The complete, terrifying history of ‘Slender Man,’ the Internet meme that compelled two 12-year-olds to stab their friend

Slender Man was invented on a forum in 2009. But since then, he’s taken on a mythology all his own.

Ahhh yes.. Slenderman. People now believe in him, to the point where they actually think they can summons him if they kill someone else, as shown from this real news story from Wisconsin.

But I ask this: Could Slenderman actually be created by massive cultural consciousness? Did Slenderman made the jump from fiction to reality?

The complete, terrifying history of ‘Slender Man,’ the Internet meme that compelled two 12-year-olds to stab their friend