Folklore, Horror Stories, and the Slender Man: The Development of an Internet Mythology
S. Chess, E. Newsom, "Folklore, Horror Stories, and the Slender Man: The Development of an Internet Mythology"
English | 2014 | ISBN: 1137498528, 1349505226 | 153 pages | PDF | 2.3 MB
English | 2014 | ISBN: 1137498528, 1349505226 | 153 pages | PDF | 2.3 MB
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.