Jun 24, 2019
Guys. Middle school is the actual worst. Slenderman, a creepy suit-wearing string bean, has apparently figured out how to fill the middle school emotional void causing full on murder-spree inspiring obsessions.
Join us to hear all about the darkness lurking just over...wait what's that behind you????
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References:
Buffy the Vampire Slayer: Gentlemen Episode
Beware the Slenderman HBO Documentary
Kitchen knife Slenderman mom attempted murder
Lacy's creepy story from the book "The Slenderman Mysteries" by
Nick Redfern. Story
here
Boyer et al., 2013
The Anatomy of a Monster: The Case of Slender Man.
Folkloresque, and the Implications of Belief
Slender man suicides
Guadagno et al., 2013 What makes a video go viral? An analysis of
emotional contagion and Internet memes.
Baker et al., 2019 A distinct inferential mechanism for delusions in schizophrenia