second glance, however, things are just about anything
but simple. Indeed, many things in life are so often not what they seem to be. With the Slenderman, though, just about nothing at all is as it seems. As for the wholly down to earth explanation for the Slenderman’s “existence,” well, it all began in early June 2009, specifically on the 10
th of the month. That was when a man named Eric Knudsen chose to do something that some might view as intriguing, others as groundbreaking, and many – from today’s perspective – as downright dangerous. Knudsen molded, nurtured and duly unveiled what is just about the creepiest and most hostile creature that the Internet has ever seen: the Slenderman.