It's just one of those weird phrases that evolved over time. Amusing stories that were reposted from elsewhere were called copy/paste, which then became copypasta (because slang, yo), and once that caught on, horror stories that were spread around the internet became creepypasta.SecretNegative said:
Closer to the Mothman or Jersey Devil, but yeah basically a modern urban legend. It even has its own wikipedia page http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slender_ManUbiquitous Duck said:
I'm not excusing the girls' actions, but to their credit fans of Slender Man did go a little bit further than say fans of "Jeff the Killer" in expanding their creepy pasta's mythos. For instance, they would re-purpose/create stories in the theme of old colonial-era or European folklore about Slender Man or manipulate old European wood block prints to feature creatures that looked like it to give Slender Man a more historical basis. They've even given it multiple names ranging across several different languages and dialects in order to give it a more worldly appeal as if it were some Lovecraftian deity. It screams to me of someone who knows or thinks they know enough about a given subject to be able to do simple google searches on it, but lacks the knowledge/experience to be able to research the subject (which fits the bill of a 12 year old, although I might just be underestimating them).erttheking said:
I believe it. I remember back in elementary school, how kids were afraid to say " bloody mary"3 times in front of a mirror . It's one of those playground myths that come from a movie ( or in this case videogame/internet). Same concept.BathorysGraveland2 said:
Well, even a child can think things through a bit. If your child has reached the level cruelty that it cannot see stabbing someone is wrong either the parents are horrible or that child needs to be under constant psychiatric supervision because something is definitely wrong with its brain's wiring. There are things i'm willing to forgive to children because "kids be kids", but stabbing someone 19 times? No, that's just too much.krazykidd said:
I was gonna say something about that whole Bloody Mary thing 'cause at least those kinds of stupid horror myths only serve to harm yourself if you buy into it.krazykidd said:
It started as an online contest. A man sent a story about "the slender man" into a horror story contest and won. It was basically just a bogey man story about a faceless being who kidnapped children. There were also several doctored photos added in for creepy atmosphere. From there, it became an online meme, like an internet urban legend. A group of people started making youtube videos connected to the story, called marble hornets, and people began creating their own slender man stories. Eventually slender man stopped targeting just children, and began hunting anyone who knew he existed. After many years on the internet, someone made a video game featuring the character. Slender man is in the public domain, and can be used by anyone. there's actually an article about it on Know Your Meme.Ubiquitous Duck said:
Yeah. Shame her stomach is gonna look like a cheese grater for the rest of her life, though. I wonder if there's anything they can do? Skin grafts or something? :/Clowndoe said:
Apparently, Slendy isn't public domainFox12 said:
I dunno how it works out but curses .-.
