'Slender Man' sightings haunt Cannock Chase

[UM-Bot]

Several people claim to have witnessed the notorious specter in the area within the last few weeks.

Despite being a fictional character dreamt up by a user on an Internet forum back in 2009, Slender Man seems to have had no problem getting around over the last couple of months.

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[JayLeeDallas]

How exactly is it a Slender Man sighting if what was seen had both 'red eyes' and 'sharp teeth' when Slendy doesn't have any features?

[ineffectiveArtist]

Slender man has no face... It's just white. Though since he was fictional in the first place, perhaps this is some other creature?

[bubblykiss]

Slender man has no face... It's just white. Though since he was fictional in the first place, perhaps this is some other creature?

The dreaded Slendersqatch or maybe the Yetiman or the Abominableslenderguy ?

Edited January 28, 2015 by bubblykiss

[Thorvir]

That's interesting, since Slenderman is a complete fabrication.

[Calibeliever]

That's interesting, since Slenderman is a complete fabrication.

If he's made of fabric that could explain why he has no features.

[XenoFish]

If people think something like slenderman or some other "demonic" type entity exist at a location. It will. Even if it's nothing more than a figment of the imagination.

[Sir Wearer of Hats]

It's not Slender Man, it's the Slender Hyrax, it's an easy mistake to make.

[Podo]

Clearly it's Sasquatch in a Halloween costume. Silly Sasquatch, Halloween was months ago!

[Sundew]

Kids: Don't drop acid. That is all.

[Ralaman]

Now, isn't it possible that the people spotting "Slender Man" are just fat and have never seen a slender man. There are villages in the deep south of America where land whales who have never seen a black man still roam the great mountains of old.

[Gumball]

Check out the work of David Weatherly for some ideas in to these sightings.

[DecoNoir]

Seems more a case of somebody wanting to jump on the Slender Man bandwagon.

They have failed miserably considering they clearly have no clue what THE Slenderman looks like, despite the fact that his pasty non-face is plastered everywhere.

[GlitterRose]

If consciousness is external as well as internal as some believe, then it wouldn't matter at all whether something was fictional or not. If it resonated with and scared enough people, it might turn into a thoughtform. Same thing goes for Zozo, etc.

Edited January 29, 2015 by ChaosRose

[seaturtlehorsesnake]

If consciousness is external as well as internal as some believe, then it wouldn't matter at all whether something was fictional or not. If it resonated with and scared enough people, it might turn into a thoughtform. Same thing goes for Zozo, etc.

i misread that as "same thing goes for zorro".

and then i thought, why can't we live in a world where zorro exists?

if people can cause things to exist by believing that they exist, then we're all doing a terrible job at it.

[Atuke]

I grew up with The Twilight Zone, In Search Of, and the X-Files. What *snip* is Slenderman?!?!

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[DecoNoir]

I grew up with The Twilight Zone, In Search Of, and the X-Files. What *snip* is Slenderman?!?!

Internet creation from a few years back. Tall, thin, faceless and wears a pretty sharp suit. In the older stories he stalks you to insanity and then leaves you gutted in the woods with your organs hanging in plastic bags.

So.... yeah.

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[Atuke]

Internet creation from a few years back. Tall, thin, faceless and wears a pretty sharp suit. In the older stories he stalks you to insanity and then leaves you gutted in the woods with your organs hanging in plastic bags.

So.... yeah.

Thank you for the explanation because I didn't even Google it. I must be behind the times. So is it based on a serial killer type? At least Aliens and Bigfoot "could" be plausible although not proven by science....yet.

But this Slenderman? Not sure what to think.

[Atuke]

This Slenderman character seems like it could be a good iteration for the X-Files reboot. Like a Tooms/Squeeze type mini series. Yes? No?

[DecoNoir]

Thank you for the explanation because I didn't even Google it. I must be behind the times. So is it based on a serial killer type? At least Aliens and Bigfoot "could" be plausible although not proven by science....yet.

But this Slenderman? Not sure what to think.

Actually its origins are pretty well established. In brief summary:

Years back the SomethingAwful forums hosted a "Create a Paranormal Image" thread. Most of the post were what you'd expect: ghost, bigfoot and the like. However, one poster (under the name VictorSurge) posted two photos and of multiple children and newspaper clippings talking missing children and eyewitness accounts of something that took them. In the background of each photo was a tall, thin and faceless being (one even shows his arms stretching into tendrils).

After that, his backstory was built upon across the internet via CreepyPastas and video web series.

Of course with that unfortunate incident in Wisconsin, he has hit the mainstream, so we should expect him to be the new "thing" in paranormal enthusiast circles.

[cookemeister]

Lazy lazy journalism/ reporting in my opinion same as the recent reporting of the "Black eyed Kids" in an around the same area . Cannock Chase has indeed had its fair share of High strangeness of late but to bundle it with An Internet Meme is lazy and not well researched at all. the BEK reports also did bear no resemblance to those in David Weatherlys book.

[Atuke]

Thank you for the reply Deco. So what I read from what you are saying is that this Slenderman is based on actual incidents? And he/it/or whatever was in the background or at the scene? Wow that's news to me. Sounds pretty creepy, right up my alley. I'm stuck in 70's crypto mode, and I'm still holding out for Nessie....time for me to evolve I reckon.

[Jackscolon]

Sounds like a perfect example of how we humans create supernatural and mythological creatures. I remember reading about the "Philip-experiment" of the 70'es and wondering just how much power lies within the human imagination. Slenderman is a 100% percent fictional character but as one of the contributors to this page mentioned in his post earlier I'm sure we'll see and hear much more from this creation in the future. Is this how all other "supernatural" beings began? Are Vampires, ghosts, goblins and UFO's simply elements of storytelling too good to let go? Maybe the human experience is all about creating our own "reality"... I know that Jung had similar thoughts on supernatural sightings and events. Are supernatural beings merely a product of too vivid an imagination within the human race or do the power of our mind actually manifest beings we believe to exist in reality. What are your thoughts on this peeps?

[Calibeliever]

Yeah, before there were aliens to abduct us there were faeries, leprechauns, demons and such. Before that there were all manner of things that go bump in the night. The imagination is man's only access to the spirit world so anything is fair game when you're looking for something to fear in the dead of the night.

[GlitterRose]

i misread that as "same thing goes for zorro".

and then i thought, why can't we live in a world where zorro exists?

if people can cause things to exist by believing that they exist, then we're all doing a terrible job at it.

I think we're doing a pretty good job of it, actually. How many people have seen the Virgin Mary, Jesus, angels, demons, leprechauns, faeries, bigfoot, the Loch Ness monster, aliens, chupacabras, shadow people, the mothman, black eyed children, etc.? So now they're experiencing Slender Man and Zozo. Nothing new, really.

Edited January 29, 2015 by ChaosRose