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Slenderman: From Fiction to Fact Paperback – June 1, 2012

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Has a fictional internet character come to life? Slenderman was created on June 10th 2009. During a contest on the "Something Awful" forum in which people were asked to create a fictional paranormal character to fool investigators. A submission by "Victor Surge" took the forum and soon the Internet by storm. His creation "Slenderman" is a paranormal entity that lurks in the shadows, stalking people from their childhood. Once encountered, it is an unrelenting and unstoppable force of evil that does not rest until you are dead. This shadow entity is dressed in a black suit and is inhumanly tall with oddly long limbs. These limbs eerily extend out and multiply to trap you in its terrifying death embrace. But the oddest thing about this fictional internet character? People are actually having encounters with a real life Slenderman entity. In this new book by Robin Swope you will discover the origin and growth of the Slenderman myth, its historical archetypal imagery and the chilling clues that point to this modern myth is in fact an actual demonic force that has been hunting humans for hundreds of years. Join Rev. Robin Swope, a seminary trained exorcist and minister as he explores the strange story of the malicious child killing entity known as Slenderman.
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Robin Swope is a Writer and has been a Christian Minister for more than 20 years in both Mainline and Evangelical Denominations. He holds a B.A. in Biblical Literature from Nyack College and an M.Div. In Pastoral Ministry with an emphasis on Pastoral Counseling from Alliance Theological Seminary. He has served as a short trem Missionary to Burkina Faso, and has Ministered to the homeless in New York City's Hell's Kitchen. He is currently the Pastor of St.Paul's United Church of Christ in Erie, Pennsylvania. He is also a freelance journalist for Examiner.com and has also written for Fate Magazine. As a Seminary trained exorcist he has done consulting work with various paranormal investigators and television productions in the United States as well as investigators and writers across the globe

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform (June 1, 2012)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 150 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1477507795
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1477507797
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 7.5 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.98 x 0.33 x 9.02 inches
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Rev. Robin Swope is a Writer and has been a Christian Minister for more than 17 years in both Mainline and Evangelical Denominations. He holds a B.A. in Biblical Literature and finishing an M.Div. In Pastoral Ministry with an emphasis on Marital and Family Counseling. He has served as a Missionary to Burkina Faso, and has Ministered to the homeless in New York City's Hell's Kitchen. He is the founder and chief officiant of Open Gate Ministerial Services and Pastor of St.Paul's United Church of Christ in Erie, Pennsylvania. He is also a freelance journalist for Examiner.com, has a column in the Tri-State Senior News and has also written for Fate Magazine.

As a Seminary trained exorcist he has done consulting work with various paranormal investigators and television productions in the United States well as investigators and writers across the globe

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Shane
5.0 out of 5 stars Slenderman Actually Real?
Reviewed in the United States on August 22, 2012
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I'm impressed with this book honestly. Personally I've never heard of the entity known as the Slenderman until two years back when I happened to come upon it on a wiki site. Though now I know that the Slenderman is just a made up entity for a supernatural story website, this book opened my eyes that this tall slender phantom may actually be real. Robin S. Swope did an excellent job while writing this book and it seems really evincing that this prescene is clearly around. I recommend this book for anyone whose intrested in the Slenderman phenomena either in stories or in real life. Reminds me honestly as a Supernatural episode when a symbol brings an made-up ghost to life.
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Stephanie
5.0 out of 5 stars I thought it was great.
Reviewed in the United States on April 27, 2018
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What a creepy book! If you're familiar with creepypastas, you know this was submitted to an online site for a contest. But since then older people (than kids) have been seeing pics and drawings of Slendy and saying hey! I saw that monster when I was a kid!

That is what this book is- mostly a collection of stories from people who tell how they saw it-- sometimes decades ago. I thought it was great.
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Claudia Walter
4.0 out of 5 stars Slenderman facts
Reviewed in the United States on April 4, 2013
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Very interseting factual accounts of Slenderman sightings recorded by a Catholic priest familiar with the paranormal. It really makes you think and wonder. I bought this for my 9 year old Slender-buff and he read it in 1 sitting. Very good book for a Slender fan.
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Shelby
3.0 out of 5 stars Slenderman
Reviewed in the United States on April 22, 2013
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As expected, this book contained information I already found out myself before buying it. It contained information from Wikipedia, and stories about people's "encounters" with the Slenderman. And the first page already had spelling errors, and over all had many spelling errors, as if the author didn't review the book before publishing. I guess that's how self-publishing goes.

I was hoping for information I didn't already know. But over all, this book was not too bad, but not great either. It could have used new information instead of copying off of Wikipedia, and fixing major spelling errors.
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caroline j
5.0 out of 5 stars Spooky!
Reviewed in the United States on March 22, 2013
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I love scary books, and so does my friend, Riley. I was scrolling through Amazon, trying to find her a good birthday present, when I saw this. I couldn't resist, because she loves Slenderman almost as much as I do.

I read the book before I gave it to her, and was immediately frightened by the stories it told. It is definitely a good read to share on Halloween night with the lights turned down low!
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Ryde Ryders
1.0 out of 5 stars I gave it to my girlfriend.
Reviewed in the United States on March 24, 2014
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The book freaked me out, then I gave it to my girlfriend, and she felt uncomfortable reading it. But I liked reading the beginning. :P
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mustafa sayed hassan
5.0 out of 5 stars Loving the book
Reviewed in the United States on July 4, 2015
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Wonderful book! fun to read all the way, and very horrifying. its filled with nearly all you need to know about the slenderman and stories about people who may have spotted him, and many more great stuff! its great and all my friends who read it couldn't help but agree to liking this book.
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Bkwrm23
5.0 out of 5 stars Slenderman book
Reviewed in the United States on December 28, 2012
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My daughter loves Slenderman. She plays the game all the time. Granted I did not know the "real" story behind Slenderman and it freaked me out a bit when I found out.....but my daughter squealed with delight when she opened the book. I had Freddy Kreuger, and the Bell Witch growing up. Now the kids have Slenderman.
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Rafael M
5.0 out of 5 stars Muy bueno
Reviewed in Spain on January 19, 2019
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Me ha gustado mucho
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LulaB
5.0 out of 5 stars As expected
Reviewed in Canada on December 11, 2013
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Happy with purchase - great gift for the teenage Slenderman fan. A quick but enjoyable read with lots of cool graphics. Recommend.
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tracy
5.0 out of 5 stars Really good book
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 3, 2012
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Really impressed with the book, I have known about the slenderman since something awful forums and when my friend got this book I just had to get it!
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me
5.0 out of 5 stars do not read before bedtime!
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 1, 2014
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bought this on a whim for the bf and he ended up scaring himself half to death reading it! interesting book!
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B.
1.0 out of 5 stars Fascinating topic - reads like a poorly written dissertation
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 15, 2014
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Having stumbled across the Slenderman myth online recently, I was interested to read more about it. As a bit of a horror fan, fascinated with theoretical aspects, when I spotted 'Slenderman: From Fiction to Fact' I couldn't not buy it. A book that would look at not only the modern origins of Slenderman, but also the historical roots from which similar myths and urban ledgends have stemmed from? Perfect!

Unfortunatly, the book was let down from start to finish.

Lets start with first impressions; the book itself is a poorly made paperback, with an unimpressive blurb on the back. While the artwork on the front is impressive, if I had seen this in my local book store? I wouldn't have purchased it. It's fairly flimsy, and not the longest text.

Which brings us on to the actual layout of the book. The margins are ridiculously large, making what could have been less than 100 pages appear to be bulked out to closer to 200.

If you appreciate proper, consistent layouts, grammar, and typographical errors get on your nerves, then you most certainly won't enjoy this book. I can understand that some authors may wish to keep quotes from others as close as possible to the original. However, when lower case i's are used for more than 50% of the text, simple layout and consistent paragraphing is not used, and even the way in which quotes are presented varies from page to page (within the same chapter), it becomes blatantly obvious that this is a (poorly done) self publication.

Swope makes a point of saying that he has left out some of the experiences and emails he has received over the years, that seemed too close to fan fiction. All I can say is if some of the ones included didn't come across as clear fan fiction to him, I dread to think how bad some of the rejected submissions must have been!

The narrative itself does not fully make sense. In places, you aren't sure what you are reading - fan fiction, a quote, or a 'real experience'.

Overall, it reads like a first draft of an undergraduate dissertation. It is short, full of errors, and the author doesn't appear to have fully formed a plan for where he is trying to take the book, or the reader, on their journey of discovery of Slenderman. As for the 'How to deal with Slenderman' chapter? Let's just put it this way - unless you are a Christian, you aren't going to have much time for this section.

My advise? If you want to learn more about Slenderman, just go to google. There are some great sites discussing the evolution of the myth, as well as its historical roots.

It's a shame, but it really isn't worth the price tag.
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