Slender Man: How The Internet Created a Monster | Monstrum
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There are few modern monster more notorious, or more recognized, than Slenderman. Although some Internet lore claims this thin, long-limbed, faceless creature in a suit has lurked in the background of human history for hundreds of years, the reality is that he was created online in 2009.
Dr. Zarka explains the timeline of this Internet folklore sensation, examining how unlike so many other monster origins stories, we know exactly when and why this one was created. From Creepypasta to video games, horror movies to doctored photographs, Slenderman is everywhere. Find out why he consumes our imaginations in this episode of Monstrum.
#Slenderman #Creepypasta #Monstrum
Written and Hosted by: Emily Zarka
Director: David Schulte
Executive Producer: Amanda Fox
Producer: Stephanie Noone
Illustrator: Samuel Allen
Editor/Animator: Derek Borsheim
Assistant Editor: Ryan Darbonne
Produced by Spotzen for PBS Digital Studios.
The world is full of monsters, myths, and legends, and Monstrum isn’t afraid to take a closer look. The show, hosted by Emily Zarka, Ph.D., takes us on a journey to discover a new monster in each new episode. Monstrum looks at humans' unique drive to create and shape monster mythology through oral storytelling, literature, and film and digs deep into the history of those mythologies.
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@AveryTalksAboutStuff 4 жыл бұрын
"As a scholar of the gothic" is such a badass way to start any sentence.
@christosvoskresye 4 жыл бұрын
Too bad it's not meant literally.
@pbsstoried 4 жыл бұрын
@@christosvoskresye My doctorate is in British Romantic Literature with an emphasis on the Gothic. So yes, literally.-*Dr. Z*
@saranshgautam6551 4 жыл бұрын
@@pbsstoried ooof! I concur with Dr Zarka
@saranshgautam6551 4 жыл бұрын
@@pbsstoried Also, The Editing of this video and Graphics were sooo good!! Kudos to the person behind it. I don't get scared easily but those creepy slender scenes with Dr. Z's voice in the back turned my stomach.
@hc6242 4 жыл бұрын
@@christosvoskresye It is, the host is a professor at an american university
@nonamehours6428 4 жыл бұрын
Ah the days of being 7 years old and lying in your bed far too late, too scared to get up and go to the toilet in the night Good times
@evilphilosophic5714 4 жыл бұрын
That's why I brought the toilet into my room
@saranshgautam6551 4 жыл бұрын
The Editing of this video and Graphics were sooo good!! Kudos to the person behind it. I don't get scared easily but those creepy slender scenes with Dr. Z's voice in the back turned my stomach.
@obviouslykeith 4 жыл бұрын
I feel this
@P0PG03S 4 жыл бұрын
@@evilphilosophic5714 r/cursedcomments
@Scrapio12 4 жыл бұрын
I used to think there was a cat outside my window, not a nice one, one that was just waiting for me to do anything, anything to let it in, and if I did, I'd die. Also I thought that it was waiting for me outside my door? So I couldn't go the toilet in the night unless someone else had already been and made sure the coast was clear. Then also I had to see who it was, otherwise it could have been the cat, trying to trick me to leave the safety of my bed
@Starryeyeddreamer2001 4 жыл бұрын
2010-ish: Slenderman 2020: Sirenhead 2030: im gonna take a guess and call it bamboolegs
@mantisguy746 4 жыл бұрын
It need to be something with S
@Drheims 4 жыл бұрын
@@mantisguy746 SCP Foundation?
@pineappleproductions1696 3 жыл бұрын
Skelatom
@mikedanielespeja6128 3 жыл бұрын
Skinnyshins
@men_del12 3 жыл бұрын
Skelly? Sushiman? Sunlotionneck? Skinnyguy?
@beastmaster354 4 жыл бұрын
My question is who he got to tailor his suit for him.
@deadmeat5150butt 3 жыл бұрын
The Kingsmen, of course.
@vyperspit 3 жыл бұрын
Some stories say that Slenderman is a shapeshifter, so the suit might be made from his skin.
@benchmarkz 3 жыл бұрын
vyperspit 🤮
@edgarallandope 3 жыл бұрын
the Big n Large mens section in Ross
@digstrememcdingus1463 3 жыл бұрын
Maybe his wife is a tailor? That it some of victims...
@starset4life175 4 жыл бұрын
The true monster is the movie they made about Slenderman
@JR-gp2zk 4 жыл бұрын
Was it that bad? Damn, I am running out of things to watch, and the movie popped up on my Netflix list.
@skylancerALT 4 жыл бұрын
@@JR-gp2zk Terribly bad.
@lyndsaybrown8471 4 жыл бұрын
I heard it was so bad, Slenderman left early without taking a child.
@ka1ulah 4 жыл бұрын
@@JR-gp2zk The man itself only got three minutes of screen time.
@geministrial950 4 жыл бұрын
Facts
@jiggityjack8113 4 жыл бұрын
At least he dresses well.
@Jin-sx6fe 4 жыл бұрын
My mother used to always smile and say, "I love a man in a suit."
@noremac687 4 жыл бұрын
Dressed for success
@johnivanoplimo5172 4 жыл бұрын
But he'll steal your 20 bucks.
@themanbehindthehuntersslau3288 4 жыл бұрын
A man who kills in a suit is a man worthy of respect.
@michaeljacksonsheeheee 4 жыл бұрын
true tho
@lem7217 4 жыл бұрын
2013: that's creepy as hell 2020: nice suit bro
@pineappleproductions1696 3 жыл бұрын
Guess im in 2013
@YangRanch 3 жыл бұрын
I like your cut G
@elharte7372 3 жыл бұрын
i know in the middel of the night he be stalking me through my window and if i stay loking at him he will stay there and if i go get my dad he will vanish and if i stay and i call my dad to come if i blink he will vanish also
@benchmarkz 3 жыл бұрын
I’m in both years
@025harsha9 3 жыл бұрын
also because of that damn movie
@micahbecker4451 3 жыл бұрын
I've always assumed that Slender Man is just this generation's interpretation of the Boogeyman. Maybe monstrum should do a separate episode explaining the Boogeyman next.
@Barri2410 3 жыл бұрын
Meanwhile, he's also referred as The Boogeyman
@alexanderkeenan7466 3 жыл бұрын
Yeah
@mindykanitz6255 2 жыл бұрын
Slenderman is pretty much a modern day Boogeyman.
@nathanforester5993 2 жыл бұрын
Slenderman is based on the Tall-Man from Phantasm.
@SparktheYoshi 2 жыл бұрын
@@nathanforester5993 I'd say that's a stretch given Phantasm is not entirely known by the public
@noahlynch7913 4 жыл бұрын
I remember asking Dr. Zarka if she was going to talk about Slender man. Well, she did.
@dart.115 4 жыл бұрын
Sirenhead is currently climbing up to be this decade's Slenderman.
@LordM46 4 жыл бұрын
In a way yes, good years for stories perhaps?
@jon._14 4 жыл бұрын
Hope Hollywood doesn't make a siren head movie
@Antitheses 4 жыл бұрын
no don’t tarnish SM ‘s name more... siren head can’t come close
@Bleepbleepblorbus 4 жыл бұрын
Mhat @pout the BUTTFORE!?!?!?!
@a_random_person_lol_bruh 4 жыл бұрын
Dart.11 nothing can replace slendy
@steezmunkey5789 4 жыл бұрын
"He is self aware, patiently waiting and watching his victims" I can just imagine him thinking to himself "Yo Ima look creepy asf if I stand just over there around the corner wait til these fools spot me"
@katomiccomics202 4 жыл бұрын
"whoever sees Slenderman is stalked by him" Millions of people: *doubt*
@WanderingLoner1 4 жыл бұрын
Hmm...
@FrstSpctr88 4 жыл бұрын
More correctly: if you fear it, it will stalk you.
@almm9486 3 жыл бұрын
Just ignore it.
@angelartamesia2 3 жыл бұрын
Me: In bed, hiding under the covers.... Slender: Boooo! Me: faint* dragged away by him never to be seen again
@alexanderkeenan7466 3 жыл бұрын
ok
@matthewgigs3456 4 жыл бұрын
Video: "trying to learn more about him makes it easier for him to come into your life." Me, watching the video: *chuckles* "Im in danger."
@metrux321 4 жыл бұрын
Have you heard about sleep parilizis? If you are afraid of things that happen more when you know about it, don't search about this. Because, you know, it's a real psychological disease.
@ashar5410 4 жыл бұрын
@metrux321 I am afraid of these creatures/monsters and I want to see them but till now I haven't experienced sleep paralysis
@ccvcharger 4 жыл бұрын
@@metrux321 I'm narcoleptic, so that has become an all too familiar concept in my life. It is such an eerie feeling, and no matter how many times you experience it, or how much you know about what is actually going on, you just never get used to it.
@Anna-pj8te 4 жыл бұрын
ccvcharger yeah. I’m probably gonna a see this guy in my next sleep paralysis
@stuartfdrake 4 жыл бұрын
oh no
@NewMessage 4 жыл бұрын
I'm surprised he hasn't put out a 'get slim quick, by eating children, and pasta' self help book yet.
@menace-gamingvideos6527 4 жыл бұрын
Don't forget the long walks in the woods. Running from bears really helps lose weights.
@jillreyerma7592 4 жыл бұрын
He doesn't need to, EMH has got that covered.
@spy6924 4 жыл бұрын
It says you have a new message,let me look my new message first,it says "I am watching YOU" oh my godd :))) +1
@clementcachico5240 4 жыл бұрын
3:13 "Slender-man would make a great novel or movie." Yeah... About that...
@ant9435 4 жыл бұрын
The Slenderman movie doesn’t exist too me
@Drheims 4 жыл бұрын
@@ant9435 What’s the slender man movie? Never heard of it.
@Talonistrying 3 жыл бұрын
@@ant9435 Which one? There's like 6 at this point. I'm guessing you're talking about the god-awful 2018 one?
@TrivatorGaming 3 жыл бұрын
He did make a great found footage series. and maybe a different studio should make a Slender movie
@joshkennedy2868 3 жыл бұрын
Could make a great movie .
@deadtime5562 4 жыл бұрын
The fact slender man is a real name means the very existence of a thicc man
@doork.5022 3 жыл бұрын
Oh yeah 😳
@I_Am_Fictional842 3 жыл бұрын
If you spell thick with two Cs it means fat
@waixler83 3 жыл бұрын
Here I am
@jonathanfenton8695 3 жыл бұрын
That would be me
@AztecSamurai01 2 жыл бұрын
I would love to see stories of thicc man
@_PsychoFish_ 4 жыл бұрын
Out of all Monstrum episodes, this one made me turn on my lights at night.
@StrangeScaryNewEngland Жыл бұрын
Over a modern made up internet monster? Are you 12?
@mypal1990 4 жыл бұрын
With the internet as free flowing as it is, the lore of Slender Man has made is as accessible as it can be.
@saranshgautam6551 4 жыл бұрын
The Editing of this video and Graphics were sooo good!! Kudos to the person behind it. I don't get scared easily but those creepy slender scenes with Dr. Z's voice in the back turned my stomach.
@idenpierce8746 4 жыл бұрын
That's why he sucked now, he was popular in the first place because he is supposed to be a mystery
@nicktechnubyte1184 4 жыл бұрын
@@idenpierce8746 he stopped being famous when 2 little girls stabbed another little girl because they were convinced he was real and wanted to be his "proxies"! The movie only made the controversy worse!
@naidr0x 4 жыл бұрын
It is incredible how an in-depth analysis of a decade-old creepypasta, which had lost its charm after becoming too mainstream, has managed to reignite the fear I felt when I first came across it. Very well done.
@enzo4zero168 3 жыл бұрын
"Slender-man is always watching you" Depression: He never EVER think about you...
@Demolitiondude 4 жыл бұрын
Don't take candy from strangers. Slenderman: it's called Uber.
@capolean2902 4 жыл бұрын
lmaoo wat? 🤣
@ryanjones_rheios 4 жыл бұрын
Slenderman's mythos was definitely at its most powerful when you stumbled across it at 1AM via some seemingly abandoned blog in an ARG format semi-early on. Just passed when he was peaked but before he was too well known. The weird combination of camaraderie made empty by its passing and a growing narrative of horror married the feeling of wandering an old house, town, or landmark alone and the feeling of something being just outside your window in the dark. Its a feeling that's hard to find, and harder as you age, so the feeling stuck with me.
@Kyoko_02 4 жыл бұрын
Marble Hornets was amazing
@thatchairsdlcs2611 4 жыл бұрын
I discovered Slender man on the Wii watching sightings and 911 calls about him one of them was “I know where your daughters are and they’ll be mine” Slender man told the operator. Used to think he was watching me from the dark side of my room but I’ve out grown it since 2015
@ryanjones_rheios 4 жыл бұрын
@@thatchairsdlcs2611 I mean we all outgrow the things that cause that forlorn dread but the echo of the feeling can remain, and if I was half a writer there might be some power in harnessing it.
@BearMcBongwater420 4 жыл бұрын
I live in a 120 year old house and even though we have close neighbors to both directions I .F.E.L.T. this comment. I am never alone I am always being observed ...but it makes me feel...safe
@07ipa3_igstagungratudjenar5 4 жыл бұрын
@@BearMcBongwater420 that's good then
@CatchyUsername95 4 жыл бұрын
"He's tall, thin, faceless, and wears a dark suit. Once he's in your life-you're doomed." Sound like my future boyfriend :(
@Drheims 4 жыл бұрын
Ok Karen.
@Starbrahan72 3 жыл бұрын
Yo chilllllll
@wyntryx7977 3 жыл бұрын
bold of you to assume that youll ever get a boyfriend
@carlos66965 3 жыл бұрын
So he's Johnny cash?
@optionvice8926 3 жыл бұрын
Getting a "boyfriend" is easy
@SirEriol 4 жыл бұрын
It is interesting to see how Marble Hornets affected so much its lore: the use of kidnappers by proxy, the relation with woods, its logo, the fact that most people forget that he has tentacles was explained as they being retractable, fueling the lovecraftian horror.
@TheParadoxGamer1 4 жыл бұрын
I mean technically I think the creature within MH is different from slender man, I think THAC called it The Operator.
@someonewhocommentsonyoutub3779 4 жыл бұрын
@@TheParadoxGamer1 MH called him the Operator, TribeTwelve called him the Administrator, etc etc, all just different names for the same being
@TheParadoxGamer1 4 жыл бұрын
@@someonewhocommentsonyoutub3779 Fair point, tho I do believe MH is it's own separate universe.
@Berd413 4 жыл бұрын
They weren’t proxies... Tim was perfectly fine besides the memory loss and he was being told what to do from Brian (Credit: Night Mind’s Marble Hornets Explained Season 3 Part 2)
@TheParadoxGamer1 4 жыл бұрын
@@Berd413 a man of culture I see
@dirgecry2047 4 жыл бұрын
The Slender Man narrative included with the pictures sounds like something you'd find in the files of the SCP foundation, which is another internet made collection of monsters and the supernatural.
@CaptainGrief66 4 жыл бұрын
It would actually be great for her to cover it
@AnimeShinigami13 4 жыл бұрын
pretty sure SCP came about a couple years earlier, 2007 I think. but the two could easily have fed off each other.
@emreyurtseven23 4 жыл бұрын
The murderous statue that moves only when you break eye contact was a good one, can't remember its name though
@Artis312 4 жыл бұрын
@@emreyurtseven23 scp 173
@DivineSquid 4 жыл бұрын
@@AnimeShinigami13 scp 096?
@Just_Some_Guy_with_a_Mustache 2 жыл бұрын
I am absolutely delighted by the idea that someone had to measure, hem, and fit Slender Man's suit for him.
@Yo-Me 4 жыл бұрын
"There's also the association of black suits with death" **Astronomia Sounds INTENSIFIES**
@sophiecharron5186 4 жыл бұрын
"ce gars" is just French for "this guy"
@nicolasmenard-guy2028 4 жыл бұрын
Came to say this 😛
@hatfmnel 4 жыл бұрын
"See guars" hahahaha wow.
@HeleentheArcane 4 жыл бұрын
I do like smoking some guys
@Cipher_Paul 4 жыл бұрын
Lol, I was about to say that as well 😂 And I'm not sure why, but I feel like “that guy” would sound more natural.
@The-Gnome-King 4 жыл бұрын
The whole "preying on children" seems to be a theme associated with a high percentage of monsters throughout history and folklore. I've been working on a new website, where I can feature some of my darker artwork based on monsters and cryptids, accompanied by each creatures details and a high majority of the ones I have worked on and have queued to create have this as one of their main characteristics. I didnt realize how prevalent it was until I started building up a random list. It seems, that scaring the absolute crap out of your kids was a pretty widespread method of keeping them under control in the past.
@LordM46 4 жыл бұрын
And in modern times like the boogeyman, and slender man is maybe a modern form of the monster, when you are a kid, scary stories and so feel more real.
@richmcgee434 4 жыл бұрын
Most adults grow out of being afraid of "monsters" (however you want define that term) as they gain more experience with the everyday nastiness of the real world and other people. That's why monster stories are aimed at children.
@LordM46 4 жыл бұрын
True.
@ceebbees12345 4 жыл бұрын
in the present too XD I think la llorona still scares me even now
@Tempusverum 4 жыл бұрын
Rich McGee In the end, experience teachers us the only monsters are the two-legged ones
@crispymoonbeam 4 жыл бұрын
This is just so nostalgic haha, I find it so beautiful how the creepypasta universe/Slenderverse is made of many people's own characters that somehow twist together into one lore. It's kinda wholesome in a way :)
@WanderingLoner1 Жыл бұрын
Yeah, reminds me of the good old days of 2012 when Creepypasta was popularized and Slender man was and still is quiet a horror icon. Wholesome indeed!
@StrangeScaryNewEngland Жыл бұрын
Nostalgic for a handful of years ago?
@DingleDongJohn 4 жыл бұрын
When ppl claim slenderman existed before 2009 i imagine him being a time traveller, and then i imagine him him in "back to the future"
@GaiusIntrepidus 2 жыл бұрын
so Slenderman existed? Geez doc this is heavy
@iamcatlegend 4 жыл бұрын
I gotta say, one of the weirder things in my life is seeing something that I was there for at the beginning become a huge thing. I don't think I posted in the thread, but I remember seeing those pictures get posted. Like... several years ago one of my cousins went as Slenderman for Halloween and... it's just kinda surreal? At the time it was just some goofy, lightly spooky fun, I couldn't have imagined it'd blow up to be... all this. How could I? I dunno, it's just a weird feeling.
@chocolatesugar-lovage9678 3 жыл бұрын
I remember hearing about the girl getting stabbed, but I never paid much attention to the Slenderman story except that it's creepypasta.
@pluspiping 3 жыл бұрын
Something I realized while watching this video: It's a nearly universal Big Fandom Experience, having fun with something fictional, and then some moron uses it to hurt people IRL. Happened to every large fandom in the early teens that I can think of. Wack, but no longer surprising, sadly.
@rebeccamartin2399 Жыл бұрын
I saw it in 74 as a child. Not a joke.
@MO-OM. 4 жыл бұрын
The only thing I could think of is where he gets his suits from
@wuzzyyy_ 4 жыл бұрын
Man needs to ring me up with his tailor
@pomcire1308 4 жыл бұрын
The suit is a part of him who he uses to appear like a normal human being
@raam726 4 жыл бұрын
It's not a suit. It's his skin.
@pikapunchman 4 жыл бұрын
"if you try to learn more about him or even think about him it only makes it easier for him to find you" Me: *Presses pause button* ok nice talk
@AcrimoniousMirth 3 жыл бұрын
“The teens seem unaware of his presence”. At 1:26 it looks to me like 3 kids are looking back towards the figure.
@RK-cu3jn 3 жыл бұрын
Acrimonious Mirth I THOUGHT I WAS THE ONLY ONE !!!!
@ArawnsFire 4 жыл бұрын
As long as you’re adding internet myths look into The Black Eyed Children. That’s another one that has crossed into folklore.
@aciuraru4845 4 жыл бұрын
Actually, The Blair witch Project Film is more viscerally creepy as the actors did not know what was going to happen to them. The team was only guidung them from the distance. I personally find it to be the best found footage film. I cannot expresshow much i love the fact that you debate creatures "of the internet".
@thatfangirl1145 4 жыл бұрын
The Blaur Witch Proyect is one of my all time favorite movies 💕💕💕💕
@keithharper32 4 жыл бұрын
what ade it more creepy was the feel that it did seem real. The creators evn created a narrative to promote it that those people you see in it really were missing. And it went so well people at the time, some I knew, actually believed it really was documentary. Doubt we'd be able to do that again today.
@giulyanoviniciussanssilva2947 4 жыл бұрын
The Blair Witch Project with Cloverfield Monster and Chronicle are the best Found Footage and in my opinion movie from monsters on the internet has to be of this genre to see a Siren Head in the direction of the character would be more cabulous than the zombies in REC
@mothralord1709 4 жыл бұрын
Funniest part of the blair witch project is that the actors never spotted the dude in the costume 😂😂😂 so it never went into the film
@DanThePropMan 4 жыл бұрын
Buzzkill incoming. I think we need to stop lionizing directors and movies that succeed by withholding information from or outright traumatizing their actors. It's the actor's job to make you believe that they are afraid when they're perfectly fine, and it's the director's job to talk to their actors and guide them toward the sort of performance they want to see.
@emmerentiabuys967 4 жыл бұрын
Brilliantly researched and presented, as always!
@AislinKageno 4 жыл бұрын
I discovered this channel a few days ago after learning that Lindsay Ellis' It's Lit had moved here. But when I saw you'd done a video on Slenderman, I binged everything in your library just to work my way up to it. I am a massive fan of Slendy and am very excited to see the treatment he's been given here. I think this video hits on all the right notes to really do justice to the fascinating history behind the mythos, without disregarding the horror as an immature justification for tragic violence. Thank you for this coverage! Also, kudos on the subtle nods and camera effects - as soon as I noticed Slendy lurking in the background I was looking for him in every shot. Slenderman is paranoia personified, and you did a great job of incorporating that.
@giulyanoviniciussanssilva2947 4 жыл бұрын
if not the most creative, it is the most elegant and bizarre monster on the internet. With this disproportionate size, arms and tentacles look even Lovecratiano.
@threepenpals 4 жыл бұрын
Would be really cool to see an expansion of this episode specifically about creepypasta and other internet lore.
@scaper8 4 жыл бұрын
Agreed. Maybe a few episodes. One of the nature and evolution of creepypasta in general, an episode or two on some of the more well know/influential one, one of the truly massive works like the SCP foundation. Really a lot of fascinating, enlightening, amd entertaining stuff to be mined there.
@emmanuellenickerson7303 3 жыл бұрын
YAS
@kamenkira9950 4 жыл бұрын
I just found out about this channel and instantly subscribed hoping to see more vids like this about other creepy pasta entries like Jeff the killer, Eyeless Jack, and etc.
@KyleAlexJohn 4 жыл бұрын
I'm not quite certain if there's an option for requests, but since the Wendigo has been covered I was wondering if there would be an episode on Skinwalkers? I love this channel so much thus far. Can't wait to see what else gets produced!
@LucyFair_33 4 жыл бұрын
Next internet monster: "Siren Head"
@astrossarave 4 жыл бұрын
Next monster: John Wick
@Eagle-od1im 4 жыл бұрын
They should do SCP-173 or one of the notable SCPs. I know it’s just creative writing but there’s something about it that actually interests me
@AErch 4 жыл бұрын
@@Eagle-od1im maybe because it's very different
@vera2417 4 жыл бұрын
Yes indeed
@artman7780 4 жыл бұрын
Siren Head isn’t even that scary.
@houselemuellan8756 4 жыл бұрын
"How the internet created a monster" SCP Foundation: Pathetic
@allthecoolfolks3350 4 жыл бұрын
Siren head: sup
@astrossarave 4 жыл бұрын
Ancient Folklore: allow us to introduce ourselves
@legrang.archives 4 жыл бұрын
Creepy pasta: Hey
@AErch 4 жыл бұрын
SCP-096: *Distressed Crying Intensifies*
@alexanderkorol677 4 жыл бұрын
They should make a video on that as well
@admiral_m_10k35 4 жыл бұрын
this was so cool to watch!! Amazing video!! Held my attention for the entire time
@videogra5645 4 жыл бұрын
I love your video! You're so charismatic, it's joyful to listen! Thank you for the content!
@grandthanatos 4 жыл бұрын
Characters like Slender Man and Momo inspired a short story I wrote last year. I still hope to get that story published someday.
@giulyanoviniciussanssilva2947 4 жыл бұрын
SCP, Siren Head, The Rake, Smiling Man are examples of modern monsters that the internet has created and that just looking at Jeff the Assassin for example I feel discomfort visual that is linked to the valley of strangeness that even witches surpass.
@Spot_Faceless-Soldier 4 жыл бұрын
@@giulyanoviniciussanssilva2947 did you mean jeff the killer?
@hystericallover5989 4 жыл бұрын
Giulyano Vinicius Sans Silva once you actually read the jeff the killer copypasta, it becomes way less creepy
@giulyanoviniciussanssilva2947 4 жыл бұрын
@@hystericallover5989 what scares me is not even the story she I think is okay good Creepypasta but when I saw his eyes, his face for a short time looking crazy I feel a bad feeling. In a good way you know that it is done well when it bothers you Jeff the murderer is a respectable Uncany Valley.
@rockwall1986 4 жыл бұрын
could you ever make a list of your favorite books? or maybe give some suggestions on books about the various monsters around the world? and what those monsters reveal about the people who made them?
@ChonkedCat 4 жыл бұрын
She hearted your comment but didn’t even answer. That makes no sense
@skhilji 4 жыл бұрын
@@ChonkedCat she may have considered doing so tho. Just cuz u heart something doesnt u have to respond
@redgloves9159 4 жыл бұрын
maybe she is going y to do a video about that
@Anthonystuff1 3 жыл бұрын
This was a way better video than I expected
@bm_m4in215 4 жыл бұрын
Thnanks for making this vid man, cause I've let this thing creep me since I was 12 (I'm 15 now) just locked in the back of my mind until today :)
@i_k_d3815 4 жыл бұрын
"Human-being" -the worst monster you will ever witness.
@williandalsoto806 4 жыл бұрын
Wow. Deep.
@william41017 4 жыл бұрын
C R I N G E
@christosvoskresye 4 жыл бұрын
As opposed to a Feline-being or a Canine-being?
@MrDaol23 4 жыл бұрын
That's true
@anyascarlettEDIT.3965 4 жыл бұрын
tru👏👏👏
@teeththief 4 жыл бұрын
It would be interesting to see the gremlins of WWII planes to be covered by this channel
@deadNightwatchman 4 жыл бұрын
Yes!!!
@obviouslykeith 4 жыл бұрын
Lol please explain
@danilooliveira6580 4 жыл бұрын
I think I've heard about it, but I'm not sure if I know anything about it
@purplefire2834 4 жыл бұрын
I have no idea what that is but it sounds cool
@selenesanesi492 2 жыл бұрын
Please do more of these videos about contemporary myths from the internet! I'd love one for The Rake too!
@inventormiliano8759 4 жыл бұрын
this was a well made video. good job!
@INDRA027_ 4 жыл бұрын
“People dress up like him, and look for him in the woods.” They gonna make a slender baby.
@kaamn1829 3 жыл бұрын
🤣🤣🤣
@shealunalee8856 4 жыл бұрын
Stories like these *specifically from this channel* are getting me through quarantine ..❤️
@ponysniper3649 4 жыл бұрын
"So Mr. Slendurhman, can we get an interview?"
@Eve6fangirl Жыл бұрын
just found your channel and am hooked. I read somewhere that suggested Slender man became a Tulpa but that could be said about a lot of these monsters digital or otherwise.
@moongirl786 4 жыл бұрын
Ah, I remember my first encounter with Slender: The Eight Pages. Folklore being created literally in front of my eyes! There is no better time to be an anthropologist, folklorist, and "scholar of the gothic", to borrow a phrase. I also completely agree with the terminology of "digital gothic", it fits perfectly!!
@therandm1-621 4 жыл бұрын
Love this show. If they haven’t they need to take a look into the SCP foundation. I mean the idea of a morally grey secret organization hiding the truth and uncaringly controlling the world seems almost like a cultural myth in our current age. I guess it’s similar the the “men in black” (not the alien movies but also kinda) the idea we live in such a structured world and the insecurity that it’s all just a facade that could crumble at any given moment. That we can’t trust anything and yet we kind of have too.
@gabrieltorres6704 4 жыл бұрын
I agree
@izthistle6196 4 жыл бұрын
and it's a forum where everyone can add more stories, which makes it even more reflective of people's way of thinking
@hedgehog3180 4 жыл бұрын
It's a very modern idea, especially because it reflects feelings about imperialism. The formatting is also super modern since it's a wiki.
@thatman8562 4 жыл бұрын
Also the fact that the SCP Foundation depicts such a masquerade realistically, in that its only kept up because they have drugs that can erase people’s memories.
@horttanainen2466 4 жыл бұрын
As much as I like SCP I feel it does not fit into the aesthetic of this channel which it is trying to provide. This channel has gothic and mythological based content while SCP focus bit more on a edgier and vague reality altering this day influencing creatures. While I could agree that Slenderman fits the criteria I'd say its more of a internet mythos worth study than what SCP brings.
@viewer_19 4 жыл бұрын
The well timed bass in the audio gives me chills
@mx9226 4 жыл бұрын
This video is how I found this channel, and I've just binged the entire Monstrum playlist. Can you do a video on the Chinese hopping vampire, the Jiangshi?
@DemonKingCozar 4 жыл бұрын
I remember growing up with this story, as I was 8 or 9 when i discovered it, and believing it to be real. You can call me a dumb kid, but that monster preoccupied my mind with something to be worried about instead of the more realistic problems I had at the time. Slender man really helped my imagination, belief, and interest in folklore monsters. I have him to thank for me finding this channel becuase without him i probably would've ended up like my brothers whom have zero interest in folklore monsters ans mythos.
@NotHPotter 4 жыл бұрын
So given his mythos, does that make this video a modern version of "The Ring" cassette?
@johnopalko5223 4 жыл бұрын
Well, I just watched it and if my phone rings in the next couple of minutes I'm out of here!
@KimberlyLetsGo 4 жыл бұрын
Although he was created on technology, his MO doesn't use technology.
@mahks-pectith3179 4 жыл бұрын
@General Grievous boy's gotta lot of people to kidnap then
@srdona2201 4 жыл бұрын
It feels so great to be able to hear something about Slenderman again, I was born in 2003, I grew up with Slenderman and it brings back so many good memories.
@theanarchistcook 3 жыл бұрын
I highly recommend Marble Hornets. It was groundbreaking storytelling, especially if you were watching it as it was released, slowly learning about the other youtube channels involved, the in-character Twitter account, etc.
@25jessieg 4 жыл бұрын
And it had the creepy "it follows" vibe as well.
@WelteamOfficial 4 жыл бұрын
3:28 the username, it's just french for "this guy" pronounced something like "se(mi) ga(rry)"
@pbsstoried 4 жыл бұрын
Didn’t know. Thanks!-*Dr. Z*
@MegaPompoen 4 жыл бұрын
And here I thought it was a pun on "cigars" with the old timy picture and all
@ambulocetusnatans 4 жыл бұрын
@@MegaPompoen I guess it's a double pun.
@jamilajones8328 2 жыл бұрын
Loved this ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ ❤️ I love urban mythology and the revelation of the impact from the online community is exciting! Please do more!!!
@Ty-mu7gl 4 жыл бұрын
Just found your channel. I think this is what paradise feels like
@thewyit4222 4 жыл бұрын
I didn’t expect a vid about slendy, what a pleasant surprise!
@beefcuts 4 жыл бұрын
2:23 nice touch on the Slender at the background 😉
@Lillian_Farrell 4 жыл бұрын
I used to be sooo scared of him 😭 I couldn't face windows at night and I had to cover my eyes with my blanket while I slept
@tjzambonischwartz Жыл бұрын
Seeing this is surreal for me, given I was a contributor to that paranormal photography thread and watched Slenderman get birthed in real time. My contributions were old school trick photography and no Slenderman content, but it's still weird to see something from an old forum post get this widespread
@Cookieninja-bo6gd 4 жыл бұрын
I’m surprised u still haven’t covered werewolves
@jacobmcclellan7399 4 жыл бұрын
This channel is easily one of my favorites on youtube! It takes a fascinating and honest look into the folklore and mythology that our ancestors created to explain the unexplainable, create social bonds over stories, and warn of dangers. I love the approach that these videos take! It was awesome to see a more current monster as well! Keep these awesome videos coming!!
@pbsstoried 4 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for the support!-*Dr. Z*
@stews9 2 жыл бұрын
Slenderman is childhood fear of adult authority. Tall and in a power suit, yet faceless. Always watching, waiting to pounce.
@mgmystic0901 4 жыл бұрын
Slenderman is a perfect example of how the internet can come together to create something that will be known for decades
@Yami234 4 жыл бұрын
OH MY GOSH I HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR THIS EPISODE! THANK YOU
@HiHi-vg8fs 4 жыл бұрын
Plot twist: Slender man is actually a memetic hazard
@rays5073 4 жыл бұрын
*[SCP Foundation wants to know your location]*
@bravomike4734 4 жыл бұрын
*[MTF ETA-10 "See No Evil" wants to know ur location]*
@blauesserpiroyal2887 4 жыл бұрын
I see, you are a man of [REDACTED] as well.
@allthecoolfolks3350 4 жыл бұрын
What is this *[ REDACTED ]* or something?
@blauesserpiroyal2887 4 жыл бұрын
@@allthecoolfolks3350 its a scp thing
@howieb3344 4 жыл бұрын
These are great and informative. Stumbled on the series looking at the Jinn. Was mentioned on the Brother's of The Serpent with a geologist. Need to look at the Michigan Dogman. Also the Hansel and Gretel was great. More fairy tales please. The real meaning behind "Ring around the rosies". Thank you for the entertainment and information.
@Nekoszowa 4 жыл бұрын
The Grossmann edits are my favorite part of Slenderman "mythos"
@infernoflash 4 жыл бұрын
It’s so cool how even in modern times, new myths and monster can show up.
@StrangeScaryNewEngland Жыл бұрын
I'd say it's pretty stupid, honestly. Takes away any scare factor knowing some fat guy at a laptop drinking code red wrote it at 2am.
@whyme4768 4 жыл бұрын
I never expected this video but I absolutely love it. I mean its a great example of how modern-day monsters are still being made to this day.
@nathancoomber7359 3 жыл бұрын
I'd love to see you guys do a similar story on the SCP Foundation. They very much follow a similar trend of "made by everyone for everyone".
@BanaanBoi 4 жыл бұрын
I literally thought that slender man was literally ender man in real life
@malt.twxlvr 4 жыл бұрын
can you do sirenhead he's also pretty scary
@cannibalbananas 4 жыл бұрын
Personally, I don't mind him. He's slow and only attacks when you get close. Also, he makes a noise so you know where he is. Now Pyramid head from Silent Hill is another story for me
@hedgehog3180 4 жыл бұрын
Gonna admit, he's a bit deflated after seeing him default dance. Still like the general idea and design and I think the use of sirens is A+ because it's creepy without just being gross.
@jackkraken3888 4 жыл бұрын
@@cannibalbananas Actually depends on the 'type' of sirenhead. Some apparently can blend into the surrounds and others can mimic human voices.
@cannibalbananas 4 жыл бұрын
@@jackkraken3888 I was not aware of that. That does make it creepier
@36divad 4 жыл бұрын
@@hedgehog3180 he default danced
@lynperkins9677 4 жыл бұрын
Just binged all of the Monstrum episodes and I'm so in love! Completely got chills when the background flashed our slender friend. Would love to see an episode about kelpies or the Nain Rouge.
@dropkickpiper3204 4 жыл бұрын
It’s been said often I’m sure, but the art direction of this series is fantastic.
@Evilirejectthem 4 жыл бұрын
0:04 “once hes in his life you’re doomed” he’s as in me
@ibrav7979 4 жыл бұрын
This makes me wonder what are other monster created on internet
@stuartfdrake 4 жыл бұрын
me too
@Spot_Faceless-Soldier 4 жыл бұрын
The scp foundation: *rubbing hands*
@Garuda.1.Talisman 4 жыл бұрын
Y’all should do Siren Head next
@kelnhide 4 жыл бұрын
Siren head is still fairly young compared to Slender Man. Not much (folk)lore has been written about it yet.
@citruscoffee5964 4 жыл бұрын
@@kelnhide adding onto this sirenhead's creator has stated that only information coming from his account is canon, he has many creations but only sirenhead blew up (ex long horse who shows up before disasters kinda like the pokemon absol) it got to the point where I doubt he'll add onto sirenhead besides answering questions from fans so those who do make folklores are to be taken lightly as to the creator inless stated wont be canon
@astrossarave 4 жыл бұрын
*Giorno Giovanna want to know your location*
@jonathansalvador5037 2 жыл бұрын
I think an underrated aspect of his design is the silhouette; it's simple, instantly recognizable, and can be subtly photoshopped into the backgrounds of images in a way that makes you jump out when you see it. Being tall and slender also makes it easy to initially mistake him for something else, like a tree or a street light.
@dudeladude456 2 жыл бұрын
I love these monsters that the world community creates. It feels awesome to have all kinds of myths and thrills to see.
@Marcus_Sherman 4 жыл бұрын
I remember when my sister and I went through this slender man faze and wanted to go through the woods looking for him. Lmao
@KimberlyLetsGo 4 жыл бұрын
What stopped you?
@hedgehog3180 4 жыл бұрын
So if everyone wanted to go into the woods to look for him does that mean that there were actually many slender men?
@LordM46 4 жыл бұрын
Well like most folklore stories maybe there is only one maybe there is more of them, hard to say. Do a internet check on boogeyman, worldwide monster maybe one maybe a species.
@Marcus_Sherman 4 жыл бұрын
Ragdoll Libby our dad did😂
@KimberlyLetsGo 4 жыл бұрын
@@Marcus_Sherman Good for him. :) It's hard not to get pulled into this stuff when you are a kid and curious.
@ImAnimeFreak09 4 жыл бұрын
I’m happy that you made this. It’s definitely an important topic bc of the incident between those young girls.
@cc_va2488 4 жыл бұрын
9:40 *slenderman slowly trying to grab you* Me: *tilting my chin up*
@tommycosmos6862 4 жыл бұрын
I always thought he resembled Voldemort for me. That scene at the train station where he is wearing a suit, chills every time.
@Ecotasia 4 жыл бұрын
This was a really amazing video. An interesting bit of folklore I would love to learn more about the Slide-rock bolter and the tales of lumberjacks in north america.
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