Morgan Geyser and Anissa Weier – who were charged as adults with attempted murder in Waukesha, Wisconsin, on Monday – told police that they had plotted to kill their friend for months so that they could become "proxies" for Slender Man, a character
About. Slender Man (a.k.a Slenderman) is a mythical creature often depicted as a tall, thin figure wearing a black suit and a blank face. According to the legend, he can stretch or shorten his arms at will and has tentacle-like appendages
For years, a tall, faceless being in a black suit has lurked in dark corners of the Internet. The story of Slender Man, a fictional character notorious for stalking and terrorizing children, has provided spooks and thrills for legions of
He might be a mystery to adults, but to many kids, Slender Man is as recognizable as Dracula. He is often found lurking, an eerie Where's Waldo?, in the back of blurry photos online. He has long, spider-like limbs, no face, and stories say he can
All eyes are on Slenderman — the terrifying Internet meme that inspired a real-life attempted murder — and although the fictional character began on a web forum called Something Awful as part of a Photoshop contest in 2009, the story of the