Slender Man (2018)
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A group of friends must perform a dangerous ritual to rescue one of their own from a supernatural entity.
The story
In the fictional small town of Winsford, Massachusetts, friends Katie Jensen, Hallie Knudsen, Chloe, and Wren have a sleepover where they discuss the urban legend of Slender Man, a supernatural being who abducts children. After Katie disappears during a class field trip, the remaining trio examines her laptop and discovers her obsession with the occult. They contact a woman named Allison Riley, who explains that Slender Man infects minds and kidnaps victims. To save Katie, the friends decide to perform a ritual to 'unveil themselves,' requiring them to surrender items special to them.
Full plot (contains spoilers)
In Winsford, Massachusetts, friends Katie, Hallie, Chloe, and Wren discuss the legend of Slender Man during a sleepover. After Katie vanishes during a school trip, the others find her laptop and learn she was seeking a way to contact the entity to escape her alcoholic father. They contact Allison Riley, who tells them they must perform a ritual to 'unveil themselves.' During the ritual, Chloe panics and flees, leading Slender Man to enter her house and drive her mad. Wren, researching the entity in a library, is attacked. Hallie discovers that Wren and Katie's sister, Lizzie, had also tried to contact Slender Man. Hallie finds Wren preparing to commit suicide and dissuades her, only for Slender Man to shatter a window and kidnap Wren with his tentacles. Hallie enters the woods and pleads for the entity to take her instead; he obliges, and they fuse together as a tree. Lizzie recovers in the hospital, reflecting on the fate of her friends.
- First release year
- 2018
- Runtime (minutes)
- 93
- Production countries
- United States
- Original languages
- English
- Directors
- Sylvain White
- Writers
- David Birke · writer
- Cast and characters
- Joey King · Wren; Julia Goldani Telles · Hallie Knudsen; Jaz Sinclair · Chloe; Annalise Basso · Katie Jensen; Alex Fitzalan · Tom, Hallie's love interest; Taylor Richardson · Lizzie Knudsen, Hallie's younger sister; Kevin Chapman · Mr. Jensen, Katie's alcoholic father; Jessica Blank · Mrs. Knudsen, Hallie and Lizzie's mother; Michael Reilly Burke · Mr. Knudsen, Hallie and Lizzie's father; Javier Botet · Slender Man
- Genres
- supernatural horror; monster; teen; mystery
- Themes
- obsession; urban legends; friendship; fear of the unknown
- Tone and mood
- scary; tense; negative
- Premise and plot tags
- child abduction; internet-based work; occult ritual
- Source material / true-story basis
- A popular creepypasta character created in June 2009.
- Content notes
- PG-13
- Reception
- The film was a commercial success but received generally negative reviews from critics who criticized its narrative, performances, screenplay, and lack of scares.
- Reported review scores
- Metacritic · score: 30 · scale: 100 · review count: 15
- Awards and nominations
- Golden Raspberry Award · Worst Supporting Actress · Nominated
- Production trivia
- The film's development and perception were affected by the 2014 Slender Man stabbing in Waukesha County, Wisconsin.; Marcus Theatres chose not to show the movie due to protests.
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