Slenderman is considered to be very passive/aggressive with his victims. While he is said to be a torturing soul, he will stalk his victims by showing himself to them causing them to become mentally unstable. While he stalks his prey, he will stalk them for months to years at a time. His appearance has been subjected to change as the years have gone on but recently he is considered to be a tall, slender man who has long arms and no face. His clothing is only that of a single business-type suit, with no certainty of whether it is cloth or his skin.
The legends have varied through times from the early 1600s in Germany to now. In the first accounts it is said he will do things such as remove organs and place them into bags while impaling his victims on to trees. It is believed that Slenderman will also stalk his target down until caught and vanish off with them without a single trace of where they have gone. It is said that the modern version of his story will cause electronic equipment to malfunction by causing glitches in equipment.
Slenderman’s abilities are said to be slenderwalking, time travel, mind control, and a form of camouflage. He also has a high importance among children as its preferred prey. Slenderwalking is a form of teleportation that he possesses to avoid being seen or noticed by his victims. Through his usage of teleportation from location to location, Slenderman will find his victims and torture them mentally.
Through what is referred
to as “slender sickness” he will cause the victim to become highly
paranoid, nose bleeds, nightmares, as well as hallucinations. After a
period of these symptoms, Slenderman will abduct his victim from any
nearby forest where their death will become them. It is a legend that
the victims would be impaled by the branches of a tree to bleed to death
and then each organ is removed and put into the plastic bags.Within the 1990s through 2010 many bloggers and students have claimed to have been stalked by Slenderman and have video recordings of these events and occurrences. Speculation of them being falsified or true stories has yet to be truly known.
To view some spooky and frightening Slenderman videos from Marble Hornets, visit their YouTube channel which has a mass majority of hits and views. For an extra spooky effect watch with the lights off.
Disclaimer:
While there has been much fun with Slenderman, I do condone any of the violence that has gone alongside of this legend. People, it is an urban legend and fiction.
Whenever I hear of Slenderman my mama instincts come to play. I can only think of the case that was recently tried of 2 12 year old girls that hurt their friend because they said Slenderman said to do it. It's so scary and sad.. BUT on a lighter a note.. I do remember being a kid and telling stories of the Lady of the Lake.. So freaking scary!
ReplyDeleteEssentially the lady and the lake are much like Slenderman, I feel. I didn't know who Slenderman was actually until my friend (14 at the time) told me about him / the legend. I was so fascinated I wanted to know more.
DeleteUgh...he sounds super creepy! Though I have never heard of him before this post, now I'm rather frightened. Very interesting.
ReplyDeleteI wasn't aware of Slenderman until the Milwaukee incidents with the middle school girls. I am of an age now where I am not really interested in something like this but I totally understand the draw, especially this time of year.
ReplyDeleteI live in SE Wisconsin where the 2 12 year old girls stabbed their friend in the name of Slenderman. The very sad part is that children are not understanding that Slenderman is a urban legend and is fiction. Many think he is real. Serious stuff! If you have any doubts about how terrible this is - please read online about the Wisconsin 12 year old girls that stabbed their friend. So very sad :(
ReplyDeleteI just watched a documentary last night on hulu about urban legends (title of the movie is Killer Legends if you are interested). It discussed how all urban legends are created from historical facts. It was a pretty fascinating show.
ReplyDeleteThey didn't, however, cover slenderman. I had no idea about slenderman until I heard of the girls in Wisconsin and then I was horrified that 12 year olds could commit such a hideous act.
I only heard about Slenderman when I heard about the two 12 year olds in Wisconsin. Then I had to look up Slenderman to see what everything was about.
ReplyDeleteI have never heard of Slenderman. Perhaps it is because I have always lived in NY, I hope this legend stays out west!
ReplyDeleteNever ever heard of this before! Sounds creepy, my son saw the pic and immediately said to let him see this post haha!!
ReplyDeleteI have heard the name Slenderman but didn't know anything about him. It is really interesting and creepy.
ReplyDeleteOh wow, I didn't know he was an actual thing. The only thing I ever new about him was from my boys talking about other kids telling them about a video game with him in it.
ReplyDeleteI've never heard of Slenderman! Good thing he's an urban legend!
ReplyDeleteWe talked about Bloody Mary as a kid a lot. THAT freaked me out!
ReplyDeleteI have only read a little about this due to the news stories. I both love and am scared of urban legends!
ReplyDeleteI actually heard the story about Slenderman through some paranormal groups. I remember hearing about it growing up but never paid much attention to it.
ReplyDeleteNever heard this one before, but I am hoping you meant DON'T here: Disclaimer:
ReplyDeleteWhile there has been much fun with Slenderman, I do condone any of the violence that has gone alongside of this legend. People, it is an urban legend and fiction. Please remember that, and have fun with things.
Tracy @ Ascending Butterfly