![]() ![]() Produced by Screen Gems and distributed by Sony, this movie was disappointing and many considerer this movie to be awful. An oficial Slender Man movie, simple called Slender Man, was realeased in 2018. We all have memories of the games (like Slender: The Eight Pages or simple Slender and Slender: The Arrival), the web series (like Marble Hornets, EverymanHybrid, TribeTwelve, MyDarkJournal, etc) and fan films (Always Watching: A Marble Hornets Story (2015), Dont Leave Me (2018), The Slender Man (2015), Slender (2014), Slender Man - The Movie (2013), etc). While the jumpscare mechanics and the unresolved storyline nature of the game has been replicated, it still stands on its own as one of the first to have a jumpscare that will throw you off your chair.We have good memories about the creepypastas, specially Slender Man. ![]() It remains a known game by many and introduced many people to the genre of horror because the people that played are the ones who grew to be the developers of all the amazing indie titles that we see now. To this day there are games that follow a similar logic to Slender by having someone chasing you slowly and not being able to see what it is. The popularity of the game inspired the development of many other indie horror titles because of its simple and effective mechanics. Overall, it is a highlight of the indie horror genre of gaming and is still able to surprise people in its craft. The fact that you can’t even look behind because he might be there makes the game that much more terrifying and the empty forest gives you the feeling that there is no one to help. Although he becomes more and more active, finding you at every corner and ready to surprise you, the suspense that builds up in wait of him is what gets your heart racing. The first encounter with Slenderman will send chills down your spine and you will naturally want to look away and run from him. The more you collect the more Slenderman chases after you and the more you expect something to happen. The objective is just to collect these pages spread across the woods while trying not to look directly at Slender or you will be overwhelmed by fear and it will be game over. The foggy environment and the messages of the pages such “Leave me alone” or “Always watches No eyes” adds to that ambiance. The game portrays that ominous feeling of the folktale of the Slenderman by placing you in the deep dark woods. It is said that you cannot look directly at him or your mind will be consumed in fear and the darkness will devour you entirely. There are even some pictures of him just standing, observing his prey at playgrounds and waiting for the right moment to act. It is rumored that the Slenderman lures children in dark environments such as abandoned buildings and deep forests. If you look in the deep web you too will probably find some story about a skinny man with no face, wearing a suit and standing with a languid figure. ![]() Hadley, the developer, chose an internet folktale as the basis of this videogame. It is still an entertaining game to play with friends and see them jump at the sight of man with a suit and no face. The online fanbase of Slender grew because of it, making it one of the reasons why horror games started being popular on YouTube. It was something fun to watch and share the fear with. Many YouTubers, including the now top YouTuber PewDiePie, would play this game to get scared and record their reactions for people’s entertainment. This scary, simple story is what helped the game due to its appeal to watch and was aided by the growth of Let’s players. ![]() There is no explanation as to why you are even collecting The Eight Pages! You just know that the more you collect the more the Slenderman chases after you. After all, the game puts you alone in the middle of the woods with a flashlight. The great reception of this game was quite unexpected and many attributed its popularity to its simplistic horror ambiance and lack of of a story arc. At first, the release of this game was just a beta for the Unity engine for Microsoft Windows and Apple’s OS X. This game was developed by Parsec Productions, an indie game company that gained popularity because of this title. Soon after its release, Slender: The Eight Pages became a game that everyone had to play just to show they were brave enough to face the Slenderman himself without screaming your lungs out. It wasn’t the first horror game to use jumpscares frequently, but the jumpscares are used in a very raw and effective way. It started a genre of games based on jumpscares. It was one of the most popular indie horror games at the time of its release. Many people would call this game the beginning of an era. ![]()
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