Urban Legends: The Terrible Legend of Slender Man
There are legends and myths that have been around for centuries and have seared themselves into our minds and culture. Then there are those that have been brought to life by way of modern technologies reminding us of nightmares that should have been buried and forgotten. One such legend is known through internet popularity as Slender man.
The creature known as Slender man is said to have the appearance of a tall, lanky man in a black suit. Not so scary, right? Just wait.
He towers at six to seven feet with unusually thin limbs. His face, if you can call it that, is featureless and white, though some say that it can morph into whatever you fear the most. His arms, however, can stretch out to grab his victims and bend in unnatural ways with long, talon-like fingers used to scratch at the windows of children. Yes that’s right. While he haunts everyone who has the misfortune to see him, he prefers to devour those that are 16 and younger. He is also said to have multiple arms sometimes seen as long tentacles used to ensnare whomever catches his eye, or should I say, the void where his face should be.
Slender man is a silent stalker that likes to hide in plain sight and is usually spotted in wooded areas where he could blend in amongst the trees and dark corners of the forest. When he finds his victim of choice, he follows them home and upon being seen through the window, can use a form of hypnosis that compels you to walk right into his spindly arms. Usually glimpsed at a distance, once he’s close enough to get a good look at, that’s when he slinks into your home appearing in dark hallways or blank t.v. screens.
American legend says that he was once a man who was tortured viciously, first being beaten with a log, then impaled with a 2 foot stick and hung from a tree with his arms and legs pulled from their sockets.
When captured, you will wake to find Slender man standing above you. He will ask one question and if you’re lucky and get it right, he breaks both your arms and legs. But if you are wrong, then he slowly sticks his fingers down your throat pulling out the heart. In circles on the internet Slender man is claimed to be the creation of a website called Somethingawful.com. Many say that this alone debunks the mysterious legend and closes the case on the creature’s fictitious existence. Well, not quite.
It appears that the Slender man myth goes back a lot farther than is claimed. He is based on something called Der Grossman, meaning “tall man”, which is the Germanic version. Legend says that children would site him in the Black Forest days before their disappearance. All that was left behind would be the mutilated remains of livestock and in a few cases, village inhabitants would be found several miles from their homes impaled on the higher branches of the trees.
A Romanian folktale tells of twin sisters Sorina and Stela that were led out into the woods one day by their mother. They could see Der Grossman close by, waiting dressed as a nobleman, his arms boneless as snakes and sharp as swords. The mother, under the order of the creature, told her daughter Stela to cut a circle in the ground with a knife and have Sorina lay down in the middle to be cut open. Stela refused and ran home to hide under her bed. When their father returned home, his terrified daughter told him what had transpired and he then went into the forest to track down the twins’ mother. The girl fell asleep to be awakened by a knock on the door. “Open the door, it’s your father,” a voice said. The girl refused. “Open the door it’s your mother,” the voice continued. Upon refusing once again, the door flew open to reveal the horrible sight of her mother holding the severed head of her sister Sorina in one hand and the head of her father in the other. “Why?” cried Stela. “Because,” said her mother, “there is no reward for goodness in this world, nothing but cold steel teeth and scourging fire for all of us. And it’s coming for you now.” At that moment, Der Grossman, or Slender man, slid from the fireplace clenching the surviving twin in his burning embrace. And that was the end of her.
Internet fiction or not, Slender man indeed has horrifying origins and lore from the old world. What makes this myth so fearful is the fact that to this day, people are still questioning the existence of this humanoid creature. Websites flooded with people claiming to have had sightings of him especially those that live near wooded areas. Even more terrifying is that he has been known to imitate the voice of a human calling out your name in the dark. And it seems that the more you talk about or research Slender man, the more likely you are to encounter him bringing life to a supposed legend.
All I can say is. now I have a new reason to be afraid of the dark.
and the Slender Man Game: The Review and the Horror article.
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What if he just wants friends? His origins are different. We don’t know how he got to the way he is now, but I think he just wants to know he’s not alone. We aren’t certain what happens to the people he takes, they could be well cared for.
I know Slender Man and demons are real one is trying to posses my older sister (who is 16) so it can have a body and kill people. It’s getting so bad right now my sister actually has to sleep with blessed things and on sheets of prayer paper…me and a few other friends did one of those circle things when you all hold hands and then my one friend said some words in a different language and then we all felt agonizing mind numbing pain and what my two out of the four of us saw was my standing in the darkness then slow rose her head, tilted it to the side and gave a evil sinister grin and in a demonic voice she said all you fuckers are gonna die, then my one friend tried attacking me and the other ones body turned half black and he was screaming and trying to protect me. Then everything went back to normal after a few minutes. My sister and this demon’s negative energy was so strong it did that to us, and the two that saw it one went Christian and the other quit being a Wiccan. I saw only flashes of the images and sounds when they were shone and spoken. But it’s not only us seeing this my little cousins (3 and 4 years old) have nightmares of the demon and also see that happening to my sister. We are all terrified…PLEASE SOMEONE HELP US!!! What should we do, she keeps changing and acting different more and more each day. I think it’s slowly getting inside her. This is all happening now, PLEASE i’m begging anyone to help us before it’s too late and she is lost forever. PLEASE..tell me anything that could be useful..
Trentdunn says: I see dead people in my dreams they tell me the stories of their deaths one said a faceless man killed them… It’s was a kid who told me I never knew about slender man until recently. I’m scared.
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mike9 says:
I like urban legends but thats all they are…… Legends
For the young teens getting scared by this, there are plenty of real things in the world for you to be scared of. Google “the grey man” albert fish.
Also the fact that you’re told the more you look for slender the more likely he is to find you and appear to you means that you over analyze everything. Becoming hyper sensitive. Something that would be mundane for another person is eerily relevant to you.
Just like if you were told the house you were living in was haunted. If no-one had told you, you would not be hyper sensitive to all bumps and bangs in the night.
It’s just the same as the nocebo effect (opposite of the placebo) eg. if someone puts a curse on you and you believe it you will change your habits and attribute any bad luck to the curse though it would of happened had you received a curse or not.
One of the guys asked why someone would fake a video or blog….. well many reasons. To cause controversy, to cause fear, for fun, for money, for fame. Enjoy the myth but dont get too scared. You should be afraid of north korea and iran thats the real problem
tell slender this if he gets this right,then hes a bogeyman,if wrong,hes not:if i took a walk at 9 pm,stopped at 6 am the next day,what would be the answer to this:9x7x3x4x2x5 square root of 10+654-362×12 divided by 7654 equal?=]
tell that stupid slender man that i said this:im rolling thunder,falling rain,im coming down like a hurricane.i bring the messyou across thhe sky,you only slender but your gonna die!i walk in the light,nobodys putting up a fight!im gonna get ya say get ya!oh hells bells!yeah hells bells!you got me ringing hells bells!the temp. high!slender man everyone has to die!
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B-)Just to tell u slender man is not real but if you obsess about it u probably lose sleep and hallucinate so don’t obsess or you will think you saw him and it is better to not worry about it
Darrengray says: I see dead people mostly slender he talks to me and ses… Na I’m messing with ya 
but still I do see him
ChloricLemon01 says: I’m on the verge on saying Slender Man is real, but a part of me says he isn’t. People says he’s real, and vides of Slender Man, but there’s the same two questions poping up in my head. That is: 1.) What if the video is faked by people dressed up to play as Slender Man? 2.) Do people say Slender Man is real just to get a good scare out of people? Anyways, doin a report of Slender Man for myself, so I don’t worry. Good article!
Ok if u read this now this is no lie I need help and I am so close to finding the slender man pls as you can see his name is not slender man I do not have much time but if u want to find out his name his Nick name gives it to u s and m if u do not believe me it’s ok I understand…………………………………………………..o + x………………………..u don’t find him. Him finds u
hunter says: do not fear slender man appreciate him he doesnt take life he just simply gives u new life he is not a demon he was once man like us so u shouldnt fear just accept he will find if ur lucky he wont kill u slowly it would be rather quick i have seen him ive heard i dont i just except he is with me
sage says: i belive in him i know hes real i am doin a report on him
Alexis says: What’s the Game? I feel Retarded for asking but what is the Slender Man Game?
FTCazz says: he is so amazing and I saw him one time and then I didn’t know him and walked trough him and he disapeared once and I never saw him again
TooScaredToThinkOfAName says: This thing scared the shit out of me. I’m going to go board my windows and put 500 locks on my door now. And I will probably NEVER get another wink of sleep for the rest of my life… I’m 13, so I’m starting to panic here.
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Jeffrey Ames says:
Me to and the bad thing is that i have to do a report on him
slender man he is creepy. i’m the only one in my school that believe in slender man.i think he follow me becuase everytime i turn i see a differnt shadow.
well my friend told me that he saw slender man then he told me that slender man was hunting him.
Bill Papapetrou says: Living in the woods, slender arms, mimicking the human voice… maybe it’s the European version of the Wendigo.
Me just here in the corner.. Hi says: Then*
The less you know the better right???.. Cause tbh i didnt read it all just a lil bit like the first paragraph….Its day time where i live and I sleep by a window my brother told me not to play the game or step on the floor i was liek bullshit… But ima do what as he tells me im not going to step on the floor or play the game… Ive seen videos tho >:DDD
I actually don’t believe in Slenderman. I’ve played the game. I’ve heard he comes to those who fear him. Bad news is, the more I think about him, the more I fear. I’m now thinking of having a Minigun and shooting and killing him without mercy.
Kiravin says: Slendy is not scary he is awesome though he goes on killing speed every time when he ‘s seen.But he is scared of you deep in side. That’s why he kills you when you see him, he’s afraid your going to take him somewere to be tested on.He might be afraid of you calling the cops you just till him “I wont tell on you.”I have played the game even Hospice Elementary and all that.He is pisees at you too and afraid you’ll tell because in the past many have told that’s why he will haunt you.Hope this helped .
emily says: This is freaking terifying i just read this shit and im freaking out jk this is bullshit
roxyfoxy says: OMG!!!!! Im scared shitless right now… i just tried to play the game…i didnt make it… i saw slender man and tge screen dtarted acting werid so i just cut it off… i think he is coming for me…. someone help me plz…. i should havfe listened to my boyfriend when he said to not play the game…. wish me luck guys… ima need it
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hunter says:
dont worry just watch out for circles with x’s in them and if u see anything out of the ordinary im srry then u cant kill slender man
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im so sorry me i really am i have encountered him more than 100 times and yes i have been counting. do not search or he will kill you good luck.
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IM SO SCARED NOW IM GOING ON A FIELD TRIP TO BAILEY,CO COULD YUOU SEE HIM THERE IM F SCARED
Cierra says: I do believe it’s time to go play in the woods lol >:]
Woodland_elf_64 says: SLENDERMAN IS REAL
BEWARE OF MT.HOOD
Snows_Spell says: I did an extra credit essay on him a few days ago. I think I did pretty good thanks to this website because it provided the most accurate information for me to write it. I’m going to complete the project by showing my class the game and letting them play it as well. :3
Yeah, call me creepy, but I really enjoyed the project!
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I don’t find you creepy I think that’s cool tbh
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Haha, thanks. :3
I got it back recently and made a 100 on it! OH YEAH!!
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Anna Newell says: Well I knew he was real but no one ever believes me I think I’ve seen slenderman once before I turned 17 now he’s not there anymore lol
Violet says: This is so amazingly creepy! :3 I like stuff like this
NaTAlie says: wow i play the game slender and this has just doubled my scaredness if that makes any sense. thank GOD i live nowhere near any woods. i dont want to be snatched up by some tentacle/arms and have to answer a question that risks your faqin life man! crap!
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Jen McEntire says:
I barely got through the game, lol. Got my blood pumping!
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it dont matter where u live but he prefers the woods but u are never safe
Blaze Jesus says: I Am Very Freaked Out Now. I Have Been Talking And Researching Slender. Somebody Help Me. Oh Look At That… It’s Night Time
Miks says: Well im ath the camp for a month and yeah were camping for 2 weeks next to a childrens graveyard and im fucking scared im 12 i need to live 4 months oh and the runner of the camp called this camp Der Grossman and i was like huh i love german ill go now im like no no no no no no WHY? oh and my causing got missing not so long back im scared for him cause he said to me that he saw something wierd in the forest taht wanted to take his controll and i was like youre shiting me so go to bed that night i heard his slender man say my name i was up and i was like hello? and then i fainted but im fine now good god i have my laptop good god whats that out there? im scared guys i really am.
melissa says: WELL… im scared shitless now lmfao! gives me more of a reason to be scared of the dark, and knowing that i live near the forest… yep…
slender says: i will find you all
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Ryan says:
Come on then, Tall Man! Der Ritter. Der Grossman. I wish to meet you. Talk! Come on!
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slender+stupid says:
hhahahaha i love all those ppl that are all like “SLENDER MAN IS REAL AND I SEE HIM ALL THE TIME IM LIKE TOTALLY FREAKEDD OUT NOW”
seriously guys? seriously? not trying to be mean or anything but its hilarious reading all these comments-
shut the f up man its an opinion and if u dont believe then shut up and stop laughing i kno people that have dissapered like gher whole family so SHUT THE F UP
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Kyra says: I am now deathly afraid of the woods now. I used to love going out and playing around stepping on pinecones and stick that had fallen off of trees but now my trip are going to have to stop. I do not want to die from this way.
Ash says: i have done alote or reachrch on the slender man and almost eveything he says in this is true but now its going to be fun trying to go to sleep
Justin says: They made The Tall Man. It has to be related to Slender.
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imma see it
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apparently there will be a movie called Slender Man in 2013. However there is almost no information on IMDB.
Now i have a reason to be afraid of the dark and thank you for the info i am now physiccaly and mentally scarred.
Tiffany says: They have now its opening August 2012 movie called Slender Man
Jen McEntire says: Well apparently, they have made a movie called The Tall Man.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1658837/
RayEl says: That is really creepy. I’m surprised Hollywood hasn’t snagged this legend up for a series of movies. Unless they have and I just missed it.
What if he just wants friends? His origins are different. We don’t know how he got to the way he is now, but I think he just wants to know he’s not alone. We aren’t certain what happens to the people he takes, they could be well cared for.
I know Slender Man and demons are real one is trying to posses my older sister (who is 16) so it can have a body and kill people. It’s getting so bad right now my sister actually has to sleep with blessed things and on sheets of prayer paper…me and a few other friends did one of those circle things when you all hold hands and then my one friend said some words in a different language and then we all felt agonizing mind numbing pain and what my two out of the four of us saw was my standing in the darkness then slow rose her head, tilted it to the side and gave a evil sinister grin and in a demonic voice she said all you fuckers are gonna die, then my one friend tried attacking me and the other ones body turned half black and he was screaming and trying to protect me. Then everything went back to normal after a few minutes. My sister and this demon’s negative energy was so strong it did that to us, and the two that saw it one went Christian and the other quit being a Wiccan. I saw only flashes of the images and sounds when they were shone and spoken. But it’s not only us seeing this my little cousins (3 and 4 years old) have nightmares of the demon and also see that happening to my sister. We are all terrified…PLEASE SOMEONE HELP US!!! What should we do, she keeps changing and acting different more and more each day. I think it’s slowly getting inside her. This is all happening now, PLEASE i’m begging anyone to help us before it’s too late and she is lost forever. PLEASE..tell me anything that could be useful..
I see dead people in my dreams they tell me the stories of their deaths one said a faceless man killed them… It’s was a kid who told me I never knew about slender man until recently. I’m scared.
I like urban legends but thats all they are…… Legends
For the young teens getting scared by this, there are plenty of real things in the world for you to be scared of. Google “the grey man” albert fish.
Also the fact that you’re told the more you look for slender the more likely he is to find you and appear to you means that you over analyze everything. Becoming hyper sensitive. Something that would be mundane for another person is eerily relevant to you.
Just like if you were told the house you were living in was haunted. If no-one had told you, you would not be hyper sensitive to all bumps and bangs in the night.
It’s just the same as the nocebo effect (opposite of the placebo) eg. if someone puts a curse on you and you believe it you will change your habits and attribute any bad luck to the curse though it would of happened had you received a curse or not.
One of the guys asked why someone would fake a video or blog….. well many reasons. To cause controversy, to cause fear, for fun, for money, for fame. Enjoy the myth but dont get too scared. You should be afraid of north korea and iran thats the real problem
Call a Catholic Priest, they’re the ones who deal with this.
tell slender this if he gets this right,then hes a bogeyman,if wrong,hes not:if i took a walk at 9 pm,stopped at 6 am the next day,what would be the answer to this:9x7x3x4x2x5 square root of 10+654-362×12 divided by 7654 equal?=]
tell that stupid slender man that i said this:im rolling thunder,falling rain,im coming down like a hurricane.i bring the messyou across thhe sky,you only slender but your gonna die!i walk in the light,nobodys putting up a fight!im gonna get ya say get ya!oh hells bells!yeah hells bells!you got me ringing hells bells!the temp. high!slender man everyone has to die!
B-)Just to tell u slender man is not real but if you obsess about it u probably lose sleep and hallucinate so don’t obsess or you will think you saw him and it is better to not worry about it
I see dead people mostly slender he talks to me and ses… Na I’m messing with ya
but still I do see him
I’m on the verge on saying Slender Man is real, but a part of me says he isn’t. People says he’s real, and vides of Slender Man, but there’s the same two questions poping up in my head. That is: 1.) What if the video is faked by people dressed up to play as Slender Man? 2.) Do people say Slender Man is real just to get a good scare out of people? Anyways, doin a report of Slender Man for myself, so I don’t worry. Good article!
Ok if u read this now this is no lie I need help and I am so close to finding the slender man pls as you can see his name is not slender man I do not have much time but if u want to find out his name his Nick name gives it to u s and m if u do not believe me it’s ok I understand…………………………………………………..o + x………………………..u don’t find him. Him finds u
Nyeeeeeeeee
do not fear slender man appreciate him he doesnt take life he just simply gives u new life he is not a demon he was once man like us so u shouldnt fear just accept he will find if ur lucky he wont kill u slowly it would be rather quick i have seen him ive heard i dont i just except he is with me
im hunting him he took my family…
i belive in him i know hes real i am doin a report on him
What’s the Game? I feel Retarded for asking but what is the Slender Man Game?
he is so amazing and I saw him one time and then I didn’t know him and walked trough him and he disapeared once and I never saw him again
Hallucination
This thing scared the shit out of me. I’m going to go board my windows and put 500 locks on my door now. And I will probably NEVER get another wink of sleep for the rest of my life… I’m 13, so I’m starting to panic here.
Me to and the bad thing is that i have to do a report on him
slender man he is creepy. i’m the only one in my school that believe in slender man.i think he follow me becuase everytime i turn i see a differnt shadow.
well my friend told me that he saw slender man then he told me that slender man was hunting him.
Living in the woods, slender arms, mimicking the human voice… maybe it’s the European version of the Wendigo.
whoo i am almost seventeen then he won’t bother me~ ⊙▽⊙
Then*
The less you know the better right???.. Cause tbh i didnt read it all just a lil bit like the first paragraph….Its day time where i live and I sleep by a window my brother told me not to play the game or step on the floor i was liek bullshit… But ima do what as he tells me im not going to step on the floor or play the game… Ive seen videos tho >:DDD
I actually don’t believe in Slenderman. I’ve played the game. I’ve heard he comes to those who fear him. Bad news is, the more I think about him, the more I fear. I’m now thinking of having a Minigun and shooting and killing him without mercy.
Slendy is not scary he is awesome though he goes on killing speed every time when he ‘s seen.But he is scared of you deep in side. That’s why he kills you when you see him, he’s afraid your going to take him somewere to be tested on.He might be afraid of you calling the cops you just till him “I wont tell on you.”I have played the game even Hospice Elementary and all that.He is pisees at you too and afraid you’ll tell because in the past many have told that’s why he will haunt you.Hope this helped
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This is freaking terifying i just read this shit and im freaking out jk this is bullshit
OMG!!!!! Im scared shitless right now… i just tried to play the game…i didnt make it… i saw slender man and tge screen dtarted acting werid so i just cut it off… i think he is coming for me…. someone help me plz…. i should havfe listened to my boyfriend when he said to not play the game…. wish me luck guys… ima need it
Just think about having a Minigun and killing him without mercy.
dont worry just watch out for circles with x’s in them and if u see anything out of the ordinary im srry then u cant kill slender man
im so sorry me i really am i have encountered him more than 100 times and yes i have been counting. do not search or he will kill you good luck.
IM SO SCARED NOW IM GOING ON A FIELD TRIP TO BAILEY,CO COULD YUOU SEE HIM THERE IM F SCARED
I do believe it’s time to go play in the woods lol >:]
SLENDERMAN IS REAL
BEWARE OF MT.HOOD
I did an extra credit essay on him a few days ago. I think I did pretty good thanks to this website because it provided the most accurate information for me to write it. I’m going to complete the project by showing my class the game and letting them play it as well. :3
Yeah, call me creepy, but I really enjoyed the project!
I don’t find you creepy I think that’s cool tbh
Haha, thanks. :3
I got it back recently and made a 100 on it! OH YEAH!!
Well I knew he was real but no one ever believes me I think I’ve seen slenderman once before I turned 17 now he’s not there anymore lol
This is so amazingly creepy! :3 I like stuff like this
wow i play the game slender and this has just doubled my scaredness if that makes any sense. thank GOD i live nowhere near any woods. i dont want to be snatched up by some tentacle/arms and have to answer a question that risks your faqin life man! crap!
I barely got through the game, lol. Got my blood pumping!
it dont matter where u live but he prefers the woods but u are never safe
I Am Very Freaked Out Now. I Have Been Talking And Researching Slender. Somebody Help Me. Oh Look At That… It’s Night Time
Well im ath the camp for a month and yeah were camping for 2 weeks next to a childrens graveyard and im fucking scared im 12 i need to live 4 months oh and the runner of the camp called this camp Der Grossman and i was like huh i love german ill go now im like no no no no no no WHY? oh and my causing got missing not so long back im scared for him cause he said to me that he saw something wierd in the forest taht wanted to take his controll and i was like youre shiting me so go to bed that night i heard his slender man say my name i was up and i was like hello? and then i fainted but im fine now good god i have my laptop good god whats that out there? im scared guys i really am.
WELL… im scared shitless now lmfao! gives me more of a reason to be scared of the dark, and knowing that i live near the forest… yep…
i will find you all
Come on then, Tall Man! Der Ritter. Der Grossman. I wish to meet you. Talk! Come on!
hhahahaha i love all those ppl that are all like “SLENDER MAN IS REAL AND I SEE HIM ALL THE TIME IM LIKE TOTALLY FREAKEDD OUT NOW”
seriously guys? seriously? not trying to be mean or anything but its hilarious reading all these comments
shut the f up man its an opinion and if u dont believe then shut up and stop laughing i kno people that have dissapered like gher whole family so SHUT THE F UP
I am now deathly afraid of the woods now. I used to love going out and playing around stepping on pinecones and stick that had fallen off of trees but now my trip are going to have to stop. I do not want to die from this way.
i have done alote or reachrch on the slender man and almost eveything he says in this is true but now its going to be fun trying to go to sleep
They made The Tall Man. It has to be related to Slender.
imma see it
apparently there will be a movie called Slender Man in 2013. However there is almost no information on IMDB.
Now i have a reason to be afraid of the dark and thank you for the info i am now physiccaly and mentally scarred.
They have now its opening August 2012 movie called Slender Man
Well apparently, they have made a movie called The Tall Man.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1658837/
That is really creepy. I’m surprised Hollywood hasn’t snagged this legend up for a series of movies. Unless they have and I just missed it.