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An artistic depiction of the Slender Man

[Slender Man](/source/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 forum](/source/Something_Awful). The thread was a [Photoshop contest](/source/Photoshop_contest) in which users were challenged to "create paranormal images". Knudsen, contributed two [black-and-white](/source/Black_and_white_photography) 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](/source/Film), [web series](/source/Web_series) and [video games](/source/Video_game). The first adaptation was the web series *[Marble Hornets](/source/Marble_Hornets)* which The first video posted to [YouTube](/source/YouTube) was on June 20, 2009, 10 days after Eric Knudsen made the [original images](/source/Slender_Man#Origin_(2009)) of Slender Man. Video game adaptations are the best known, this includes: *[Slender: The Eight Pages](/source/Slender%3A_The_Eight_Pages)*, *Slenderman's Shadow*, *[Slender Rising](/source/Slender_Rising)*, and *[Slender: The Arrival](/source/Slender%3A_The_Arrival)*. The first film adaptation was the 2013 film *The Slender Man*, which was posted to [YouTube](/source/YouTube). An film adaptation of *Marble Hornets,* *[Always Watching: A Marble Hornets Story](/source/Always_Watching%3A_A_Marble_Hornets_Story)* was released in 2015, and [an eponymous 2018 film](/source/Slender_Man_(film)) by [Sony Pictures](/source/Sony_Pictures_Releasing) was released. After a [near-fatal stabbing of a 12-year-old girl](/source/Slender_Man_stabbing) in [Waukesha, Wisconsin](/source/Waukesha%2C_Wisconsin). The stabbing would inspire more adaptations including: a [2014 episode of *Law & Order: SVU*](/source/Glasgowman's_Wrath), a [HBO documentary](/source/HBO_Documentary_Films) *[Beware the Slenderman](/source/Beware_the_Slenderman)* from 2016, and *Terror in the Woods*, a 2018, a [TV-movie](/source/Television_film).

The following is a list of adaptations based on [Slender Man](/source/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 [articles](/source/Article_(publishing)) from different publications.

## Photography

### Origin

The original photo of Slender Man, posted to the *[Something Awful](/source/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](/source/Something_Awful) [Internet forum](/source/Internet_forum).[1][2][3] The thread was a [Photoshop contest](/source/Photoshop_contest) in which users were challenged to "create paranormal images".[4][5] Forum poster Eric Knudsen, under the pseudonym "Victor Surge",[6] contributed two [black-and-white](/source/Black_and_white_photography) images of groups of children to which he added a tall, thin, spectral figure wearing a black suit.[7][8] 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.[9][10]

## Web series

### *Marble Hornets*

Main article: [Marble Hornets](/source/Marble_Hornets)

The creators of Marble Hornets at a Q&A panel

*Marble Hornets* is an American [found footage](/source/Found_footage_(film_technique)) web series created by Troy Wagner, Joseph DeLage, and Tim Sutton. It is a [pseudo-documentary](/source/Pseudo-documentary) based on the [Slender Man](/source/Slender_Man) online mythos. The first video posted to [YouTube](/source/YouTube) was on June 20, 2009, 10 days after Eric Knudsen made the [original images](/source/Slender_Man#Origin_(2009)) of Slender Man on the [Something Awful](/source/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*.[11] *Marble Hornets* was met with mostly positive reviews from critics, such as [Roger Ebert](/source/Roger_Ebert), and audiences.[12][13] The show would also inspire multiple [web series](/source/Web_series) in the style of Marble Hornets, such as *EverymanHYBRID* and *TribeTwelve.[14][15]*[12] In 2015, a film adaptation entitled *[Always Watching: A Marble Hornets Story](/source/Always_Watching%3A_A_Marble_Hornets_Story)* was released.

## Video games

### *Slender: The Eight Pages*

Main article: [Slender: The Eight Pages](/source/Slender%3A_The_Eight_Pages)

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.[16] 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](/source/Jump_scare), leading to a [game over](/source/Game_over) screen.[17][18] It was developed by Mark J. Hadley and released by his one-man studio Parsec Productions.[19]

### *Slenderman's Shadow*

Logo of *Slenderman's Shadow*

*Slenderman's Shadow* is a 2012 game based on, though unrelated to, the *[Slender: The Eight Pages](/source/Slender%3A_The_Eight_Pages)* game.[20] Gameplay expanded and improved on the basic idea of *Slender*, with nine different maps, though still features the same [gameplay mechanic](/source/Game_mechanics) of finding 12 items that are scattered around the map while dodging the [Slender Man](/source/Slender_Man).[21][22][*[unreliable source?](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Reliable_sources)*]

### *Slender Rising*

Main article: [Slender Rising](/source/Slender_Rising)

Logo of *Slender Rising*

*Slender Rising* is a 2012 [horror](/source/Horror_game) [video game](/source/Video_game) by Michael Hegemann.[23] It is based on the [Slender Man](/source/Slender_Man), a well-known [creepypasta](/source/Creepypasta) character. The [first-person](/source/First-person_(video_games)) game tasks players with collecting notes across various [maps](/source/Level_(video_games)) whilst trying to avoid the Slender Man.[24][25] It released on November 15, 2012, for [iOS](/source/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 article: [Slender: The Arrival](/source/Slender%3A_The_Arrival)

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](/source/Blue_Isle_Studios) and Parsec Productions.[26] *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.[27] [Downloadable content](/source/Downloadable_content) for the game is in development.[28] 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](/source/Unreal_Engine_5).[29] A sequel, *S: The Lost Chapters*, is in production.

## Films

### *The Slender Man*

*The Slender Man* is a 2013 [found footage](/source/Found_footage_(film_technique)) [horror film](/source/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.[30] [Funding](/source/Funding) for the movie was though a $10,000 [Kickstarter](/source/Kickstarter) campaign,[31] before being released for [free](/source/Free_content) on [YouTube](/source/YouTube).[30] *The Slender Man*'s reception was heavily negative.[32][33]

### *Always Watching: A Marble Hornets Story*

Main article: [Always Watching: A Marble Hornets Story](/source/Always_Watching%3A_A_Marble_Hornets_Story)

[Doug Jones](/source/Doug_Jones_(actor)) plays the Slender Man in the film.

*Always Watching: A Marble Hornets Story* is a 2015 American [found footage](/source/Found_footage_(film_technique)) [horror film](/source/Horror_film) directed by James Moran and starring [Chris Marquette](/source/Chris_Marquette), [Jake McDorman](/source/Jake_McDorman), [Doug Jones](/source/Doug_Jones_(actor)), [Alexandra Breckenridge](/source/Alexandra_Breckenridge) and [Alexandra Holden](/source/Alexandra_Holden).[34] In some countries, it was retitled as *Marble Hornets: The Operator*. The film was released on [video on demand](/source/Video_on_demand) on April 7, 2015, and opened in select theaters on May 15, 2015.[35][36] Critical reception for *Always Watching* was predominantly negative.[37]

### *_beware the slenderman*

Main article: [Beware the Slenderman](/source/Beware_the_Slenderman)

*Beware the Slenderman* is a 2016 American [documentary film](/source/Documentary_film) directed by [Irene Taylor Brodsky](/source/Irene_Taylor_Brodsky) about the [Slender Man stabbing](/source/Slender_Man_stabbing).[38] It premiered at [South by Southwest](/source/South_by_Southwest) in March 2016 and was broadcast on [HBO](/source/HBO) on January 23, 2017.[39][40] *Beware the Slenderman* received mixed reviews.[41]

### *Slender Man*

Main article: [Slender Man (film)](/source/Slender_Man_(film))

[Javier Botet](/source/Javier_Botet) plays the Slender Man in the film.

*Slender Man* is a 2018 American [supernatural horror](/source/Supernatural_horror_film) film directed by [Sylvain White](/source/Sylvain_White) and written by David Birke, based on the [character of the same name](/source/Slender_Man). The film stars [Joey King](/source/Joey_King), [Julia Goldani Telles](/source/Julia_Goldani_Telles), Taylor Richardson, [Jaz Sinclair](/source/Jaz_Sinclair), [Annalise Basso](/source/Annalise_Basso), and Alex Fitzalan with [Javier Botet](/source/Javier_Botet) as the title character.[42][43] Released in the United States on August 10, 2018, the film was poorly received by critics and audiences[44] but was a modest box office success, grossing $51.7 million against a budget between $10‒28 million.[45]

## Television

### *Glasgowman's Wrath* (Law & Order episode)

Main article: [Glasgowman's Wrath](/source/Glasgowman's_Wrath)

The sixth episode of the [sixteenth season](/source/Law_%26_Order%3A_Special_Victims_Unit_season_16) of the American *[Law & Order: Special Victims Unit](/source/Law_%26_Order%3A_Special_Victims_Unit)* show. Entitled *Glasgowman's Wrath*, was based on [Slender Man](/source/Slender_Man), with the events of the episode are loosely based on the May 2014 [Slender Man stabbing](/source/Slender_Man_stabbing).[46][47] The episode aired on November 5, 2014, on [NBC](/source/NBC).[48] It received mixed reviews after its release where it was even compared to *[The Blair Witch Project](/source/The_Blair_Witch_Project)*. Despite being credited, main character [Fin Tutuola](/source/Fin_Tutuola) does not appear in this episode.[49]

### *Terror in the Woods*

On October 14, 2018, a [TV-movie](/source/Television_film) inspired by the Slender Man stabbing, called *Terror in the Woods*, aired on [Lifetime](/source/Lifetime_(TV_network)). The film stars Ella West Jerrier, Sophia Grace McCarthy, Skylar Morgan Jones, [Angela Kinsey](/source/Angela_Kinsey), [Drew Powell](/source/Drew_Powell_(actor)), and Carrie Hood. [Christina Ricci](/source/Christina_Ricci) serves as the executive producer of the film.[50][51][52]

## Novel

### *Slender Man* (novel)

*Slender Man* is a [young adult](/source/Young_adult_literature) [horror](/source/Horror_fiction) novel credited to "[anonymous](/source/Anonymous_(hacker_group))".[53][54] It released on October 23, 2018.[55] *Slender Man* received positive reviews.[56]

## Song

### *20 Dollars*

Main article: [Ron Browz](/source/Ron_Browz)

External videos Slenderman 20$ song

In May 2009,[57] 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](/source/Internet_meme) among fans of the [Slenderman](/source/Slenderman) mythos.[58] This originated from a video uploaded by YouTube user brett824 that claimed to have "discovered" missing audio of a *[Marble Hornets](/source/Marble_Hornets)* episode, but in reality was a humorous [bait-and-switch](/source/Bait-and-switch) that instead played excerpts from "20 Dollars" whenever Slenderman appeared on-screen.[59] The song became associated with Slenderman, who fans facetiously claimed only stalked its victims because of its desire for "20 dollars".[60] 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.*).

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## External links

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

v t e Slender Man Works inspired by Slender Man Games Slender: The Eight Pages Slender: The Arrival S: Lost Chapters Slender Rising Films Marble Hornets Always Watching: A Marble Hornets Story Slender Man Related Slender Man stabbing Beware the Slenderman "Glasgowman's Wrath" Mercy Black "Gimme 20 Dollars" Category

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