movies that succeed by withholding information from or outright traumatizing their actors. It's the actor's job to make you believe that they are afraid when they're perfectly fine, and it's the director's job to talk to their actors and guide them toward the sort of performance they want to see.
if not the most creative, it is the most elegant and bizarre monster on the internet.
With this disproportionate size, arms and tentacles look even Lovecratiano.
Would be really cool to see an expansion of this episode specifically about creepypasta and other internet lore.
Agreed.
Maybe a few episodes. One of the nature and evolution of creepypasta in general, an episode or two on some of the more well know/influential one, one of the truly massive works like the SCP foundation. Really a lot of fascinating, enlightening, amd entertaining stuff to be mined there.
YAS
I am absolutely delighted by the idea that someone had to measure, hem, and fit Slender Man's suit for him.
This is just so nostalgic haha, I find it so beautiful how the creepypasta universe/Slenderverse is made of many people's own characters that somehow twist together into one lore. It's kinda wholesome in a way :)
Yeah, reminds me of the good old days of 2012 when Creepypasta was popularized and Slender man was and still is quiet a horror icon. Wholesome indeed!
Nostalgic for a handful of years ago?
The only thing I could think of is where he gets his suits from
Man needs to ring me up with his tailor
The suit is a part of him who he uses to appear like a normal human being
It's not a suit. It's his skin.
could you ever make a list of your favorite books? or maybe give some suggestions on books about the various monsters around the world? and what those monsters reveal about the people who made them?
She hearted your comment but didn’t even answer. That makes no sense
@@ChonkedCat she may have considered doing so tho. Just cuz u heart something doesnt u have to respond
maybe she is going y
to do a video about that
Characters like Slender Man and Momo inspired a short story I wrote last year. I still hope to get that story published someday.
SCP, Siren Head, The Rake, Smiling Man are examples of modern monsters that the internet has created and that just looking at Jeff the Assassin for example I feel discomfort visual that is linked to the valley of strangeness that even witches surpass.
@@giulyanoviniciussanssilva2947 did you mean jeff the killer?
Giulyano Vinicius Sans Silva
once you actually read the jeff the killer copypasta, it becomes way less creepy
@@hystericallover5989 what scares me is not even the story she I think is okay good Creepypasta but when I saw his eyes, his face for a short time looking crazy I feel a bad feeling.
In a good way you know that it is done well when it bothers you Jeff the murderer is a respectable Uncany Valley.
"There's also the association of black suits with death"
**Astronomia Sounds INTENSIFIES**
I discovered this channel a few days ago after learning that Lindsay Ellis' It's Lit had moved here. But when I saw you'd done a video on Slenderman, I binged everything in your library just to work my way up to it. I am a massive fan of Slendy and am very excited to see the treatment he's been given here. I think this video hits on all the right notes to really do justice to the fascinating history behind the mythos, without disregarding the horror as an immature justification for tragic violence. Thank you for this coverage! Also, kudos on the subtle nods and camera effects - as soon as I noticed Slendy lurking in the background I was looking for him in every shot. Slenderman is paranoia personified, and you did a great job of incorporating that.
Next internet monster:
"Siren Head"
Next monster: John Wick
They should do SCP-173 or one of the notable SCPs. I know it’s just creative writing but there’s something about it that actually interests me
@@Eagle_the_18th maybe because it's very different
Yes indeed
Siren Head isn’t even that scary.
Stories like these
*specifically from this channel*
are getting me through quarantine ..❤️
"How the internet created a monster"
SCP Foundation: Pathetic
Siren head: sup
Ancient Folklore: allow us to introduce ourselves
Creepy pasta: Hey
SCP-096: *Distressed Crying Intensifies*
They should make a video on that as well
"if you try to learn more about him or even think about him it only makes it easier for him to find you"
Me: *Presses pause button* ok nice talk
When ppl claim slenderman existed before 2009 i imagine him being a time traveller, and then i imagine him him in "back to the future"
so Slenderman existed? Geez doc this is heavy
Ah, I remember my first encounter with Slender: The Eight Pages. Folklore being created literally in front of my eyes! There is no better time to be an anthropologist, folklorist, and "scholar of the gothic", to borrow a phrase. I also completely agree with the terminology of "digital gothic", it fits perfectly!!
Love this show. If they haven’t they need to take a look into the SCP foundation. I mean the idea of a morally grey secret organization hiding the truth and uncaringly controlling the world seems almost like a cultural myth in our current age. I guess it’s similar the the “men in black” (not the alien movies but also kinda) the idea we live in such a structured world and the insecurity that it’s all just a facade that could crumble at any given moment. That we can’t trust anything and yet we kind of have too.
I agree
and it's a forum where everyone can add more stories, which makes it even more reflective of people's way of thinking
It's a very modern idea, especially because it reflects feelings about imperialism. The formatting is also super modern since it's a wiki.
Also the fact that the SCP Foundation depicts such a masquerade realistically, in that its only kept up because they have drugs that can erase people’s memories.
As much as I like SCP I feel it does not fit into the aesthetic of this channel which it is trying to provide. This channel has gothic and mythological based content while SCP focus bit more on a edgier and vague reality altering this day influencing creatures. While I could agree that Slenderman fits the criteria I'd say its more of a internet mythos worth study than what SCP brings.
I remember growing up with this story, as I was 8 or 9 when i discovered it, and believing it to be real. You can call me a dumb kid, but that monster preoccupied my mind with something to be worried about instead of the more realistic problems I had at the time. Slender man really helped my imagination, belief, and interest in folklore monsters. I have him to thank for me finding this channel becuase without him i probably would've ended up like my brothers whom have zero interest in folklore monsters ans mythos.
It feels so great to be able to hear something about Slenderman again, I was born in 2003, I grew up with Slenderman and it brings back so many good memories.
As a Major Fan of Slender Man I Find this Video very Informative and well animated.
"Human-being" -the worst monster you will ever witness.
Wow. Deep.
C R I N G E
As opposed to a Feline-being or a Canine-being?
That's true
tru👏👏👏
It would be interesting to see the gremlins of WWII planes to be covered by this channel
Yes!!!
Lol please explain
I think I've heard about it, but I'm not sure if I know anything about it
I have no idea what that is but it sounds cool
“People dress up like him, and look for him in the woods.”
They gonna make a slender baby.
🤣🤣🤣
I highly recommend Marble Hornets. It was groundbreaking storytelling, especially if you were watching it as it was released, slowly learning about the other youtube channels involved, the in-character Twitter account, etc.
Seeing this is surreal for me, given I was a contributor to that paranormal photography thread and watched Slenderman get birthed in real time. My contributions were old school trick photography and no Slenderman content, but it's still weird to see something from an old forum post get this widespread
This channel is easily one of my favorites on youtube! It takes a fascinating and honest look into the folklore and mythology that our ancestors created to explain the unexplainable, create social bonds over stories, and warn of dangers. I love the approach that these videos take! It was awesome to see a more current monster as well! Keep these awesome videos coming!!
Thank you so much for the support!-*Dr. Z*
OH MY GOSH I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS EPISODE! THANK YOU
I didn’t expect a vid about slendy, what a pleasant surprise!
I'm not quite certain if there's an option for requests, but since the Wendigo has been covered I was wondering if there would be an episode on Skinwalkers? I love this channel so much thus far. Can't wait to see what else gets produced!
“The teens seem unaware of his presence”.
At 1:26 it looks to me like 3 kids are looking back towards the figure.
Acrimonious Mirth I THOUGHT I WAS THE ONLY ONE !!!!
3:28 the username, it's just french for "this guy" pronounced something like "se(mi) ga(rry)"
Didn’t know. Thanks!-*Dr. Z*
And here I thought it was a pun on "cigars" with the old timy picture and all
@@MegaPompoen I guess it's a double pun.
And it had the creepy "it follows" vibe as well.
I never expected this video but I absolutely love it. I mean its a great example of how modern-day monsters are still being made to this day.
I'd love to see you guys do a similar story on the SCP Foundation. They very much follow a similar trend of "made by everyone for everyone".
I think an underrated aspect of his design is the silhouette; it's simple, instantly recognizable, and can be subtly photoshopped into the backgrounds of images in a way that makes you jump out when you see it. Being tall and slender also makes it easy to initially mistake him for something else, like a tree or a street light.
Just binged all of the Monstrum episodes and I'm so in love! Completely got chills when the background flashed our slender friend. Would love to see an episode about kelpies or the Nain Rouge.
2:23 nice touch on the Slender at the background 😉
So given his mythos, does that make this video a modern version of "The Ring" cassette?
Well, I just watched it and if my phone rings in the next couple of minutes I'm out of here!
Although he was created on technology, his MO doesn't use technology.
@General Grievous boy's gotta lot of people to kidnap then
The Grossmann edits are my favorite part of Slenderman "mythos"
I used to be sooo scared of him 😭 I couldn't face windows at night and I had to cover my eyes with my blanket while I slept
Plot twist: Slender man is actually a memetic hazard
*[SCP Foundation wants to know your location]*
*[MTF ETA-10 "See No Evil" wants to know ur location]*
I see, you are a man of [REDACTED] as well.
What is this *[ REDACTED ]* or something?
@@allthecoolfolks3350 its a scp thing
I’m surprised u still haven’t covered werewolves
can you do sirenhead he's also pretty scary
Personally, I don't mind him. He's slow and only attacks when you get close. Also, he makes a noise so you know where he is. Now Pyramid head from Silent Hill is another story for me
Gonna admit, he's a bit deflated after seeing him default dance. Still like the general idea and design and I think the use of sirens is A+ because it's creepy without just being gross.
@@cannibalbananas Actually depends on the 'type' of sirenhead. Some apparently can blend into the surrounds and others can mimic human voices.
@@jackkraken3888 I was not aware of that. That does make it creepier
@@hedgehog3180 he default danced
Slenderman is childhood fear of adult authority. Tall and in a power suit, yet faceless. Always watching, waiting to pounce.
0:04 “once hes in his life you’re doomed”
he’s as in me
I remember when my sister and I went through this slender man faze and wanted to go through the woods looking for him. Lmao
What stopped you?
So if everyone wanted to go into the woods to look for him does that mean that there were actually many slender men?
Well like most folklore stories maybe there is only one maybe there is more of them, hard to say. Do a internet check on boogeyman, worldwide monster maybe one maybe a species.
Ragdoll Libby our dad did😂
@@Marcus_Sherman Good for him. :) It's hard not to get pulled into this stuff when you are a kid and curious.
Y’all should do Siren Head next
Siren head is still fairly young compared to Slender Man. Not much (folk)lore has been written about it yet.
@@kelnhide adding onto this sirenhead's creator has stated that only information coming from his account is canon, he has many creations but only sirenhead blew up (ex long horse who shows up before disasters kinda like the pokemon absol) it got to the point where I doubt he'll add onto sirenhead besides answering questions from fans so those who do make folklores are to be taken lightly as to the creator inless stated wont be canon
*Giorno Giovanna want to know your location*
This makes me wonder what are other monster created on internet
me too
The scp foundation: *rubbing hands*
Slenderman is a perfect example of how the internet can come together to create something that will be known for decades
I always thought he resembled Voldemort for me. That scene at the train station where he is wearing a suit, chills every time.
I instaclicked the notification. Please do one about "Sirenhead" which is actually pretty recent and came from a creepypasta as well.
Isn't Sirenhead made by Trevor Henderson?
@@stanlytherobot4933 yeah but the lack of credit has made people believe that Siren Head is a creepypasta/ SCP, I'm glad Siren Head blew up but I wish more people gave credit to Trevor Henderson
Sirenhead is basically Slenderman II electric boogalo (there's even the same kind of games being made) as far as I can tell
@@forknifecapt.2410 Oh. That's bad :/ I love Trevor Henderson's work. Bridge worm is personally one of my favourites, along with long horse.
I guess I'm gonna have to spread the good word of Trevor wherever I go
There are people, older people, who claimed to have seen creatures like the Slender Man before. A prominent figure in the Paranormal Societies, Pastor Robin Swope (The Paranormal Pastor) collected experiences and even wrote a book called "Slender Man : From Fiction to Fact,". It might catch your attention Dr. Emily.
Sometimes being so scared of something can cause something else like a demon to take that form
@@thewyit4222 Not just a Demon. In Faerie Religion, there are Faeries that are dark and feed on fear. Like the English Bogart. Then there are Child Terrors. They feed on children's terror.
i agree. I would argue it tapped into older archetypes.
The Native Americans talked about Stick Indians who were so thin that they could turn to their sides and you wouldn't be able to see them.
In Scotland, and much of Europe, the Devil was said to travel around disguised as a tall, dark haired man in dark clothing - sometimes on a black horse. Unlike Slenderman, he was sometimes described as handsome.
Certainly it's tapped into older archetypes but I think what you are describing more than anything else is the Mandela effect.
@@claytonberg721 Does the Mandela Effect now just refer to misremembering things?
I’ve never been so early! Hi Dr. Z 👋 I love your show!
9:40 *slenderman slowly trying to grab you*
Me: *tilting my chin up*
This video is how I found this channel, and I've just binged the entire Monstrum playlist. Can you do a video on the Chinese hopping vampire, the Jiangshi?
"So Mr. Slendurhman, can we get an interview?"
Scholar of the Gothic- Dr. Z Needs to be on a shirt and your Business cards
0:07 *"If you to learn more about him or even think about him, it only makes it easier for him to find you."*
I live near the woods for 10 years now, I've been wandering around mostly at midnnight hoping to catch even a glimpse of Slender's face but sadly, throughout all that, my exploits on tracking down the creature were very unsuccessful.... Still ain't giving up though 💯👌
what if i told u saw him an i have an eye witness my lil sister kylie
@@damonmatechuck76 Sure you did
What face?
I remember the GBS thread when we made this, it was so weird to see what it turned into.
I used to be insanely scared of Slenderman but now I’m not scared because he isn’t real and the design of him just looks insanely cool
I literally thought that slender man was literally ender man in real life
I'm still afraid of watching Marble Hornets at night.
Do it it’s better
I still don't watch Marble Hornets period lol
I have trauma from that stuff (mostly cause one of the actors looks like my brother) 🙃
Slenderman, oh Slenderman: do me hard, and call me Brenda, man! -Yahtzee Croshaw
Normally, I'm not much of a fan of horror-related stuff. But I love Slender Man, because his existence really speaks to the literature buff in me, particularly the adaptation of the framing device to present these as events taking place in the real world. What, in novels, were once collections of journal entries, letters, or transcriptions of someone else's narrative; in the modern era take the form of youtube videos, blogs, and vlogs, some with incredibly extensive ARG elements that allowed the followers to become participants in the story to a certain extent.
But, what really appeals to me about the Slender Man Mythos, as it is typically called, is the organic manner it spread out across multiple storytellers and their respective mediums, with people happily sharing elements and making references to one another. Characters in one web series would pop up in someone else's, further cementing the idea that this was some kind of phenomenon taking place in reality.
In that respect, the closest literary equivalent to this would be the classic Cthulhu Mythos, first created by H.P. Lovecraft; and not just in the sense that both are mythos that revolve around impossibly powerful entities, whose nature and motivations are virtually impossible to comprehend.
The Cthulhu Mythos wasn't built just by Lovecraft, but by several other contemporary authors as well. Through extensive correspondence with several authors in his day, Lovecraft shared elements of his mythos with them, which subsequently made their way into other stories. This sudden appearance of elements of a shared universe popping up in seemingly unrelated works served to develop the impression that there might have been something real behind the Mythos stories. In that respect, the Cthulhu Mythos can really be seen as the pre-internet predecessor of the Slender Man Mythos that followed.
You all probably know that Siren Head is getting popular nowadays. He can never replace Slenderman... he's been here for so many years so please don't forget about Slenderman.
The real horror of slender man is that it implys the existence of a chunky man
Now that you've looking into internet monsters can y'all please take a look of the scp foundation its very similar to slender in its conception . Can y'all please talk about another modern internet phenomenon and its library of monsters . The scp foundation even has some big budget fan films such as 096 and several games that have set the trend in modern horror games such as scp containment breach.
I don't know why but my 11 year old spirit is jolting
The well timed bass in the audio gives me chills
just found your channel and am hooked.
I read somewhere that suggested Slender man became a Tulpa but that could be said about a lot of these monsters digital or otherwise.