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1 online resource |
| 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 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
"The sort of story that has you covering your mirrors" : the case of Slender Man / Jeffrey A. Tolbert -- 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. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Slender Man (Legendary character)
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Slender Man (Legendary character) |
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Slender Man (Legendary character) |
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Folklore and the Internet.
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Contagion (Social psychology)
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Memes.
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Urban folklore.
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Horror tales.
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memes (Internet) |
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Folklore & Mythology. |
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Contagion (Social psychology) |
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Folklore and the Internet |
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Horror tales |
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Memes |
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Urban folklore |
| Added Author |
Blank, Trevor J., editor.
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McNeill, Lynne S., editor.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Slender Man is coming. Logan : Utah State University Press, [2018] 9781607327806 (DLC) 2018000471 (OCoLC)1020293406 |
| ISBN |
9781607327813 (electronic bk.) |
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1607327813 (electronic bk.) |
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9781607327806 |
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1607327805 |
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