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Title:
Slender Man is coming : creepypasta and contemporary legends on the Internet / edited by Trevor J. Blank, Lynne S. McNeill.
Author:
Blank, Trevor J., editor.

McNeill, Lynne S., editor.
Publication Information:
Logan : Utah State University Press, [2018]
Call Number:
GR44.E43 S54 2018
Abstract:
"Exploring the menacing figure of Slender Man, the blank-faced, long-limbed bogeyman born of a Photoshop contest, who has appeared in horror stories circulated on- and offline among young people. An unprecedented folkloric take, analyzing him within contemporary legend studies, "creepypastas," folk belief, and children's culture"--Provided by publisher.
ISBN:
9781607327806
Physical Description:
187 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Contents:
"The sort of story that has you covering your mirrors" : the case of Slender Man / The cowl of Cthulhu : ostensive practice in the digital age : the more you know about him, the closer he gets / "What happens when the pictures are no longer Photoshops?" : Slender Man, belief, and the unacknowledged common experience / "Dark and wicked things"? : Slender Man, the folkloresque, and the implications of belief / The emperor's new lore, or who believes in the big bad Slender Man? / Slender Man, H. P. Lovecraft, and the dynamics of horror cultures -- Slender Man is coming to get your little brother or sister : teenagers' pranks posted on YouTube / Monstrous media and media monsters : from Cottingley to Waukesha
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