The Internet is The New Woods (Monsters, Ostension, & Moral Panics)
Digital Folklore
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Slender Man - The Emergence of a Legend Cycle in the Digital Age
The face of the monster appears on a real, unfortunate act. When you study horror and scary stories as a genre, it becomes clear that the reason society creates and consumes these tales is to hold up a mirror to our deepest fears and biggest problems. But sometimes we miss that step of overcoming and we focus on the monstrous distraction we've created.
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