Monstrous media and media monsters : from Cottingley to Waukesha / Paul Manning. The cowl of Cthulhu : ostensive practice in the digital age : the more you know about him, the closer he gets / Andrew Peck -- "What happens when the pictures are no longer Photoshops?" : Slender Man, belief, and the unacknowledged common experience / Andrea Kitta -- "Dark and wicked things"? : Slender Man, the folkloresque, and the implications of belief / Jeffrey A. Tolbert -- The emperor's new lore, or who believes in the big bad Slender Man? / Mikel J. Koven -- Slender Man, H. P. Lovecraft, and the dynamics of horror cultures -- Slender Man is coming to get your little brother or sister : teenagers' pranks posted on YouTube / Timothy H. Evans / Elizabeth Tucker -- Monstrous media and media monsters : from Cottingley to Waukesha / Paul Manning.
Summary:
"Exploring the menacing figure of Slender Man, the blank-faced, long-limbed bogeyman born of a Photoshop contest, who has appeared in horror stories circulated on- and offline among young people. An unprecedented folkloric take, analyzing him within contemporary legend studies, "creepypastas," folk belief, and children's culture"--Provided by publisher.
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