Beware the Slenderman

Beware the Slenderman

2016 · 115 min · EN · PG-13 · 6.5 (275 votes)
Dir. Irene Taylor · Starring Morgan Geyser, Anissa Weier, Payton Leutner, Angie Geyser, William Weier, Michael O. Bohren · Music Benoît Charest

“On May 31st, 2014, in the woods outside of Waukesha, Wisconsin, two 12-year old girls stabbed their classmate 19 times. This is the true story of what drove them to do it.”

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In this horrifyingly modern fairytale lurks an online Boogeyman and two 12-year-old girls who would kill for him. The entrance to the internet quickly leads to its darkest basement. How responsible are our children for what they find there?

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A chilling descent into the digital abyss, this documentary explores how online myths can have terrifying real-world consequences. It's a disturbing look at the blurred lines between fantasy and reality for impressionable minds.

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