Folklore, Horror Stories, And The Slender Man: The Development Of An Internet Mythology

The Slender Man entered the general popular consciousness in May 2014, when two young girls led a third girl into a wooded area and stabbed her. Examining the growth of the online horror phenomenon, this book introduces unique attributes of digital culture and establishes a needed framework for studies of other Internet memes and mythologies.

• • Author: S. Chess, E. Newsom
• • Publisher: Palgrave Pivot
• • Publication Date: Dec 05, 2014
• • Number of Pages: 153 pages
• • Language: English
• • Binding: Hardcover
• • ISBN-10: 1137498528
• • ISBN-13: 9781137498526