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Slender Man Is Coming : Creepypasta and Contemporary Legends on the Internet / edited by Trevor J. Blank, Lynne S. McNeill
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Blank, Trevor J., Author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Slender Man (Legendary character).
- Horror tales.
- Urban folklore.
- Memes.
- Contagion (Social psychology).
- Folklore and the Internet.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (187 pages)
- Manufacture:
- Baltimore, Md. : Project MUSE, 2018
- Place of Publication:
- Logan : Utah State University Press, [2018]
- Summary:
- "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.
- Contents:
- "The sort of story that has you covering your mirrors" : the case of Slender Man / Jeffrey A. Tolbert
- The cowl of Cthulhu : ostensive practice in the digital age : the more you know about him, the closer he gets / Andrew Peck
- "What happens when the pictures are no longer Photoshops?" : Slender Man, belief, and the unacknowledged common experience / Andrea Kitta
- "Dark and wicked things"? : Slender Man, the folkloresque, and the implications of belief / Jeffrey A. Tolbert
- The emperor's new lore, or who believes in the big bad Slender Man? / Mikel J. Koven
- 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 / Timothy H. Evans / Elizabeth Tucker
- Monstrous media and media monsters : from Cottingley to Waukesha / Paul Manning.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 1-60732-781-3
- OCLC:
- 1051221885
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