He rests his hands, no, these aren’t hands, these are…tendrils on my forehead. With her cup in hand, she started back towards her bedroom. It was as though her mind blurred the ghastly visage to spare itself further shock and horror. I can’t shake this constant feeling of being watched, it’s like I’m never alone. In almost every description of the Slender Man, his attributes will vary, sometimes greatly. He has no hair, and generally has normal-looking bare hands, albeit with fingers longer and bonier than a typical human. I don’t feel safe outside nor do I feel safe in my own home.

How can it be back?! [6][7] The thread was a Photoshop contest in which users were challenged to "create paranormal images. I went outside for the first time in over a week today. Splendor Man (aka S p l e n d y ) is a "HappyPasta", which is a parody of the "CreepyPasta" genre.

Basic research and even collecting images don't appear to incur its notice, someone has to delve into the mythos in an almost obsessive way. No one has ever satisfactorily explained the reasoning behind his tactics or the way he chooses his victims, and his purposes and/or motivations have yet to be fully ascertained.

Because the character and its motives are shrouded in mystery, users can easily adapt existing Slender Man tropes and imagery to create new stories. Like, when you’re in a dark room with only a little light and everything casts a shadow, but some shadows seem darker than the others? Nothing’s going right anymore. The Slender Man is an alleged paranormal figure purported to have been in existence for centuries, covering a large geographic area. "[26], Media scholar and folklorist Andrew Peck attributes the success of the Slender Man to its highly collaborative nature. The limbs were long and inhumanly awkward, with bulky joints branching off into several arms, not unlike the branches of a tree. The ARG also incorporates a Twitter feed and an alternate YouTube channel created by a user named "totheark". There was the mix of first and second degree burns on her hands, legs, and feet, from what was assumed to be the coffee her neighbors found slipped all over the entry to her apartment. [11] Chess identifies three aspects of the Slender Man mythos that tie it to folklore: collectivity (meaning that it is created by a collective, rather than a single individual), variability (meaning that the story changes depending on the teller), and performance (meaning that the storyteller's narrative changes to reflect the audience's response).

These abilities were seen in early Slender Man accounts, and is one of the most recognizable elements of the mythos.

Whenever the door spontaneously opens, it gets noticeably colder in the room. stabbing? There is also an english myth referring to the "Tree Man", whom is said to have a slim body with apendages that looks like tree branches. I lay there, frozen in fear wondering what would happen. I’m burning it tonight. Turning back to her coffee, she did her best to forget about the feeling. The girl was halfway down the hallway when she heard the previously locked door creak open.