Recently a game was released that took the internet by storm: Slender. The game is extremely basic in design. You are stuck in a forest and you must collect eight pages before SlenderMan gets you. Sounds easy enough; until you are actually playing the game and he is there, behind you. Our own Raven playing Slender. This minimalist approach to horror struck a chord among horror fans including myself. So in an effort to dig deeper into what makes Slender tick I asked...
Ahhh! Oh, it’s just you there. Did they see you download this? What was that noise?! Quick, let me tell you about this episode before They find us. We talked about games. We talk about review. We talk about life. And we talk about Them… the scary spookies from you nightmares. I heard somewhere that the only way to get away from Them is to give us a five star rating on iTunes. Others say that sending us an email to [email protected] will keep the shadows...
So I heard a little buzz about this game called Slender. In it you have to collect 8 pages while Slenderman chases you down in the woods. He will warp around, behind, and beside you anywhere in this forest. What this means is that you are trapped in an environment where jump scares are dynamically generated. The sheer terror generated from this ambivalent monster watching and chasing you is maddening. So when the dread has built, the mood is right, and you just start to feel...
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