User:RihaScott123/sandbox/Slender Man

Slender Man. The name gives me a little chill, because who ways it's a false story? It could be true. So, here goes nothing.

As everyone knows, Slender Man is a tall slender male figure with a white featureless face and a black suit. He is approximately 15 feet tall, and roams around the woods, both murdering and abducting people, but particularly children. A guess of mine suggests that he preys children because their minds are too weak to understand the situation before them. Slender Man has had a few murder attempts for the sake of Slender's approval. One is where two twelve-year-old girls named Morgan Geyser and Anissa Weier had read the Slender Man wiki and believed he was real. They plotted the murder attempt of their best friend Payton Leutner. They later told police officials that they were forced by the Slender Man. If they had not done the deed, their families were to be killed. That story by itself is enough to raise eyebrows, and even though it couldn't be likely, the stories continue.

Slender Man was created by Eric Knudsen/SomethingAwful, but it was meant to be a harmless meme. After some time, it became more than that. It crossed lines and borders and soon became internet merchandise. Nobody thought "maybe this is a bad idea." But they should have.

Soon, video games came out, including Slender Man's Shadow, Slender: The Arrival, Slender's Woods, Slender: HAUNT, Slender: The Nine Pages, Slender Space, and Slender: The Remake. They made more memes, more sites representing this character. Eventually, it became more, and people claim sightings. Then, the Marble Hornets made a movie called Always Watching. The year before is when the murder attempt had happened. Then, in 2018, they made the official Slender Man movie. People are starting to jump at opportunities to please this fictional character. I know what you're thinking: pathetic. Stupid. He's fake. Impossible.

But what if he's real? I can see why he'd be fake - he's just a meme! But, that's the key fact that nobody seemed to realize. You don't need the stupid summoning spells, because he's always been out there. He doesn't need anything more than a simple call. He's been summoned with the meme, where he was created, and has left a huge impact on society. Another theory of mine is his story. I've read between the lines-hehe- and summed up a story. This is it.

Once, there was a boy. He loved the outdoors, and longed to go to the forest and be old enough to hunt with his father. When he turned eight, he got his wish and went out.

His father was loading his guns, and cleaning his knives, when Slendy wanted to go farther. He asked his father, but he said no. "It's unsafe, son," he said solemnly. Slendy agreed, and stayed put. Finally, his father gave him permission to explore while he got his supplies together, and meet up. He agreed, and excitedly went farther in.

He got lost, and assumed he knew the way back. He walked farther in, only to stumble down a tall hill. A sharp tall rock jammed into his chest, and died quickly.

So, that's my theory. It's a bit vague and dark, but it makes sense as to why he'd want to hunt kids down in the woods. Then, to top it off, he is known for supposedly getting murder on minds everywhere. He wants to draw them in, then pick them off. He wanted them to know the pain he witnessed. He wants them to also rejoice death, and prevent them from slipping through his fingers. That's what I think.