Der Großmann

This is one that most people that are into anything scary has probably heard of, Slender Man. Many people have played or at least heard of the original Slender Man game that came out on the computer, but if you haven't then you basically go around and have to find eight different pages while being chased by Slender Man. From the origin of Slender Man on the Something Awful forum when in 2009 when they launched a paranormal pictures contest he has only gained in fame and following. It became such a big legend that in 2014 two girls stabbed their friend 19 times. they said that they did it for Slender Man.

The modern Slender Man is described as an abnormally tall man most circumstances describe him as being 6-15 feet tall. He is also surprisingly skinny, to the point where it doesn't seem possible for him to keep his stance. He has an abnormally white with little to no indication of any form of eyes or any other face features. He is always seen in a black suit with longer arms that he should normally have. Slender Man is more commonly seen with some kind of tentacle protruding from his back.

He is commonly only trying to steal or abduct children. When he holds out his arms he puts his victims into some kind of hypnotized state where it is impossible for them to stop from walking to him. When he abducts his victims he takes them somewhere that is unknown, all that is really known is that the victims bodies are never found. While he can kill people himself he can also get proxies. A proxy is someone that is under Slender Man's control, they act based on what Slender Man himself wants.

Now "Slender Man" was made on the internet their are folk lore about things that are similar to the Slender Man, one of which is Der Großmann. This is a German folk lore that talks of a fairy in the Black Forest that would chase bad children that went there in the night until he caught them or they told their parents what they have done wrong. However, Der Großmann is only found on Slender Man pages on the internet it is closely related to The Erlking. In Goesthe's peom the Erlking is described as something in the woods that would lure boys away from their dad. Only the boys can sense him and then he would kill the boys. Now this is only the German versions of the story their are different stories from all over Europe.

Now for some stories of the notorious Slender Man:

The start to something scary

Why the scary? 


Most people would agree that liking the feeling of being scared is not a normal thing, most people try to stay away from that feeling as much as they can. I can say that I enjoy the feeling of being scared, not like that jump scare stuff where it comes from no where with no reason other than to make the viewer jump. The sinking feeling in your gut, the absolute dread from hearing or seeing something, the feelings that make your blood pump and all of you senses heighten, those things are what I like the best. Getting to the fight or flight level of the body and not know how you will react to the next item within the story movie or game.


What made me start liking the scary? 

That is one of the hard questions I have to answer. I think that part of it was definitely when I was younger I wasn't able to watch any sort of scary movie or anything else like that. I really wasn't able to start watching or listening to anything scary until I was about 16, and as a child that doesn't get to do something you have to make up the time. The one thing that got me into scary stories and creepypastas is a serious on Youtube called Cry Reads. A creepypasta is just a scary story that gets passed around on the internet for the sole purpose to scare people. This is a Youtuber that has a really good voice for reading stories and things along that nature. His voice and the stories that he read really made me have an interest in all things scary and what really made me start listening to creepypastas daily.


How do I get my scary fix?

Easiest way for me to get that scared feeling is to listen to a good creepypasta. On Youtube there are plenty of good channels that just read creepypasta. Now sometimes you will have to find that right one to start with or just want to listen to. I have been asked before what are some good creepypastas, that question is hard to answer. From someone asking me it hard to tell if they actually want to be scared or just to listen to the story. Still one of my favorite people on the internet that tells the scary stories in Cry, the combination of his voice and the stories just gets to me every time. There are some movies that can give me the feeling that I like to feel, but its hard to find those movies. One that comes to mind every time I talk about horror movies is Lights Out. It is one of the few movies that has given me that terrified feeling that follows you home and makes you scared of the dark again.

How can you start your addiction to the terrified?

Well first of all you have to make sure that you actually want to be this scared. This isn't something that you will be able to brush off when the movie is over like it was just another hour and a half of your life. This is something you will actually want to experience fully, if you really want this kind of feeling then I suggest you start with some creepypastas. A good one that will test if you are actually interested in this kind of thing is the Russian Sleep Experiment. It is one of the more basic creepypastas that have floated around the internet that a lot of people know. It isn't one of the super scary ones that I would listen to on a normal basis, but it is a good measuring point for new people looking to see if they are actually into the scary side of life. If you find out that you actually like the scary then its just a short journey on the internet to find some better creepypastas and other scary things.