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The Slender Man Mythos
The Slender Man mythos, sometimes referred to as the Slenderverse, is a term used to refer to both the Slender Man community as a whole and the continuity in which the majority of Slender Man series take place. The term shares a name with a forum commonly used for discussing such series.
The Original mythos
The original mythos were created by Victor Surge on the SomethingAwful Paranormal Thread on June 2009. No blogs or video args, like or are considered to be in the original mythos despite having been created at the same time as the mythos.
The Contemporary mythos
The Contemporary mythos are the newest form of Slender Man mythos. These are blogs, vlogs, or written works that exist in a universe called the Slenderverse.
→differences between the original and the contemporary Mythos
Original Mythos ⋆ Contemporary Mythos
Slender Man has a face, which is visible except on film. ⋆ Slender Man is completely faceless, even in person to individuals.
Slender Man may occasionally wear hats or head wear. ⋆ Slender Man does not wear any hats or headwear.
Slender Man has cults or religious followings. ⋆ Slender Man has no cults.
Slender Man gains the trust of victims. ⋆ Slender Man takes control of its victims.
Slender Man does not cause visual or audio distortion of media. ⋆ Slender Man causes visual or audio distortion on media.
Slender Man can impersonate humans. ⋆ Slender Man cannot or does not impersonate humans.
Slender Man consciously removes evidence, via fire. ⋆ Slender Man does not consciously remove evidence.No link to fire.
Slender Man mutilates victims and certain animals. ⋆ Slender Man does not mutilate victims or animals.
Slender Man will aggressively attack its victims. ⋆ Slender Man will not aggressively attack its victims .
Slender Man's appearance means certain death. ⋆ Slender Man is not essentially dangerous, although its appearance is not a good thing.
Slender Man is under active watch by the goverment. ⋆ Slender Man is apparently not a being of interest or the government is not aware of it.
Slender Man is less concerned with remaining hidden/messy. ⋆ Slender Man leaves very little evidence of its existence.
Slender Man has no connections with other legendary beings. ⋆ Slender Man has connections with the Rake.
Slender Man rarely uses mind control. ⋆ Slender Man often uses Proxies
Slender Man's victims are not infected with any forms of illness. ⋆ Slender Man's victims generally suffer from or show signs of the sickness.
Slender Man frequents the forest. ⋆ Slender Man has no preferred habitat.
Slender Man's prey is almost exclusively children. ⋆ Slender Man's prey is either undefined or mostly college students.
Slender Man often changes physical height or dimensions. ⋆ Slender Man is often extremely tall, but its volume dimensions stay the same.
Slender Man can speak to his victims. ⋆ Slender Man does not talk.
Fog appears when Slender Man is near. ⋆ Fog does not appear when Slender Man is near.
Slender Man has tentacle-like appendages on his arms. ⋆ Slender Man has tentacle-like appendages on his back.
𓆩♱𓆪A/N: i hope you can read this table, sadly wattpad doesn't allow me to make an actual one so this was the best i could do.
The Fear Mythos
The Fear Mythos is a spin-off of the Slender Man Mythos that evolved into an independent entity. Created in February 2011 the mythos quickly gained a cast of writers who came up with hundreds of blogs and a colourful collection of .
Over the years, the Fear Mythos eventually settled on a no-unifying-canon policy, allowing all writers complete freedom. In May 2012, this became official with the setting-up of , now obsolete.
In April 2013, and ceased being advertised on the bible as official Fears, making the Fear Mythos officially independent (though affirming that writers could still use these creatures as Fears in their stories as much as they wanted).
To create a story within the Fear Mythos, all that is required is the story either contain a character, creature, or a motif that the author acknowledges is a Fear, or simply having the story take place in the same universe as another story that was set in the mythos.The Fear Mythos consists of as many fictional universes and canons as is necessary to include every story created for it. Every author is entitled to their own canons and is not required to write in anyone else's unless he or she specifically wants to.
The Fears are open source; no story will be labeled as "fanfiction" unless the author specifically says so.Stories also do not have to be horror, and Fears do not have to be portrayed in any specific way.
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