You will want to leave the lights on while watching "Beware the Slenderman" documentary that will feature the horrifying real-life incident where two young girls attempt a seemingly inexplicable, brutal murder. Inspired by the Slender Man stabbing, this 117-minute documentary will surely 'scare the living daylights' out of many children and adults too as it is set to creep into your screens early of next year in HBO.
The documentary of "Beware the Slenderman" focuses on a horrifying real event. Two years ago, a couple of young girls lured a mutual friend into the woods with the intention of killing her. The victim was stabbed 19 times but managed to crawl to a road where a cyclist found her and called for help. The two 12-year-old girls later confessed that the reason which influenced them to commit the unspeakable crime is to prove their loyalty and to impress the Slender Man. The girls learned about the Slender Man through a website which features hideous stories of murder and paranormal occurrences.
The true-crime documentary made its premier at South by Southwest in March this year. Acclaimed director Irene Taylor Brodsky aims to shed some light on how a fictional chilling story led to a real-life tragedy. "Beware the Slenderman" documentary will also incorporate footage interview with the families of the two suspects.
According to Cinemablend, Eric Victor Surge Knudson was behind this tall, featureless, modern-day boogeyman for a Photoshop contest in 2009. Slender Man quickly went viral that many elaborated Photoshopped images, forums and stories of this fictional entity surfaced. Some speculations also came out that Slender Man may perhaps be featured in the latest season of "American Horror Story." Fans can expect that the "Beware the Slenderman" documentary will talk about the origins and the lore of the Slender man.
"Beware the Slenderman" will be featuring the motives of the suspects. A report from the Rolling Stone stated that one of the Slender man stabbing suspects was diagnosed with an early onset schizophrenia. Despite being a minor, the Wisconsin Appeals Court ordered that both of the girls would be tried as adults.
