Episode 155 - The Story Behind Slenderman — And The Real-Life Stabbing It Inspired

About this episode

This episode explores the origins of the Slender Man internet legend and the real-life stabbing incident it inspired.

Slender Man was a popular internet legend created in June 2009. But when two 12-year-olds tried stabbing their friend to death, this mythical creature took on a life of its own. https://allthatsinteresting.com/slender-man Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Topics covered

• internet legend
• true crime
• mythical creatures
• stabbing
• youth violence

Keywords

• Slender Man
• internet legend
• stabbing
• true crime
• mythical creatures

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Books & works: Slender Man

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