A dapper besuited fellow with a blank face and elongated limbs, the “creepypasta” Internet horror creation known as Slenderman was at first the work of one person -- Eric Knudsen (“Victor Surge”) -- writing on a forum called “Something Awful” in 2009. The eerie figure, inspired by everything from the works of H.P. Lovecraft, Stephen King, and the Silent Hill games, soon found his way into YouTube series and video games of his own, and even influenced an infamous 2014 stabbing incident in which two young girls attacked a third girl in order to prove their loyalty to Slenderman.
But long before Slenderman slinkily infiltrated pop culture and the public consciousness, there were a number of other urban legends and cryptids (“hidden animals”) that laid the groundwork for the rise of the tall one. Here we take a look at a few of them, including one that was one of the direct inspirations for Slenderman’s creation…
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But long before Slenderman slinkily infiltrated pop culture and the public consciousness, there were a number of other urban legends and cryptids (“hidden animals”) that laid the groundwork for the rise of the tall one. Here we take a look at a few of them, including one that was one of the direct inspirations for Slenderman’s creation…
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