Slender Man (character)

The Slender Man was a malevolent entity from the Creepypasta Multiverse, a mysterious force in all cases, and a danger to the Humans who would encounter him in the forests of Earth.
The Slender Man was known to mentally enslave humans; these enthralled humans were commonly referred to as Slender Man's Proxies. While the Proxies were under Slender Man's direct control, other human agencies were known to sprout up under its banner, devoting their lives to it for one odd reason or another.
== Biography ==
=== Stirling City ===
In 1983, a picture was taken of the Slender Man with a group of children. Writing associated with the photo indicated that Slender Man had forced them to commit murder under his name."we didn't want to go, we didn't want to kill them, but its persistent silence and outstretched arms horrified and comforted us at the same time..." - Create Paranormal ImagesLet the children... - Victor-Surge - DeviantArt (PROSE: Let the children...)
In 1986, photographer Mary Thomas managed to catch a picture of the Slender Man on camera, looming in a playground and watching over children. On that same day, fourteen children disappeared. When presented to various officials, the image was dismissed as having film defects.Stirling City - Victor-Surge - DeviantArt (PROSE: Stirling City)
One week later, a fire occurred that destroyed the Stirling City Library. The photo, as well as one other, survived the fire, but was confiscated as evidence. Mary Thomas has been missing since June 13th, 1986. (PROSE: Stirling City)
=== Steinmen Woods ===
Two hunters in the Steinmen Woods found themselves forcibly waylaid by fog manipulated by the Slender Man. While attempting to make their way out of the forest, they were disturbed by a corpse launched from a tree. The corpse, of a man, injured one of the men on its descent. Both hunters noted that the corpse appeared to have been dissected, deliberately and precisely, with internal organs placed in a translucent sack and deposited inside the rib cage. One of the hunters decided to take the bag, though shortly after the Slender Man attacked. One of the hunters was killed; the one who had taken the bag then ran until he managed to reach his vehicle. The hunter drove away, but was eventually captured by the organization. Placed in custody, the organs were destroyed, and the hunter was quarantined.Steinmen Woods - Create Paranormal Images - Something AwfulSteinmen Woods - Victor-Surge - DeviantArt (PROSE: Steinmen Woods)
=== Steinmen Woods, 2007 ===
TBWSteinmen Woods Recon - Victor-Surge - DeviantArt (PROSE: Steinmen Woods Recon)
== Weapons and Abilities ==
* Emotional Manipulation: The Slender Man proved himself capable of manipulating the emotions of his targets, forcing them to obey his will and commit murder. (PROSE: Let the children...)
* Metaphysical Territoriality: The more an individual thinks and learns of Slender Man, the more Slender Man will become aware of that individual."So basically, Slender Man operates on what seems to be a sort metaphysical territoriality. If more you are aware of it, the more it is aware of you. By raising everyone's perceptions at a base level, you could possibly raise a sort of interference. That would require a spread of Slender Man, Or Slender Man like, media." - Create Paranormal Images - Something Awful
* Weather Manipulation: The Slender Man has on occasion manipulated fog to disorient and frighten potential victims. (PROSE: Steinmen Woods)
== Notes ==
=== Behind the Scenes ===
* Knudsen originally didn't want to go past his first post, and admitted that he had been inspired by The Rake in creating Slender Man."Yeah, I wanted the last set of images to be more obvious, since the people taking the pictures kinda knew what they dealing with and therefore could get better shots (before it wiped them out), and I kinda wanted to bring it to a close. I'm glad everyone enjoyed it, although initially it hadn't been my intent to do more past the first picture post. What essentially inspired me was stuff like "The Rake", since that pretty much terrified me. Having an unearthly creature, such as a skinwalker or something, stalking you has always been much scarier than ghosts in my opinion." - Create Paranormal Images - Something Awful
* In designing his monster, Knudsen used the Tall Man from "Phantasm" as a base, among other men in suits. All of the other details, such as the tentacles and Slender Man's face were painted by him."The Slender Man as an idea was made-up off the top of my head, although the concept is based on a number of things that scare me. The name I thought up on the fly when I wrote that first bit. The asset I used for a couple of the pictures was the creepy tall guy from Phantasm, which sadly I have not seen, and the others various guys in suits. All of the things that aren't the torso and legs, like the tentacles and Slender Man's face, were painted from scratch however." - Create Paranormal Images - Something Awful
* It was Knudsen's belief that Slender Man's arms and legs would change periodically, as the Slender Man attempted to maintain a physical resemblance to humans but couldn't get the knack of it."I always went with the assumption that his arms, and to a much lesser degree, his legs would change periodically. The Slender Man wants maintain human-like proportions, but try as it might, it's always off to the point where you know something is very, very wrong." - Create Paranormal Images Mark Fischbach later adopted a similar idea for Darkiplier, though he credited his inspiration to the G-Man.Markiplier's February 2017 Charity Livestream!! - MarkiplierGAMEMark on Darkiplier - (Fischbach's commentary from the livestream edited into a single video by LadyElvan)
* Knudsen once jokingly suggested that Billy Corgan was the human form of the Slender Man after having been prompted by another user."Billy Corgan is the fully realized form of the Slender Man as a human?" - Create Paranormal Images - Something Awful
=== Trivia ===
* Trevor Henderson has depicted Slender Man.I’m gonna draw slender man - The Lonesome Death of Trevor Henderson @slimyswampghost - 13 February 2020 - Twitter - Retrieved 17 October 2022A slender man. - The Lonesome Death of Trevor Henderson @slimyswampghost - 13 February 2020 - Twitter - Retrieved 17 October 2022Original creepy pasta squad! - The Lonesome Death of Trevor Henderson @slimyswampghost - 14 February 2020 - Twitter - Retrieved 17 October 2022
== Popular Culture==
===Appearances===
====Variants====
The following list is of explicit appearances of the Slender Man.
Year	Name 	Appearance	Notes
2012	Slender Man	
*The Fall of Slender Man	
*Slender Man (Wade Barnes) has undergone a fall from grace after public scandal and imprisonment. Muckraking interviewer Wilford Warfstache (Mark Fischbach) seeks the truth.The Fall of Slender Man - markiplierGAME - 9 November 2012 - YouTube - Retrieved 19 February 2021
2018	Slender Man	
*Slender Man	
*Massachusetts students uncover internet lore about the Slender Man, and unwittingly summon him. Slender Man was portrayed by Spanish actor Javier Botet.Slender Man - IMDB - Retrieved 19 February 2021Javier Botet - IMDB - Retrieved 19 February 2021
2019	Slender Man	
*The Simpsons, "101 Mitigations"	
*Guillermo del Toro (himself) states that Mr. Burns (Harry Shearer) combines the ancient evil of Cthulhu with Slender Man's physique, both of whom appear.101 Mitigations - IMDB - Retrieved 19 February 2021
====Parodies====
The following list is of parodies of the Slender Man, which may or may not be readily apparent.
Year	Name 	Appearance	Notes
2010	Splendorman	
*Splendorman	
*A mysterious entity in the woods brings joy and wonder to those who encounter him in the woods.Splendorman - Neil Cicierega - 31 October 2010 - YouTube - Retrieved 19 February 2021Guaranteed* Audio Episode 11 | Splendorman: The Arrival (with Julie Becker!) - Guaranteed* Video - 21 August 2018 - YouTube - Retrieved 19 February 2021
===Mentions===
The following list is of various mentions of the Slender Man in fiction and popular culture.
Year	Name 	Appearance	Notes
2014	Slender Man	
* Family Guy, "Turkey Guys"	
* Chris Griffin (Seth Green) claims to have received contradictory demands from the Slender Man.Turkey Guys - IMDB - Retrieved 19 February 2021
2017	Slender Man	
* Victor Crowley	
* Improv comedian and wannabe actor Dillon (Dave Sheridan) compares infamous and legendary serial murderer Victor Crowley (Kane Hodder) to the Loch Ness Monster and Slender Man.Victor Crowley - IMDB - Retrieved 23 March 2022
2020	Slender Man	
*Family Guy, "Boys & Squirrels"	
*After Peter Griffin's height is increased by a chiropractor, teenage girls begin mistaking him for Slender Man. He begins telling them kill themselves and each other in his name.Boys & Squirrels - IMDB - Retrieved 19 February 2021
== Links ==
* Slender Man on Wikipedia
* Slender Man on the Villains Wiki
==See also==
*The Operator
*The Rake
*Jeff the Killer
*SCP-173
*Smile Dog
*Cameraheads
*Siren Head
==References==
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