Slender Man, the Modern Day Boogeyman

slenderman. WAUKESHA (AP) — A 12-year-old girl who was stabbed 19 times by classmates trying to please a fictional horror character had spoken to her mother about the specter called Slenderman before the attack.

Slender Man is a mythical creature often depicted as being tall and thin, wearing a black suit with a white shirt and necktie, and having a blank face.

The world got their first look at 12-year-old Slender Man stabbing victim Payton Leutner on ABC's '20/20.' In the interview, her parents revealed her desperate fight to survive after her two best friends allegedly stabbed her 19 times in a secluded

The identity and first photos of 12-year-old Slender Man stabbing victim Payton Leutner were finally revealed in '20/20' interview. Payton revealed her desperate fight to survive after her two best friends stabbed her 19 times in 

Following our ABC News “20/20″ program, “Out of the Woods,” which features the story of the Slender Man stabbing survivor and her family, we wanted to share with our viewers information on the family's fund, “Hearts for Healing.” “As this family