Born from a simple Photoshop contest in 2009, the Slender Man quickly slipped from pixels to paranoia – an Internet myth that would, terrifyingly, become murderously real.

IN THIS EPISODE: We look at the intriguing start to the Slenderman legend, and how it evolved into not juste one real-life murder, but suicides as well. We debate whether it’s possible for an imaginary figure like Slenderman tobecome a reality. And we look at a possible connection between Slenderman and a real-life mystery in the 1830s.

CHAPTERS & TIME STAMPS (All Times Approximate)…
00:00:00.000 = Disclaimer and Lead-In
00:02:19.804 = Show Open
00:03:30.125 = Slenderman: Blurring The Lines of Reality, Part 1
00:10:30.170 = Slenderman: Blurring The Lines of Reality, Part 2
00:24:44.012 = Slenderman: Blurring The Lines of Reality, Part 3
00:37:30.575 = Slenderman: Blurring The Lines of Reality, Part 4
00:45:21.052 = Slenderman: Blurring The Lines of Reality, Part 5
00:57:31.006 = Show Close, Verse, and Final Thought

SOURCES AND RESOURCES FROM THE EPISODE…
“Slenderman: Blurring The Lines Of Reality” by Marcus Lowth for UFOInsight.com:https://weirddarkness.tiny.us/2p9e9srj
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Originally aired: March, 2022
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