Slender Man Is Coming: Creepypasta and Contemporary Legends on the Internet

by Lynne S. McNeill and Trevor J. Blank

The essays in this volume explore the menacing figure of Slender Man--the blank-faced, long-limbed bogeyman born of a 2009 Photoshop contest who has appeared in countless horror stories circulated on- and offline among children and young people. Slender Man is arguably the best-known example in circulation of "creepypasta," a genre derived from "copypasta," which in turn derived from the phrase "copy/paste."

As narrative texts are copied across...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1607327805
• ISBN13: 9781607327806
• Release Date: September 2018
• Publisher: Utah State University Press
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.9" x 8.9"