Folklore, Horror Stories, and the Slender Man: The Development of an Internet Mythology

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Synopsis
The Slender Man entered the general popular consciousness in May 2014, when two young girls led a third girl into a wooded area and stabbed her. Examining the growth of the online horror phenomenon, this book introduces unique attributes of digital culture and establishes a needed framework for studies of other Internet memes and mythologies.
Copyright:
2014

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Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:
9781137491145
Publisher:
Palgrave Macmillan
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Copyrighted By:
Springer
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
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No
Categories:
Nonfiction, Psychology, Sociology
Submitted By:
Bookshare Staff
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This is a copyrighted book.

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