slender man

Faceless suited entity

Slender Man is a fictional supernatural figure created in 2009 as an internet meme—a tall, thin, faceless entity in a dark suit who stalks and abducts people, especially children.

The character spread through creepypasta horror stories and became a touchstone of internet folklore: The photos were doctored to show Slender Man lurking in the background.

Also spelled Slenderman.

Related

suit · tentacles · dark forest · forest · stalking · children · proxy · static · paranormal · horror · urban legend · thin · pale · watching · nightmare · woods · abduction · mystery

Opposites
physical form

slender manHumpty Dumpty

Fragile nursery rhyme figure

Jabba the Hutt · Baymax

mythological origin

slender manBanshee

Death-heralding Irish wraith

vampire · werewolf · ghost · Baba Yaga · bogeyman

moral alignment

slender manguardian angel

Protective spirit assigned individually

fairy godmother · protective spirit · friendly ghost · Santa Claus · good fairy

Family

slender, man, slenderly, slenderness, manly, manliness, manhood, mankind, unman

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Known to kids · Concrete · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG-13