The Legend of Slender Man: Birth of an Internet Boogeyman | Internet Legends

Описание: Join us as we trace the evolution of Slender Man from a simple Photoshop contest entry to a modern folklore figure that transcended digital boundaries and impacted our physical world.

Join Vanishing Threads as we explore:
The creation of Slender Man on the Something Awful forums in 2009
How collaborative storytelling transformed a forum post into a cultural phenomenon
The impact of web series like Marble Hornets on expanding the mythology
The tragic real-world consequences and ethical questions raised by fictional narratives
How Slender Man represents a new form of digital folklore creation

This video examines the unprecedented speed and scale at which modern myths can form in the internet age - and the real consequences when digital stories break through into physical reality.

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📚 SOURCES & FURTHER EXPLORATION:

*Primary Sources:*
Something Awful Forums "Create Paranormal Images" thread (June 2009): https://forums.somethingawful.com/sho...
Marble Hornets YouTube Series (2009-2014):    / @marblehornets  
Eric Knudsen's original Slender Man images (preserved on Know Your Meme): https://knowyourmeme.com/memes/slende...

*Academic & Media Analysis:*
"Beware the Slenderman" HBO Documentary (2016)
"Digital Folklore and the Creation of Slender Man" - Journal of American Folklore (2018)
"The Legend of the Slender Man: The Boogieman of Surveillance Culture" - First Monday Journal (2017): https://firstmonday.org/ojs/index.php...

*News Sources & Court Records:*
Wisconsin v. Morgan Geyser court documents (2014-2023)
"The Girls Who Tried to Kill for Slender Man" - The New York Times (2022)
"Slender Man Stabbing: When Fiction Becomes Reality" - BBC News (2018)

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