He gets in your head like a virus…
The trailer for Slender Man is here and it looks quite good, which isn’t surprising considering it’s directed by Sylvain White.
The film centers on a tall thin horrifying figure with a featureless face that is responsible for the haunting, stalking and disappearance of countless victims.
“In a small town in Massachusetts, four high school girls perform a ritual in an attempt to debunk the lore of Slender Man. When one of the girls goes mysteriously missing, they begin to suspect that she is, in fact, HIS latest victim.”
The trailer, cut like a mix of those terrifying The Ring and Sinister videos, keeps the Slender Man in the shadows, but shows that he’s secretly influencing all of the kids in town. It’s got sort of a Nightmare On Elm Street vibe, if Freddy weren’t such a blabbermouth.
Haunting theaters May 18, 2018, The Conjuring and Wish Upon‘s Joey King and Julia Goldani Telles star with Captain Fantastic actress Annalise Basso, Jaz Sinclair (When The Bough Breaks), and Alex Fitzalan.
White directed the absolutely phenomenal Stomp the Yard for Sony back in 2007, which led to Losers in 2010. He’s been directing a lot of TV since then – “Sleepy Hollow”, “Hawaii Five-0”, “MacGuyver”, “Rush Hour” – although he’s the kind of visionary best suited for feature films.
Slender Man is depicted as a lanky, faceless figure in a black suit, and was created for a paranormal photo contest on the Something Awful forum. It grew to fame following the reports that violent acts were being committed in his name, including a much-publicized story of two 12-year-old girls in Wisconsin who lured a friend into the woods and nearly fatally stabbed her.
A second, slightly different trailer was added by Screen Gems:
