What is the Slenderman?

Well, if you're here you probably already know. Or at least have an idea. On the other hand, maybe you don't. That's kind of the whole point, now isn't it?

Enough of this philosophy-major B.S.

Ok. Slenderman. What is he?

Well, nobody is really sure. So, stupid answer. Basically, he's a monster. Granted, monster is a pretty primitive discription. I don't know about you but when I picture a monster I think of...like...Where the Wild Things Are, or...Grover. Something that might actually be kind of fun to chill with and ride around, provided it's well trained enough not to eat you.

Slenderman isn't really a monster. He's more like...a fear. A nightmare? Something suitably metaphorically terrifying.


DOWN TO BUSINESS
Slenderman: Tall, wears a business suit, black, sometimes red tie. Sometimes he has a hat, sometimes he doesn't. Abnormally skinny. No face.

Oh, did I mention tall and faceless??? Indeed I did. So this sucker likes to shluff around forests and playgrounds, eat children and haunt anyone with a webcam and a moderate degree of proficiency with Windows Movie Maker.
Subsiquently Slendy (as he's affectionantly known) has been cropping up on the internet lately and getting increasingly popular. Just check out the variety of Blogs, Vlogs, Webseries, and ARG's dedicated to our friendly neighboorhood businessman.

There's a bit of an origin story to the guy, and, like any good urban myth, there's a lot of debate regarding which on is true. Some people say he first cropped up in the Germany's Black Forest (of cake fame) during World War II (as if the German's didn't have enough to deal with); Other's think he's always been around. There's a trail that leads back to the whole thing being a hoax started on Something Awful Forums; and others still think that this whole thing is a coverup. There are schools of thought that think he is a monster, a curious alien, a being from another dimension, a fey, the embodiement of malice, an angry tree or something else all together.

What we do know, is that he tends to hang out in the woods. He has tenticles, which are usually rarely seen, and only utalized when he is alone or on the kill. However there are a few images of him hidden among the trees, suspended by his long dark spidery limbs.
He likes the kiddies.

Most people who are hunted by him into adulthood, and subsiquently share their stories are people who encountered him when they were just children (whether they remember it or not). Why does he steal children? Meh, not sure. Because he's a bogeyman and that's what they're supposed to do.

People who spend too much time around him suffer: Headaches, memory loss, violent (sometimes bloody) coughing fits, nose bleeds or otherwise dramatic minor blood-loss; paranoia, excessive self-filming, anxiety attacks, and mental break-downs.

And the best part? It would seem that the more time you spend with him. The more he wants to keep hanging with you. The less likely it is that he'll ever leave.



Awesomesauce.


So...Yeah. This blog is kind of my attempt to study the guy. To figure out what he's all about. I'm not being hunted by him (although time will tell whether or not this blog was a bad idea to begin with...). Maybe we'll call this an experiment into his motivations and what draws him closer.

I have to admit...This guy terrifies the hell outta me.

Maybe I like being scared.