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We reported back in January that HBO, capitalizing on the current obsession with true crime documentaries like Netflix’s Making a Murderer, would soon release a dark documentary of there own titled Beware the Slenderman, from director Irene Taylor. Today, the television premiere date has finally been revealed as January 23, 2017 on HBO. Beware the Slenderman, set to have a special screening at DOC NYC this weekend, delves into the legend of Slenderman and the case of Morgan Geyser and Anissa Weier, two 12- year-old Wisconsin girls, and their brutal attempted murder of their friend and classmate, Payton Leutner, another 12-year-old girl. The documentary first premiered at this year’s SXSW. What makes the case so interesting are the girls’ claims that it was an attempt to please Slenderman, a legend created by Eric Knudsen on the Something Awful internet forum. The two girls were convinced that Slenderman was very real and that he would hurt their families if they did
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Even if you have never delved into the dark world of Creepypasta, you will recognize the name of the pale skinned, faceless legend, Slender Man. The original Slender Man legend was created by Something Awful forum’s user Eric Knudsen – under the name Victor Surge – while entering a contest for supernatural photography in 2009. As part of his submission he gave a backstory to his mysterious subject, with no idea how quickly the legend would spread. Screen Gems will soon bring the Slender Man to life in a new film according to ComicBook.com. The film, set to begin filming this Fall and see release in the Fall of next year, will be penned by David Birke (13 Sins). Some details surrounding Slender Man change depending on the storyteller, including the spelling of his name (Slender Man, Slenderman), but some things are always the same, he always wears a dark suit, and has abnormally long arms and legs and a
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We reported back in January that HBO, capitalizing on the current obsession with true crime documentaries like Netflix’s Making a Murderer, would soon release a dark documentary of there own titled Beware the Slenderman, from director Irene Taylor. Today, the television premiere date has finally been revealed as January 23, 2017 on HBO. Beware the Slenderman, set to have a special screening at DOC NYC this weekend, delves into the legend of Slenderman and the case of Morgan Geyser and Anissa Weier, two 12- year-old Wisconsin girls, and their brutal attempted murder of their friend and classmate, Payton Leutner, another 12-year-old girl. The documentary first premiered at this year’s SXSW. What makes the case so interesting are the girls’ claims that it was an attempt to please Slenderman, a legend created by Eric Knudsen on the Something Awful internet forum. The two girls were convinced that Slenderman was very real and that he would hurt their families if they did
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Even if you have never delved into the dark world of Creepypasta, you will recognize the name of the pale skinned, faceless legend, Slender Man. The original Slender Man legend was created by Something Awful forum’s user Eric Knudsen – under the name Victor Surge – while entering a contest for supernatural photography in 2009. As part of his submission he gave a backstory to his mysterious subject, with no idea how quickly the legend would spread. Screen Gems will soon bring the Slender Man to life in a new film according to ComicBook.com. The film, set to begin filming this Fall and see release in the Fall of next year, will be penned by David Birke (13 Sins). Some details surrounding Slender Man change depending on the storyteller, including the spelling of his name (Slender Man, Slenderman), but some things are always the same, he always wears a dark suit, and has abnormally long arms and legs and a
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