The lifecycle of an internet phenomenon
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The document traces the origins and spread of the Slender Man internet phenomenon from its first appearance on Something Awful forums in 2009 to its evolution into various creative works including YouTube series, indie games, fan art, and an upcoming movie. It started as two photographs from the 1980s depicting strange events and entities before being popularized through early found footage YouTube projects and games that helped establish the character and spawned several derivative works that increased his notoriety online.
The lifecycle of an internet phenomenon
- 1. Lifecycle of an internet phenomenon
- 7. Origins
- 8. “We didn’t want to go, we didn’t want to kill them, but its persistent silence and outstretched arms horrified and comforted us at the same time…” – 1983, photographer unknown, presumed dead.
- 10. Uploaded by Something Awful user Victor Surge on June 10th, 2009
- 11. Uploaded by Something Awful user Victor Surge on June 10th, 2009
- 12. Uploaded by Something Awful user Victor Surge on June 10th, 2009
- 14. One of two recovered photographs from the Stirling City Library blaze. Notable for being taken the day which fourteen children vanished and for what is referred to as “The Slender Man”. Deformities cited as film defects by officials. Fire at library occurred one week later. Actual photograph confiscated as evidence. – 1986, photographer: Mary Thomas, missing since June 13th, 1986.
- 15. Precursors
- 17. Der Groβmann (The Tall Man)
- 18. Der Groβmann (The Tall Man)
- 31. TribeTwelve
- 34. The Big Three
- 35. Marble Hornets Sub-meme: $20 Dollars Parodies
- 39. Indie Games
- 40. Slender: The Eight Pages http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0BswJKtn_9o
- 42. Upcoming movie
- 44. Trender Man
- 50. Fan Art
- 60. Thank you for your attention!