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We never even thought about going into the woods after the sun went down ever again and would fall asleep under the blankets scared of Slenderman.” I can remember how scared we got when Slenderman would pop up on the computer monitor after static noise would play to show he was getting closer, but the real fear came after we turned the game off.
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Informant Comments: “This was a game my cousin and I would play at midnight in front of the computer screen together. The extreme popularity of it lead to a multitude of Youtube videos and recognition further spreading the folklore of Slenderman. It is a survival game that plays off of Slenderman’s reputation of abducting children in dark mysterious settings. One of the most successful games was “8 Pages”.Ĭultural Context: The video game was released in 2012 to depict the quasi-folklore meme character known as Slenderman. Social Context: Once the craze of Slenderman became viral, graphic artists and video game engineers created 1st person horror games based on Slenderman. Informant Data: T.B is 20 years old and currently a student at Dartmouth College. This entry was posted in Verbal Lore and tagged Older Sister, Personal Folklore, Scared, Slenderman on Jby f002qky. Any time a ball was kicked into the woods David would refuse to go and get it for fear that Slenderman would attack him. Informant’s response: David avoided going near the forest for several months. Item: Kayla saying to David “David you better not get too close to the woods, or Slenderman will come out and get you” David’s house in Downingtown is located near the forest and he and his sister often hang out in the backyard near the woods. He generally targets children and is thought to use a knive as a weapon. He has a sister who is eight years older than him and always tried to scare him.Ĭultural Context: Slenderman is often depicted as a tall man with no face who stalks his prey in the woods. Social Context: David first heard about the Mythical Creature slenderman when he was 12 years old. He is currently a senior at Dartmouth College where he is studying Government. Informant Data: David was born on Octoin a Philadelpha suburb known as Downingtown.
#SLENDER MAN MEME MOVIE#
This entry was posted in Verbal Lore and tagged Interview, Movie Trailer, Slenderman, Youtube on Jby f002qky. It would certainly scare me to watch this movie and I am interested to read through your final collection project to learn more about the folklore behind Slenderman.” While the trailer did not seem to show very much of slenderman himself, it showed how he got into the minds of his victims, like a virus. I did not know much about Slenderman prior to watching this trailer. Informant’s Response: “It seems that this would make for a good movie.
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The line “people do not just go missing” at the beginning of the trailer is particularly striking Michael did not know too much about the folklore of Slenderman prior to watching this trailer.Ĭultural Context: The trailer emphasizes the “spooky” woods and the plot seems to be based around finding a missing little girl. Social Context: I interviewed Michael on after he watched the Slenderman movie trailer on youtube. He attended the University of Pittsburgh where he studied mechanical engineering. Informant Data: Michael Gallagher was born on Octoand is originally from Pittsburgh Pennsylvania. This entry was posted in Customary Lore and tagged Cookie Jar, Funny, Meme, Slenderman on Jby f002qky. That’s why when this meme suggests that Slenderman told me to eat the last cookie from the cookie jar, it is deferring the blame to Slenderman cause they claim to not have been in control of their actions. Although the majority of the memes tend to reference Slenderman a lack of facial features.Ĭultural context: Slenderman is known to get inside the head of his victims causing them to do things that they are not truly in control of. Memes of Slenderman have become a very common occurrence.
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Social context: I discovered this meme on May 25, 2020. These memes are posted anonymously so there is no way to discover the exact informant. It is a very easy way for memes to go viral throughout social media. Informant Data: is a social platform for easily generating and sharing memes.