Slender Man - The story behind the face

Slender Man (a.k.a Slenderman) is a mythical creature often depicted as a tall, thin figure wearing a black suit and a blank face. According to the legend, he can stretch or shorten his arms at will and has tentacle-like appendages protruding from his back. Depending on the interpretations of the myth, the creature can cause memory loss, insomnia, paranoia, coughing fits (nicknamed “slendersickness”), photograph/video distortions and can teleport at will.

The origins of 'Slenderman' are that in 2008 a 'paranormal pictures' photoshop contest was posted on Something Awful Forums. The contest required participants to turn ordinary photographs into creepy-looking images through digital manipulation and then pass them on as authentic photographs on a number of paranormal forums. Something Awful users soon began sharing their faux-paranormal creations with layered images of ghosts and other anomalies, usually accompanied by a fabricated witness account to make them more convincing.On June 10th, SA user Victor Surge posted two black and white photographs of unnamed children with a short description of “Slender Man” as a mysterious creature who stalked children.

 


These are the images that were produced by Victor Surge.
Source - http://knowyourmeme.com/memes/slender-man

The game was created by Mark J. Hadley, known on YouTube (and on the Unity forums) as AgentParsec. The original design document for the game, originally called Slender Man The Game was posted on the Unity forums on the 5th of May.
Source - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slender:_The_Eight_Pages

It has spawned a worldwide craze due to the game's simplistic design and catchy gameplay. The game has been played the world over and due to the popularity there are now many different varieties of 'slenderman' images.