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Tells the story of two 12-year old girls, who attempted to murder one of their friends in an attempt to appease Slenderman, a fictional monster from a horror website.Tells the story of two 12-year old girls, who attempted to murder one of their friends in an attempt to appease Slenderman, a fictional monster from a horror website.Tells the story of two 12-year old girls, who attempted to murder one of their friends in an attempt to appease Slenderman, a fictional monster from a horror website.
- Awards
- 1 win & 4 nominations
William Weier
- self - Anissa Weier's Father
- (as Bill Weier)
Payton Leutner
- Self - Stabbing Victim
- (archive footage)
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Did you know
- TriviaAlthough the stabbing took place in Waukesha County (Waukesha). Anisa is being held further north in adjoining Washington County (West Bend).
- GoofsDuring Trevor J. Blank's interview (at the 28:18 mark), footage is shown of the popular Youtube series "WATCHER" by Andrew J. Neis. "WATCHER" is not a Slenderman-related series, it features a human stranger that stands outside of a couple's apartment window and stares at them, never moving or speaking. The creators of "Beware the Slenderman" appear to have digitally edited the video to remove the face of the "WATCHER" character and make it appear as though it could possibly be a real-life Slenderman.
- Quotes
Herself - Stabbing Suspect: Make sure she's down.
- ConnectionsFeatures Bambi (1942)
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Fascinating, heartbreaking but a must watch...
Beware the Slenderman is a fascinating documentary exploring the tragic stabbing of a young girl by two of her friends. The young girls became infatuated with a fictional online character (Slenderman) and believe they must kill their friend Bella or the Slenderman will kill their families. Crazy right? Well yes, but lets get to know why... and that is exactly what Irene Brodsky (director) does.
The documentary gives an insight into the act of killing, the repercussions, the crazy US justice system, the effects on family and friends and the issues of mental illness in children. I imagine the victims family did not want to be interview for the film but I would of been interested to contrast the families pain after this awful event.
The film is careful about how it challenges these subjects, however does so by showing the very real and heartbreaking story of this particular case. The film is well made, brilliantly directed and challenges how we view and 'treat' mental illness. A lot of people might of been excepting a rubbish horror movie when they saw the title of this film but I can assure you this film is far more scary, distressing but an important watch.
The documentary gives an insight into the act of killing, the repercussions, the crazy US justice system, the effects on family and friends and the issues of mental illness in children. I imagine the victims family did not want to be interview for the film but I would of been interested to contrast the families pain after this awful event.
The film is careful about how it challenges these subjects, however does so by showing the very real and heartbreaking story of this particular case. The film is well made, brilliantly directed and challenges how we view and 'treat' mental illness. A lot of people might of been excepting a rubbish horror movie when they saw the title of this film but I can assure you this film is far more scary, distressing but an important watch.
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- Jan 31, 2017
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- Bóng Ma Slenderman
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- Runtime1 hour 54 minutes
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- 1.78 : 1
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By what name was Beware the Slenderman (2016) officially released in Canada in English?
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