Slenderman Mania‪!‬ Zero Percent Scared

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
The Slenderman Murders
Kitchen knife Slenderman mom attempted murder
The Miller murder spree
Smiley
Coast to Coast
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
What the heck is a tulpa?
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
Kiran and Chaudhury, 2009 Understanding delusions
Youtube for kids
Marble Hornets