I did a playthrough of this game today. It's......scary. Maybe some of you have seen it on Giantbomb today.....eh, no one's reading this section of the forum anymore anyway. Why do I even try?
I was under the impression it was a newer urban legend. Like someone who only recently invented him on a forum. Anyway it's a free game so you should try it.
An interesting theory about Slenderman is that he is a Tulpa.
Areas of intense Fortean phenomena are called window areas. Many of them were places of former religious importance that have now waned or fallen from use. Could the worship or occult use of an area over hundreds of years create a sort of artificial life form? Something that fed on the worship. When the worship is taken away the "thing" still needs to feed. It now feeds by creating fear with paranormal manifestations. Another idea is that they are a massive, collective, sub-conscious, thought form. The thought form or tulpa is said to be a 3-D semi solid image created by the power of the mind. Buddhist llamas [sic] in Tibet are said to be able to summon up tulpas during intense meditation. Western explorer Dame Alexandra [David-Néel] was said to have created a tulpa of a monk whilst studying in Tibet. Polish medium Franek Kluski (Teofil Modrzejewski) was said to have summoned up huge cats, birds, and even ape-men during séances. Perhaps, considering the types of beast he called up, he was creating tulpas. If individuals can create tulpas imagine what the collective, gestalt mind of humanity as a species could do. Perhaps dragons are a giant worldwide thought form emanating from our innermost fears.[14]
So the more people become aware of him and the more fear of him is spread the more power he holds. A thoughtform come to life that thrives on fear. That's pretty terrifying.
I really like the idea of an abandoned place of worship. That even combined with what a tulpa is could make for something awful. I want to read more about this cause I don't even know what Fortean means.
The review would've been better if you were just using a video camera focused on you and the game. Often, watching people freak out is the best part of horror movies.
The review would've been better if you were just using a video camera focused on you and the game. Often, watching people freak out is the best part of horror movies.
I have to maintain my mystique. Showing my face on my youtube channel would ruin all that.
Anyway here's the video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F0DQADKkohw
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Also the Slenderman mythos has always intrigued me.
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It depends what you mean by fairly new. It's from 2009, I guess I just have read a lot about it since then.
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Unfortunately these turned out to be altered real images.
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So the more people become aware of him and the more fear of him is spread the more power he holds. A thoughtform come to life that thrives on fear. That's pretty terrifying.
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