{{Short description|none}} [[File:Slenderman redacted bg.jpg|thumb|An artistic depiction of the Slender Man]] [[Slender Man]] is a mythological internet urban legend created by Eric Knudsen (using the pseudonym Victor Surge) in 2009 on a thread in the [[Something Awful|Something Awful forum]]. The thread was a [[Photoshop contest]] in which users were challenged to "create paranormal images". Knudsen, contributed two [[Black and white photography|black-and-white]] images of groups of children to which he added a tall, thin, spectral figure wearing a black suit. Although previous entries had consisted solely of photographs, Knudsen supplemented his submission with snatches of text—supposedly from witnesses—describing the abductions of groups of children and giving the character the name "Slender Man."

The character has been spread across multiple formats, such as [[film]], [[web series]] and [[Video game|video games]]. The first adaptation was the web series ''[[Marble Hornets]]'' which The first video posted to [[YouTube]] was on June 20, 2009, 10 days after Eric Knudsen made the [[Slender Man#Origin (2009)|original images]] of Slender Man. Video game adaptations are the best known, this includes: ''[[Slender: The Eight Pages]]'', ''Slenderman's Shadow'', ''[[Slender Rising]]'', and ''[[Slender: The Arrival]]''. The first film adaptation was the 2013 film ''The Slender Man'', which was posted to [[YouTube]]. An film adaptation of ''Marble Hornets,'' ''[[Always Watching: A Marble Hornets Story]]'' was released in 2015, and [[Slender Man (film)|an eponymous 2018 film]] by [[Sony Pictures Releasing|Sony Pictures]] was released. After a [[Slender Man stabbing|near-fatal stabbing of a 12-year-old girl]] in [[Waukesha, Wisconsin]]. The stabbing would inspire more adaptations including: a [[Glasgowman's Wrath|2014 episode of ''Law & Order: SVU'']], a [[HBO Documentary Films|HBO documentary]] ''[[Beware the Slenderman]]'' from 2016, and ''Terror in the Woods'', a 2018, a [[Television film|TV-movie]].

The following is a list of adaptations based on [[Slender Man]], referred to by fans as the ''Slender Man Mythos'' series. To be considered for the list, the adaptations must be included on at least three separate [[Article (publishing)|articles]] from different publications.<!--See talk page for a list of media that are NOT notable for the list. -->

== Photography ==

=== Origin === [[File:First Slender Man Sighting.png|thumb|179x179px|The original photo of Slender Man, posted to the ''[[Something Awful]]'' forum in 2009, by Eric Knudsen. Slender Man can be spotted in the background in the middle of the group of children.]] Slender Man was created on 10 June 2009, on a thread in the [[Something Awful]] [[Internet forum]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-intersect/wp/2014/06/03/the-complete-terrifying-history-of-slender-man-the-internet-meme-that-compelled-two-12-year-olds-to-stab-their-friend/|title=The complete history of 'Slender Man,' the meme that compelled two girls to stab a friend|last1=Dewey|first1=Caitlin|date=3 June 2014|newspaper=The Washington Post|access-date=2017-06-21|last2=Dewey|first2=Caitlin|language=en-US|issn=0190-8286|archive-date=2017-08-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170817123023/https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-intersect/wp/2014/06/03/the-complete-terrifying-history-of-slender-man-the-internet-meme-that-compelled-two-12-year-olds-to-stab-their-friend/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=June 5, 2014|title=Slender Man: How a myth was born|url=https://www.tampabay.com/news/nation/slender-man-how-a-myth-was-born/2182945/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170924183229/http://www.tampabay.com/news/nation/slender-man-how-a-myth-was-born/2182945|archive-date=2017-09-24|access-date=2017-06-21|website=Tampa Bay Times|language=en-us}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Wagner|first=Meg|date=June 5, 2014|title=What is Slenderman, and what does it have to do with the Wisc. stabbing?|url=http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/slenderman-wisc-stabbing-article-1.1815135|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170522045126/http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/slenderman-wisc-stabbing-article-1.1815135|archive-date=2017-05-22|access-date=2017-06-21|work=NY Daily News|language=en}}</ref> The thread was a [[Photoshop contest]] in which users were challenged to "create paranormal images".<ref>{{cite journal|last=Smith|first=Cathay|title=Beware the Slender Man: Intellectual Property and Internet Folklore|journal=Florida Law Review|date=6 March 2017|volume=70|issue=1|page=10|doi=10.2139/ssrn.3005668|language=en|url=https://scholarship.law.ufl.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1408&context=flr|access-date=12 December 2019|archive-date=7 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200307190319/https://scholarship.law.ufl.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1408&context=flr|url-status=live|url-access=subscription}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |author=Gerogerigegege |date=30 April 2009 |title=Create Paranormal Images – The Something Awful Forums |url=https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3150591 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121110133132/http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3150591 |archive-date=10 November 2012 |access-date=19 April 2018 |website=forums.somethingawful.com |language=en}}</ref> Forum poster Eric Knudsen, under the pseudonym "Victor Surge",<ref name="copy">{{cite web |last=Klee |first=Miles |date=21 August 2013 |title=How the Internet's creepiest meme mutated from thought experiment to Hollywood blockbuster |url=http://www.dailydot.com/entertainment/slender-man-meme-marble-hornets-movie-origins/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131231001418/http://www.dailydot.com/entertainment/slender-man-meme-marble-hornets-movie-origins/ |archive-date=2013-12-31 |access-date=2013-11-18 |website=[[The Daily Dot]]}}</ref> contributed two [[Black and white photography|black-and-white]] images of groups of children to which he added a tall, thin, spectral figure wearing a black suit.<ref name="taylor">{{cite journal |last=Chess |first=Shira |year=2012 |title=Open-Sourcing Horror: The Slender Man, Marble Hornets, and genre negotiations |journal=Information, Communication & Society |volume=15 |issue=3 |pages=374–393 |doi=10.1080/1369118X.2011.642889 |s2cid=143297005}}</ref><ref name="dane">{{cite web |last=Dane |first=Patrick |date=31 October 2012 |title=Why Slenderman Works: The Internet Meme That Proves Our Need To Believe |url=http://whatculture.com/history/why-slenderman-works-the-internet-meme-that-proves-our-need-to-believe |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160413051329/http://whatculture.com/history/why-slenderman-works-the-internet-meme-that-proves-our-need-to-believe |archive-date=2016-04-13 |access-date=2013-02-20}}</ref> Although previous entries had consisted solely of photographs, Surge supplemented his submission with snatches of text—supposedly from witnesses—describing the abductions of groups of children and giving the character the name "Slender Man." These additions emphasised that the photographs were works of fiction. Subsequent posters expanded upon the character, adding their own visual or textual contributions.<ref name="taylor2">{{cite journal |last=Chess |first=Shira |year=2012 |title=Open-Sourcing Horror: The Slender Man, Marble Hornets, and genre negotiations |journal=Information, Communication & Society |volume=15 |issue=3 |pages=374–393 |doi=10.1080/1369118X.2011.642889 |s2cid=143297005}}</ref><ref name="dane2">{{cite web |last=Dane |first=Patrick |date=31 October 2012 |title=Why Slenderman Works: The Internet Meme That Proves Our Need To Believe |url=http://whatculture.com/history/why-slenderman-works-the-internet-meme-that-proves-our-need-to-believe |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160413051329/http://whatculture.com/history/why-slenderman-works-the-internet-meme-that-proves-our-need-to-believe |archive-date=2016-04-13 |access-date=2013-02-20}}</ref>

== Web series ==

=== ''Marble Hornets'' === {{main|Marble Hornets}} [[File:Left to right, Joseph DeLage, Troy Wagner, Tim Sutton.png|thumb|The creators of Marble Hornets at a Q&A panel]] ''Marble Hornets'' is an American [[Found footage (film technique)|found footage]] web series created by Troy Wagner, Joseph DeLage, and Tim Sutton. It is a [[pseudo-documentary]] based on the [[Slender Man]] online mythos. The first video posted to [[YouTube]] was on June 20, 2009, 10 days after Eric Knudsen made the [[Slender Man#Origin (2009)|original images]] of Slender Man on the [[Something Awful]] forums. the series follows Jay Merrick (Wagner) as he attempts to find out what happened to his friend Alex Kralie (DeLage) during the production of Alex's student film, ''Marble Hornets''.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Kelly |first=Makena |date=June 22, 2019 |title=One of the creepiest series in YouTube history is now a decade old and can't seem to die |url=https://www.theverge.com/2019/6/22/18701350/youtube-creepypasta-marble-hornets-slenderman |access-date=February 14, 2024 |website=The Verge}}</ref> ''Marble Hornets'' was met with mostly positive reviews from critics, such as [[Roger Ebert]], and audiences.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news |last=Cohn |first=Gabe |date=2018-08-15 |title=How Slender Man Became a Legend |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/15/movies/slender-man-timeline.html |access-date=2025-07-02 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=C |first=Luiz H. |date=2018-02-02 |title=[Editorial] Remembering 'Marble Hornets' |url=https://bloody-disgusting.com/editorials/3481206/editorial-remembering-marble-hornets/ |access-date=2025-07-02 |website=Bloody Disgusting! |language=en-US}}</ref> The show would also inspire multiple [[web series]] in the style of Marble Hornets, such as ''EverymanHYBRID'' and ''TribeTwelve.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Doke |first=Shunal Doke |date=25 January 2017 |title=IGN India Recommends: 5 best horror shows on YouTube |url=https://in.ign.com/india/103634/feature/ign-india-recommends-5-best-horror-shows-on-youtube |access-date=2025-06-28 |website=IGN India |language=en-in}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2017-09-28 |title=9 Creepy YouTube Web Series To Marathon When You're In The Mood For Some Spookiness |url=https://www.bustle.com/life/9-creepy-youtube-web-series-to-marathon-when-youre-in-the-mood-for-some-spookiness-2451625 |access-date=2025-06-28 |website=Bustle |language=en}}</ref>''<ref name=":1" /> In 2015, a film adaptation entitled ''[[Always Watching: A Marble Hornets Story]]'' was released.

== Video games ==

=== ''Slender: The Eight Pages'' === {{main|Slender: The Eight Pages}}

[[File:Slender Logotip (cropped).jpg|thumb|The original ''Slender'' logo]] ''Slender: The Eight Pages,'' originally simply titled ''Slender,'' follows an unseen protagonist as they are chased down by the Slender Man.<ref name=":4">{{Cite magazine |last=Gardner |first=Jack |date=August 10, 2012 |title=Slender |url=https://www.gameinformer.com/games/slender/b/pc/archive/2012/08/10/things-go-bump-in-the-night.aspx |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170818002931/http://www.gameinformer.com/games/slender/b/pc/archive/2012/08/10/things-go-bump-in-the-night.aspx |archive-date=August 18, 2017 |access-date=May 26, 2023 |magazine=[[Game Informer]]}}</ref> The character must collect eight pages, which feature mysterious messages and drawings on them, in a forest. Failing to collect all pages and getting caught by Slender Man will trigger a [[jump scare]], leading to a [[game over]] screen.<ref>{{Cite news |author1=Tom Hatfield |date=2012-07-05 |title=Slender Man game released, scare the hell out of yourself for free |url=https://www.pcgamer.com/slender-man-game-released-scare-the-hell-out-of-yourself-for-free/ |access-date=2025-07-23 |work=PC Gamer |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Cohn |first=Gabe |date=2018-08-15 |title=How Slender Man Became a Legend |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/15/movies/slender-man-timeline.html |access-date=2025-07-23 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> It was developed by Mark J. Hadley and released by his one-man studio Parsec Productions.<ref name=":9">{{Cite web |last=Klepek |first=Patrick |date=August 23, 2012 |title=One, Two, Slender Man's Coming For You |url=https://www.giantbomb.com/articles/one-two-slender-mans-coming-for-you/1100-4332/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220710071900/http://www.giantbomb.com/articles/one-two-slender-mans-coming-for-you/1100-4332/ |archive-date=July 10, 2022 |access-date=March 6, 2024 |website=[[Giant Bomb]]}}</ref>

=== ''Slenderman's Shadow'' === [[File:Slenderman's Shadow.png|thumb|Logo of ''Slenderman's Shadow'']] ''Slenderman's Shadow'' is a 2012 game based on, though unrelated to, the ''[[Slender: The Eight Pages]]'' game.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Staff |first=T. G. |date=2017-02-07 |title=15 Games That Are WAY Scarier Than Resident Evil 7 |url=https://www.thegamer.com/15-games-that-are-way-scarier-than-resident-evil-7/ |access-date=2025-07-24 |website=TheGamer |language=en}}</ref> Gameplay expanded and improved on the basic idea of ''Slender'', with nine different maps, though still features the same [[Game mechanics|gameplay mechanic]] of finding 12 items that are scattered around the map while dodging the [[Slender Man]].<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Writer |first1=Nathan Grayson Former News |last2=Grayson |first2=Nathan |date=2012-08-21 |title=Return To Slender: Sanatorium |url=https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/return-to-slender-sanatorium |access-date=2025-07-24 |work=Rock, Paper, Shotgun |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Szabo |first=Sarah |date=2018-08-09 |title=The 3 Best And 3 Worst Slender Man Games |url=https://www.svg.com/130917/the-3-best-and-3-worst-slender-man-games/ |access-date=2025-07-24 |website=SVG |language=en-US}}</ref>{{Unreliable source?|date=April 2026}} === ''Slender Rising'' === {{main|Slender Rising}}

[[File:Slender Rising logo.jpg|thumb|Logo of ''Slender Rising'']]

''Slender Rising'' is a 2012 [[Horror game|horror]] [[video game]] by Michael Hegemann.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web |last=Devlin |first=Paul |date=January 28, 2013 |title=Slender Rising |url=https://www.pocketgamer.com/slender-rising/slender-rising/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230531104227/https://www.pocketgamer.com/slender-rising/slender-rising/ |archive-date=May 31, 2023 |access-date=May 31, 2023 |website=[[Pocket Gamer]]}}</ref> It is based on the [[Slender Man]], a well-known [[creepypasta]] character. The [[First-person (video games)|first-person]] game tasks players with collecting notes across various [[Level (video games)|maps]] whilst trying to avoid the Slender Man.<ref name="TA">{{cite web |last=Craddock |first=David |date=September 16, 2013 |title='Slender Rising' Review – Slender Man Packs on Muscle |url=https://toucharcade.com/2013/09/17/slender-rising-review-slender-man-packs-on-muscle/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201203110647/https://toucharcade.com/2013/09/17/slender-rising-review-slender-man-packs-on-muscle/ |archive-date=December 3, 2020 |accessdate=May 20, 2020 |website=[[TouchArcade]]}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Slender Rising |url=https://www.gamerevolution.com/game/slender-rising |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230531104227/https://www.gamerevolution.com/game/slender-rising |archive-date=May 31, 2023 |access-date=May 31, 2023 |website=[[GameRevolution]]}}</ref> It released on November 15, 2012, for [[iOS]] devices. ''Slender Rising'' received mixed reviews, with praise directed towards its atmosphere, graphics and sound design. A sequel, ''Slender Rising 2'', was released in 2014.

=== ''Slender: The Arrival'' === {{main|Slender: The Arrival}}

[[File:Slender The Arrival (2013) Logo.png|thumb|Logo of ''Slender: The Arrival'' ]] 2013’s ''Slender: The Arrival'' is a direct sequel to ''The Eight Pages''. This installment is developed by [[Blue Isle Studios]] and Parsec Productions.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Onyett |first=Charles |date=2012-09-21 |title=New Slender Game in Development |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2012/09/21/new-slender-game-in-development |access-date=2025-07-23 |website=IGN |language=en}}</ref> ''The Arrival'' follows the protagonist Lauren, who ventures into Oakside Park searching for her friend Kate, the protagonist of ''The Eight Pages''. Along the way, she encounters the Slender Man and finds out more of what happened to her and the residents of Oakside Park.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Slender: The Arrival Review |url=https://www.gamespot.com/reviews/slender-the-arrival-review/1900-6406776/ |access-date=2025-07-23 |website=GameSpot |language=en-US}}</ref> [[Downloadable content]] for the game is in development.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2013-02-11 |title=Pre-orders for Slender: The Arrival are half-off, come with instant beta access |url=https://www.eurogamer.net/pre-orders-for-slender-the-arrival-are-half-off-come-with-instant-beta-access |access-date=2025-07-23 |work=Eurogamer.net |language=en}}</ref> On July 27, 2023, to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the game, Blue Isle announced a remastered version of the game made in [[Unreal Engine 5]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Slender: The Arrival Gets An Unreal Engine 5 Powered Overhaul For Its 10th Anniversary |url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/slender-the-arrival-gets-an-unreal-engine-5-powered-overhaul-for-its-10th-anniversary/1100-6518498/ |access-date=2025-08-02 |website=GameSpot |language=en-US}}</ref> A sequel, ''S: The Lost Chapters'', is in production.

== Films ==

=== ''The Slender Man'' === ''The Slender Man'' is a 2013 [[Found footage (film technique)|found footage]] [[horror film]] directed by A.J. Meadows and starring Adam Hartley, Madeleine Rouse, Eric Warrington, Bill Finkbiner, Colleen Malone, Sarah Baker, Collin Cudney, Kylie Cudney, and Alex Eads.<ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Newell |first=C. H. |date=2016-05-17 |title=SLENDER MAN Creeps In (Again) Via Found Footage |url=https://fathersonholygore.com/2016/05/16/slender-man-creeps-in-again-via-found-footage/ |access-date=2025-07-28 |website=Father Son Holy Gore |language=en}}</ref> [[Funding]] for the movie was though a $10,000 [[Kickstarter]] campaign,<ref>{{Cite news |title=Slender Man Movie Producer Steven Belcher Wants to Create True Terror with the Faceless Figure {{!}} Side Mission {{!}} GameTrailers |url=http://www.gametrailers.com/side-mission/33230/slender-man-movies-steven-belcher-says-his-kickstarter-project-wont-just-be-a-found-footage-film |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130209020958/http://www.gametrailers.com/side-mission/33230/slender-man-movies-steven-belcher-says-his-kickstarter-project-wont-just-be-a-found-footage-film |archive-date=2013-02-09 |access-date=2025-07-28 |work=GameTrailers}}</ref> before being released for [[Free content|free]] on [[YouTube]].<ref name=":2" /> ''The Slender Man''<nowiki/>'s reception was heavily negative.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2013-04-12 |title=THE SLENDER MAN (2013) |url=https://culturecrypt.com/movie-reviews/the-slender-man-2013 |access-date=2025-07-28 |website=CULTURE CRYPT |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=The Slender Man {{!}} Rotten Tomatoes |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_slender_man |access-date=2025-07-28 |website=www.rottentomatoes.com |language=en}}</ref>

=== ''Always Watching: A Marble Hornets Story'' === {{Main|Always Watching: A Marble Hornets Story}}

[[File:Doug Jones 2015.jpg|thumb|250x250px|[[Doug Jones (actor)|Doug Jones]] plays the Slender Man in the film.]] ''Always Watching: A Marble Hornets Story'' is a 2015 American [[Found footage (film technique)|found footage]] [[horror film]] directed by James Moran and starring [[Chris Marquette]], [[Jake McDorman]], [[Doug Jones (actor)|Doug Jones]], [[Alexandra Breckenridge]] and [[Alexandra Holden]].<ref>{{Cite web |author1=Nick Venable |date=2013-02-26 |title=YouTube Horror Series Marble Hornets Will Bring Slenderman To Theaters |url=https://www.cinemablend.com/new/YouTube-Horror-Series-Marble-Hornets-Bring-Slenderman-Theaters-36004.html |access-date=2025-07-23 |website=Cinemablend |language=en}}</ref> In some countries, it was retitled as ''Marble Hornets: The Operator''. The film was released on [[video on demand]] on April 7, 2015, and opened in select theaters on May 15, 2015.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Hentschke |first=Ted |date=2015-08-09 |title=Always Watching: A Marble Hornets Story (DVD) |url=https://www.dreadcentral.com/reviews/118065/118065/ |access-date=2025-07-23 |website=Dread Central |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=McNary |first=Dave |date=2013-02-25 |title='Marble Hornets' Flying to Bigscreen |url=https://variety.com/2013/digital/news/marble-hornets-flying-to-bigscreen-818489/ |access-date=2025-07-23 |website=Variety |language=en-US}}</ref> Critical reception for ''Always Watching'' was predominantly negative.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Always Watching: A Marble Hornets Story {{!}} Rotten Tomatoes |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/marble_hornets_the_operator |access-date=2025-07-23 |website=www.rottentomatoes.com |language=en}}</ref>

=== ''_beware the slenderman'' === {{Main|Beware the Slenderman}}

''Beware the Slenderman'' is a 2016 American [[documentary film]] directed by [[Irene Taylor Brodsky]] about the [[Slender Man stabbing]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Harvey |first=Dennis |date=2016-05-27 |title=Film Review: 'Beware the Slenderman' |url=https://variety.com/2016/film/reviews/beware-the-slenderman-review-1201769745/ |access-date=2016-08-28 |website=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |publisher= |language=en-US}}</ref> It premiered at [[South by Southwest]] in March 2016 and was broadcast on [[HBO]] on January 23, 2017.<ref>{{cite web |last=DePaoli |first=Tommy |date=2016-03-07 |title=Slenderman Is Coming to HBO In A True-Crime Documentary |url=http://moviepilot.com/posts/3813085 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160412100618/http://moviepilot.com/posts/3813085 |archive-date=2016-04-12 |access-date=2016-08-27 |website=Movie Pilot}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Murphy |first=Samantha |date=2016-03-12 |title=HBO's 'Beware the Slenderman' is your next 'Making a Murderer' obsession |url=http://mashable.com/2016/03/12/hbo-beware-the-slenderman/ |access-date=2016-08-28 |website=[[Mashable]] |publisher=}}</ref> ''Beware the Slenderman'' received mixed reviews.<ref>{{cite web |last1=DePaoliStaff |first1=Tommy |title=Slenderman Is Coming to HBO In A True-Crime Documentary |url=http://moviepilot.com/posts/3813085 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160412100618/http://moviepilot.com/posts/3813085 |archive-date=April 12, 2016 |access-date=April 21, 2016 |website=Movie Pilot}}</ref>

=== ''Slender Man'' === {{Main|Slender Man (film)}}

[[File:Encuentro - topaketa Javier Botet.jpg|thumb|286x286px|[[Javier Botet]] plays the Slender Man in the film.]] ''Slender Man'' is a 2018 American [[Supernatural horror film|supernatural horror]] film directed by [[Sylvain White]] and written by David Birke, based on the [[Slender Man|character of the same name]]. The film stars [[Joey King]], [[Julia Goldani Telles]], Taylor Richardson, [[Jaz Sinclair]], [[Annalise Basso]], and Alex Fitzalan with [[Javier Botet]] as the title character.<ref name="nytek">{{cite news |last1=Rogers |first1=Katie |date=May 6, 2016 |title='Slender Man,' a Horror Meme, Gets Ready to Step Out of the Shadows |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/07/movies/slender-man-a-horror-meme-gets-ready-to-step-out-of-the-shadows.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201115012035/https://www.nytimes.com/2016/05/07/movies/slender-man-a-horror-meme-gets-ready-to-step-out-of-the-shadows.html |archive-date=November 15, 2020 |access-date=August 2, 2017 |work=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=McNary |first1=Dave |date=May 6, 2016 |title=Sony in Talks for 'Slender Man' Horror Movie |url=https://variety.com/2016/film/news/sony-slender-man-horror-movie-1201768492/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170807153225/http://variety.com/2016/film/news/sony-slender-man-horror-movie-1201768492/ |archive-date=August 7, 2017 |access-date=June 28, 2017 |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |publisher=[[Penske Business Media]]}}</ref> Released in the United States on August 10, 2018, the film was poorly received by critics and audiences<ref>{{cite web |last=Ehrlich |first=David |date=August 9, 2018 |title='Slender Man'Review: A Tasteless and Inedibly Undercooked Serving of Creepypasta |url=https://www.indiewire.com/2018/08/slender-man-movie-review-1201992576/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180809215542/https://www.indiewire.com/2018/08/slender-man-movie-review-1201992576/ |archive-date=August 9, 2018 |access-date=August 9, 2018 |work=[[IndieWire]] |publisher=[[Penske Business Media]]}}</ref> but was a modest box office success, grossing $51.7 million against a budget between $10‒28 million.<ref>{{cite web |last=McClintock |first=Pamela |date=August 8, 2018 |title=Box-Office Preview: Big-Budget 'The Meg' Heads for Tepid $20M-Plus U.S. Debut |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/box-office-preview-big-budget-meg-heads-tepid-20m-us-debut-1133093 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180808172047/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/box-office-preview-big-budget-meg-heads-tepid-20m-us-debut-1133093 |archive-date=August 8, 2018 |access-date=August 8, 2018 |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |publisher=[[Prometheus Global Media]]}}</ref>

== Television ==

=== ''Glasgowman's Wrath'' (Law & Order episode) === {{Main|Glasgowman's Wrath}}

The sixth episode of the [[Law & Order: Special Victims Unit season 16|sixteenth season]] of the American ''[[Law & Order: Special Victims Unit]]'' show. Entitled ''Glasgowman's Wrath'', was based on [[Slender Man]], with the events of the episode are loosely based on the May 2014 [[Slender Man stabbing]].<ref name="slender">{{cite web |last=Goode-Henry |first=Natalie |date=6 November 2014 |title=''Law & Order SVU'' Recap: Top 6 Real Life Vs. Fiction Moments In "Glasgowman's Wrath" |url=http://www.starpulse.com/law-order-svu-recap-top-6-real-life-vs-fiction-moments-in-glasgowmans--1848458143.html |access-date=17 July 2016 |work=Star Pulse |archive-date=18 August 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160818061342/http://www.starpulse.com/law-order-svu-recap-top-6-real-life-vs-fiction-moments-in-glasgowmans--1848458143.html |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Espinueva |first=Jenny |date=22 October 2014 |title='Law & Order' SVU Season 16 Episode 5: The Halloween Themed Episode |url=http://www.hallels.com/articles/10579/20141022/law-order-svu-season-16-episode-5-halloween-themed-episode.htm |access-date=29 March 2017 |work=Hallels}}</ref> The episode aired on November 5, 2014, on [[NBC]].<ref name="slender2">{{cite web|url=http://www.starpulse.com/law-order-svu-recap-top-6-real-life-vs-fiction-moments-in-glasgowmans--1848458143.html|title=''Law & Order SVU'' Recap: Top 6 Real Life Vs. Fiction Moments In "Glasgowman's Wrath"|work=Star Pulse|date=6 November 2014|access-date=17 July 2016|last=Goode-Henry|first=Natalie|archive-date=August 18, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160818061342/http://www.starpulse.com/law-order-svu-recap-top-6-real-life-vs-fiction-moments-in-glasgowmans--1848458143.html|url-status=dead}}</ref> It received mixed reviews after its release where it was even compared to ''[[The Blair Witch Project]]''. Despite being credited, main character [[Fin Tutuola]] does not appear in this episode.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Gerson Uffalussy |first1=Jennifer |date=6 November 2014 |title=''Law & Order: SVU'' bends the conventions of the cop show |url=https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2014/nov/06/law-order-svu-bends-cop-show-convention |access-date=16 July 2016 |newspaper=The Guardian}}</ref>

=== ''Terror in the Woods'' === On October 14, 2018, a [[Television film|TV-movie]] inspired by the Slender Man stabbing, called ''Terror in the Woods'', aired on [[Lifetime (TV network)|Lifetime]]. The film stars Ella West Jerrier, Sophia Grace McCarthy, Skylar Morgan Jones, [[Angela Kinsey]], [[Drew Powell (actor)|Drew Powell]], and Carrie Hood. [[Christina Ricci]] serves as the executive producer of the film.<ref>{{cite web |date=August 22, 2018 |title=Lifetime Sets Movies With Bella Thorne, Shannen Doherty, Mira Sorvino & More |url=https://deadline.com/2018/08/lifetime-fall-movie-slate-shannen-doherty-mira-sorvino-bella-thorne-cast-the-girl-in-the-bathtub-terror-in-the-woods-1202449403 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181014204122/https://deadline.com/2018/08/lifetime-fall-movie-slate-shannen-doherty-mira-sorvino-bella-thorne-cast-the-girl-in-the-bathtub-terror-in-the-woods-1202449403/ |archive-date=October 14, 2018 |access-date=October 14, 2018 |publisher=Flickering Myth}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |date=September 24, 2018 |title=Exclusive Interview – Actress Sophie Grace talks Terror in the Woods and Slender Man |url=https://www.flickeringmyth.com/2018/09/exclusive-interview-actress-sophie-grace-talks-terror-in-the-woods-and-slender-man |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240916085758/https://www.flickeringmyth.com/exclusive-interview-actress-sophie-grace-talks-terror-in-the-woods-and-slender-man/ |archive-date=September 16, 2024 |access-date=October 14, 2018 |publisher=Flickering Myth}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Kuhagen |first=Christopher |title=What the Lifetime movie 'Terror in the Woods' changed and didn't change about Waukesha Slender Man stabbing |url=https://www.jsonline.com/story/communities/waukesha/news/waukesha/2018/10/19/terror-woods-movie-recreates-waukesha-slender-man-stabbing/1649296002/ |access-date=2025-07-23 |website=Journal Sentinel |language=en-US}}</ref>

== Novel ==

=== ''Slender Man'' (novel) === ''Slender Man'' is a [[Young adult literature|young adult]] [[Horror fiction|horror]] novel credited to "[[Anonymous (hacker group)|anonymous]]".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rechichi |first=Tae |date=2023-04-30 |title=Going back to 2012 – A Review of ‘Slender Man’ by Anonymous (Book Review) |url=https://pophorror.com/going-back-to-2012-a-review-of-slender-man-by-anonymous-book-review/ |access-date=2025-11-13 |website=PopHorror |language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Centorcelli |first=Kristin |date=2018-10-30 |title=Review: Slender Man by Anonymous |url=https://www.criminalelement.com/review-slender-man-by-anonymous/ |access-date=2025-11-13 |website=Criminal Element |language=en-US}}</ref> It released on October 23, 2018.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2018-10-30 |title=Book Review: Slender Man by Anonymous |url=https://bibliosanctum.com/2018/10/30/book-review-slender-man-by-anonymous/ |access-date=2025-11-13 |website=The BiblioSanctum |language=en}}</ref> ''Slender Man'' received positive reviews.<ref>{{Cite web |last=W |first=David |date=2018-10-16 |title=Review: Slender Man by Anonymous {{!}} FanFiAddict |url=https://fanfiaddict.com/review-slender-man-by-anonymous/ |access-date=2025-11-13 |language=en-US}}</ref>

== Song ==

=== ''20 Dollars'' === {{Main|Ron Browz}}

{{External media|video1=[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bjMeiHBWns8 Slenderman 20$ song]}} In May 2009,<ref name="foxy">{{Cite news |date=2010-02-26 |title=Foxy Brown Calls Herself And Ron Browz '2010's Bonnie & Clyde' |url=https://www.vibe.com/news/entertainment/foxy-brown-calls-herself-and-ron-browz-2010s-bonnie-clyde-50990/ |access-date=2024-02-13 |work=VIBE |language=en-US}}</ref> Ron Browz released the single "20 Dollars". The song was not a success commercially, which he blamed on his label's refusal to promote the song. Despite its lack of commercial success, "20 Dollars" garnered popularity online as an [[internet meme]] among fans of the [[Slenderman]] mythos.<ref name="ashgate">{{Cite book |last1=Jenzen |first1=Olu |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PP_OCwAAQBAJ&dq=%252220+dollars%2522+slenderman&pg=RA1-PT444 |title=The Ashgate Research Companion to Paranormal Cultures |last2=Munt |first2=Sally R. |date=2016-03-23 |publisher=Routledge |isbn=978-1-317-04218-1 |language=en |section=The Creatures of ARGs and Websites |quote=...finally a running gag originating from YouTube suggests that Slenderman simply wants 20 dollars from the people it stalks, showing the monster moving to the song ''Gimme 20 Dollars'' by Ron Browz.}}</ref> This originated from a video uploaded by YouTube user brett824 that claimed to have "discovered" missing audio of a ''[[Marble Hornets]]'' episode, but in reality was a humorous [[bait-and-switch]] that instead played excerpts from "20 Dollars" whenever Slenderman appeared on-screen.<ref name="Asimos">{{Cite book |last=Asimos |first=Vivian |title=Digital Mythology and the Internet's Monster: The Slender Man |date=2021-01-28 |publisher=Bloomsbury Publishing |isbn=978-1-350-18146-5 |language=en |chapter=Parodies and the Enderman family |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=KqkMEAAAQBAJ&dq=%252220+dollars%2522+slenderman&pg=PT160}}</ref> The song became associated with Slenderman, who fans facetiously claimed only stalked its victims because of its desire for "20 dollars".<ref>{{Cite book |last1=Chess |first1=S. |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=xuGvBQAAQBAJ&dq=%252220+dollars%2522+slenderman&pg=PT123 |title=Folklore, Horror Stories, and the Slender Man: The Development of an Internet Mythology |last2=Newsom |first2=E. |date=2014-11-27 |publisher=Springer |isbn=978-1-137-49113-8 |pages=122–123 |language=en}}</ref> Eventually, when ''Slender: The Eight Pages'' released, a mode explicitly designed to replicate the video was added ($20 Off, found after completing Daytime Mode in version 0.9.4 of ''Slender: The Eight Pages.'').

== References == {{Reflist}}

==External links== *[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zfhhdPaGd8E&list=PLKXjYv6codp5eC0E1YR-2IxabnRy9qJHr Slenderverse: A Documentary Film Series] - A docuseries on the "Slenderverse" a semi-connected universe of popular Slenderman indie [[web series]], such as EverymanHYBRID and TribeTwelve, as well as the wider Slenderman community.

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