How 'Slender Man' Evolved from an Internet Forum to a Tragic Urban Legend

Police also say her attackers, both 12-year-old, claimed they tried to kill their friend in order to please "Slender Man," a demon-like character that has been floating through the Internet since around 2009. They thought her death would appease Slender Man, who would appear and let his "proxies" live with him at his mansion in the woods. Let's be perfectly clear: Slender Man is not real.

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