The Development of an Internet Mythology
by
S. Chess, E. Newsom
Language: English
Release Date: November 27, 2014
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.