FrequentDeath (2013-01-07 22:23:13)

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On June 8th, 2009, a “’paranormal pictures” photoshop contest was launched on the Something Awful (SA) Forums.[1] The contest required participants to turn ordinary photographs into creepy-looking images through digital manipulation and then pass them on as authentic photographs on a number of paranormal forums. Something Awful users soon began sharing their faux-paranormal creations with layered images of ghosts and other anomalies, usually accompanied by a fabricated witness account to make them more convincing. On June 10th, SA user Victor Surge posted two black and white photographs of unnamed children with a short description of “Slender Man” as a mysterious creature who stalked children.

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AmayaTime8D (2013-01-08 00:58:53)

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ONC3 @P0N @ T1M3 SUM TYP1NG F1NGERZ TYPED @ F@K3 ST0RY

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FrequentDeath (2013-01-09 00:22:29)

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...It's the real story

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