Jack Goldstein - 101 Amazing Slenderman Facts

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101 AMAZING SLENDERMAN FACTS

by

Jack Goldstein and Jimmy Russell

Publisher Information

Published in 2012 by

Andrews UK Limited

www.andrewsuk.com

The rights of Jack Goldstein and Jimmy Russell to be identified as the Authors of this Work have been asserted by them in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1998

Copyright 2012 Jimmy Russell and Jack Goldstein

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Disclaimer: The majority of the facts presented in this book are hearsay and should not necessarily be taken as literally as one would do if presented with truly empirical evidence of beings sub-, super- or paranormal.

Introduction

Heres a spooky story: Slenderman has been seen around the world for over 2,000 years. This book - dedicated to the authors who tragically and violently lost their lives shortly after writing it - aims to tell you everything you want to know about Slenderman. What does he look like? What are his powers? What is his purpose? All this and more can be found within these very pages. Including excerpts from historical Slenderman documents (such as the 15th century poem that ends with the words He watches you yet has no sight, He taketh you away at night) this is the surefire way to learn all about Slenderman. The question - of course - is dare you read on?

What He Looks Like

1. Slenderman is around 14 feet tall.
2. He wears a dark suit with a white shirt and black tie.
3. He has no eyes...
4. ...and no mouth.
5. He is very thin - hence his name.
6. Slenderman has exceptionally long arms.
7. His shoes are always immaculately polished.
8. Those who have been fortunate to see Slenderman up close and live assert that his skin has a mild green tinge to it.
9. To children, Slenderman has a scent of butter popcorn.
10. To adults however, a mouldering, decomposing fug accompanies his visits.

Truly Terrifying Facts

1. Slenderman tends to remove the organs of his victims and place them into bags made of mole skin. He will then place the organs back into their original positions in the lifeless corpse, still in these grizzly pouches.
2. Every night, Slenderman rests on pile of soil taken from a wet cemetery.
3. When stalking a victim, Slenderman will often find a well near their house, work or school and inhabit it for the duration of his interest in them.
4. If you listen carefully at a well that Slenderman has infested, you will hear his whispering. Dont listen however, as you will not like what is being said.
5. The more you know about Slenderman, the more he is likely to kill you.
6. Slendermans abode has an antechamber with wallpaper made of leather; leather made from human skin.
7. Dont open your curtains at night. Slenderman will often be at your window with his featureless face pressed hard against the cold glass.
8. When a bulb blows, it is because Slenderman does not like the light.
9. If you hear a floorboard creak it is unlikely to be Slenderman as he generally doesnt make a sound when he walks. It is much more likely to be one of his familiars - a walking corpse of a prior victim.
10. If you ask Slenderman a question, he will give you two answers. Both are true but one will chill your heart with terror.

What Is His Purpose?

1. Slenderman usually frequents areas where children gather in groups.
2. He somehow appears friendly to children and lures them into oblivion.
3. When Slenderman does appear to adults, he is usually the last thing they see.
4. Slenderman stalks his victims, often for years at a time.
5. When he has chosen a victim, they will offer suffer from terrifying nightmares from which they cannot wake.
6. One of the signatures on the declaration of independence appears to say S. Lendermann.
7. ...the very same signature can be found on the 1000-year old document The Magna Carta.
8. Slenderman will often stand at the bottom of his younger victims stairs at night, waiting for them to traverse the upstairs landing. He will then reach out a hand and stroke the bare ankles of the unfortunate child.
9. Slenderman just wants twenty dollars.
10. Slenderman eats his victims hearts whilst crouching over a maggot-riddled sarcophagus.

More Disturbing Facts

1. When Slenderman passes a cathedral, gargoyles will often turn their heads to follow him.
2. Slenderman has been known to take refuge in dark and lonely water.
3. Slenderman has a shadow form known as The Darkman. Although it normally follows him like a standard shadow, it can detach itself and enter a house during the hours of dusk and dawn.
4. Slenderman has a collection of his victims eyeballs in dusty jars.
5. When you reach round a dark corner to switch on a light, be careful. Slenderman will often run his finger over the back of your hand. This is the first signal of his interest in you.
6. Slenderman is mentioned in the bible, in the passage where an evil king is berating his servants. The king says I curse you in the name of the thin man and all that is fetid and slender.
7. A Swedish studio began to make a movie about Slenderman. On the second day of the filming (in a lonely forest location), all noise halted apart from a the fluttering wings of a white owl which flew straight at the actors who then caught on fire. None survived.
8. There is no such thing as slenderphobia - no fear of Slenderman is irrational.
9. Slenderman has never been witnessed moving; only ever standing still - watching, waiting.
10. There are no known deterrents for Slenderman, either natural or otherwise.

Slendermans Powers

1. Slenderman is invisible to most adults.
2. He can teleport anywhere - including your loft.
3. Slendermans voice is an unearthly whisper.
4. His whisper has been described as sounding like the lament of the ocean with all the whimsy of the grave.
5. His arms can stretch to twice their normal size - almost eight metres.
6. Slenderman can invoke memory loss in all but the most resolute - you could have already had a Slenderman encounter and not remember it.
7. When Slenderman appears, the wind calms.
8. Sometimes all Slenderman does is just stand there.
9. Although he has no eyes, Slenderman is always watching you.
10. Slendermans chilling voice can command kings and lay low entire armies.

He Is Also Known As

1. The Operator (South Africa)
2. Der Grossman (Germany)
3. The Thin Man (Japan)
4. El Diablo Delgado (Spain)
5. An Fear Caol (Ireland)
6. Luomo Magro (Italy)
7. Spinklemand (Denmark)
8. Diabo Esguio (Portugal)
9. Le Grand Diable (France)
10. Slankemannen (Norway)

Slenderman History

1. A 16 th Century woodcut depicts Slenderman perching atop his throne of skulls.
2. Here is a 15 th century poem about Slenderman When man of slender visits you / Nothing on earth that one can do / In well hell hide, or watery hole / And he will eat your mortal soul / so if thou seest the man so thin / pray you dont see him again / for he is not from world we know / he cometh from far down below / on his bed of dirt from grave / from his dank and silent cave / he watches you yet has no sight / he taketh you away at night
3. Slenderman is mentioned in Dantes Inferno in the fourteenth Canto: Behold the monster with the slender arms, who cleaves the hills and breaketh walls and weapons. Behold him who infecteth all the world.