Perhaps most unsettling, however, is his face, or more to the point, the lack of it. Unusually tall and slim with arms that are much longer and out of proportion to the rest of his body, with some descriptions stating the arms to be like tentacles (others state tentacles come from Slender Man’s back). His description is indeed one of an unnerving nature. And as the Slender Man spread across the Internet, not only had he achieved this, but the legend grew, and grew rapidly. Knudsen drew inspiration from several well-known horror characters and writers, and would state in a 2016 interview with Vanity Fair that he had wanted to create something “whose motivations can barely be comprehended, and (which caused) unease and terror in a general population”. As soon as the pictures went online, the legend of the Slender Man was born. To say the pictures captured the attention of thousands would be an understatement. 1986, photographer, Mary Thomas, missing since June 13 th 1986 Actual photograph confiscated as evidence.
Deformities cited as film defects by officials. Notable for being taken the day which fourteen children vanished and for is referred to as The Slender Man.
One of two recovered photographs from the Stirling City Library blaze. The second original Slender Man photograph The first picture, which you can see below, shows a group of children who are clearly disturbed and scared, while a tall, slim, dark figure is seen standing discreetly in the background. What perhaps made Surge’s submitted photographs stand out was the captions of text he submitted with each of the pictures, which also succeeded in adding a further chilling backstory, as well as giving his discreet but spine-chilling character a name. One user who took up the challenge would submit two photographs under the name Victor Surge (whose real name is Eric Knudsen), photographs which were indeed unsettling, largely because of the slow burn nature with which most people first see them. It was on that forum that users were asked to create “paranormal images” that could be passed off as something real, unnerving, and most importantly, real. They can be traced back to the exact date of 10 th June 2009 and the Internet forum, Something Awful. Unlike many other myths – both ancient and contemporary – the origins of the Slender Man are very definite. The (Documented) Origins Of A (Fictional) Legend! 9 The (Unknown) Power Of The Human Mind.7 Tentative Similarities To The Spring-Heeled Jack Sightings.6 “Lacy” – Several Encounters With The Slender Man.4 How “Real” Can An Imaginary Figure Be?.3.1 The Slender Man In The US Courtroom.3 The Crossover Into Cold Reality – The Waukesha Stabbing.1 The (Documented) Origins Of A (Fictional) Legend!.