Folklore, Horror Stories, and the Slender Man

The Development of an Internet Mythology

Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Anthropology, Sociology
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Author: S. Chess, E. Newsom ISBN: 9781137491138
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan US Publication: November 27, 2014
Imprint: Palgrave Pivot Language: English
Author: S. Chess, E. Newsom
ISBN: 9781137491138
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan US
Publication: November 27, 2014
Imprint: Palgrave Pivot
Language: English

The Slender Man entered the general popular consciousness in May 2014, when two young girls led a third girl into a wooded area and stabbed her. Examining the growth of the online horror phenomenon, this book introduces unique attributes of digital culture and establishes a needed framework for studies of other Internet memes and mythologies.

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The Slender Man entered the general popular consciousness in May 2014, when two young girls led a third girl into a wooded area and stabbed her. Examining the growth of the online horror phenomenon, this book introduces unique attributes of digital culture and establishes a needed framework for studies of other Internet memes and mythologies.

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