List of adaptations of Slender Man
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Slender Man is a mythological internet urban legend created by Eric Knudsen (also known as Victor Surge) in 2009 on the Something Awful forum. The character has been spread across multiple formats, such as Film, Web series and Video games. The following is a list of adaptations based on Slender Man, referred to by fans as the Slender Man Mythos series. To be considered for the list, the adaptations must be included on at least three separate articles from different publications.
Web series
Marble Hornets
Marble Hornets is an American found footage web series created by Troy Wagner, Joseph DeLage, and Tim Sutton. It is a pseudo-documentary based on the Slender Man online mythos. The first video posted to YouTube was on June 20, 2009, 10 days after Eric Knudsen made the original images of Slender Man on the Something Awful forums. the series follows Jay Merrick (Wagner) as he attempts to find out what happened to his friend Alex Kralie (DeLage) during the production of Alex's student film, Marble Hornets.[1] Marble Hornets was met with mostly positive reviews from critics, such as Roger Ebert, and audiences.[2][3] The show would also inspire multiple web series in the style of Marble Hornets, such as EverymanHYBRID and TribeTwelve.[4][5][2] In 2015, a film adaptation entitled Always Watching: A Marble Hornets Story was released.
Video games
Slender: The Eight Pages
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Slender: The Eight Pages, originally simply titled Slender, follows an unseen protagonist as they are chased down by the Slender Man.[6] The character must collect eight pages, which feature mysterious messages and drawings on them, in a forest. Failing to collect all pages and getting caught by Slender Man will trigger a jump scare, leading to a game over screen.[7][8] It was developed by Mark J. Hadley and released by his one-man studio Parsec Productions.[9]
Slenderman's Shadow
Slenderman's Shadow is a 2012 game based on, though unrelated to, the Slender: The Eight Pages game.[10] Gameplay expanded and improved on the basic idea of Slender, with nine different maps, though still features the same gameplay mechanic of finding 12 items that are scattered around the map while dodging the Slender Man.[11][12]
Slender: The Arrival
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2013’s Slender: The Arrival is a direct sequel to The Eight Pages. This installment is developed by Blue Isle Studios and Parsec Productions.[13] The Arrival follows the protagonist Lauren, who ventures into Oakside Park searching for her friend Kate, the protagonist of The Eight Pages. Along the way, she encounters the Slender Man and finds out more of what happened to her and the residents of Oakside Park.[14] Downloadable content for the game is in development.[15] On July 27, 2023, to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the game, Blue Isle announced a remastered version of the game made in Unreal Engine 5.[16]
Slender Rising
Slender Rising is a 2012 iOS horror and indie game by Michael Hegemann.[17] The first-person game tasks players with collecting notes across various maps whilst trying to avoid the Slender Man.[18][19] Slender Rising received mixed reviews, with praise directed towards its atmosphere, graphics and sound design. Two critics called Slender Rising the best Slender Man game for mobile device. A sequel, Slender Rising 2, was released early 2014.
Films
The Slender Man
The Slender Man is a 2013 found footage horror film directed by A.J. Meadows and starring Adam Hartley, Madeleine Rouse, Eric Warrington, Bill Finkbiner, Colleen Malone, Sarah Baker, Collin Cudney, Kylie Cudney, and Alex Eads.[20] Funding for the movie was though a $10,000 Kickstarter campaign,[21] before being released for free on YouTube.[20] The Slender Man's reception was heavily negative.[22][23]
Always Watching: A Marble Hornets Story
Always Watching: A Marble Hornets Story is a 2015 American found footage horror film directed by James Moran and starring Chris Marquette, Jake McDorman, Doug Jones, Alexandra Breckenridge and Alexandra Holden.[24] In some countries, it was retitled as Marble Hornets: The Operator. The film was released on video on demand on April 7, 2015, and opened in select theaters on May 15, 2015.[25][26] Critical reception for Always Watching was predominantly negative.[27]
_beware the slenderman
Beware the Slenderman is a 2016 American documentary film directed by Irene Taylor Brodsky about the Slender Man stabbing.[28] It premiered at South by Southwest in March 2016 and was broadcast on HBO on January 23, 2017.[29][30] Beware the Slenderman received mixed reviews.[31]
Slender Man
Slender Man is a 2018 American supernatural horror film directed by Sylvain White and written by David Birke, based on the character of the same name. The film stars Joey King, Julia Goldani Telles, Taylor Richardson, Jaz Sinclair, Annalise Basso, and Alex Fitzalan with Javier Botet as the title character.[32][33] Released in the United States on August 10, 2018, the film was poorly received by critics and audiences[34] but was a modest box office success, grossing $51.7 million against a budget between $10‒28 million.[35]
Television
Glasgowman's Wrath (Law & Order episode)
The sixth episode of the sixteenth season of the American Law & Order: Special Victims Unit show. Entitled Glasgowman's Wrath, was based on Slender Man, with the events of the episode are loosely based on the May 2014 Slender Man stabbing.[36][37] The episode aired on November 5, 2014, on NBC.[38] It received mixed reviews after its release where it was even compared to The Blair Witch Project. Despite being credited, main character Fin Tutuola does not appear in this episode.[39]
Terror in the Woods
On October 14, 2018, a TV-movie inspired by the Slender Man stabbing, called Terror in the Woods, aired on Lifetime. The film stars Ella West Jerrier, Sophia Grace McCarthy, Skylar Morgan Jones, Angela Kinsey, Drew Powell, and Carrie Hood. Christina Ricci serves as the executive producer of the film.[40][41][42]
Novel
Song
20 Dollars
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In May 2009,[47] Ron Browz released the single "20 Dollars". The song was not a success commercially, which he blamed on his label's refusal to promote the song. Despite its lack of commercial success, "20 Dollars" garnered popularity online as an internet meme among fans of the Slenderman mythos.[48] This originated from a video uploaded by YouTube user brett824 that claimed to have "discovered" missing audio of a Marble Hornets episode, but in reality was a humorous bait-and-switch that instead played excerpts from "20 Dollars" whenever Slenderman appeared on-screen.[49] The song became associated with Slenderman, who fans facetiously claimed only stalked its victims because of its desire for "20 dollars".[50]