The Slender Man is a COSMIC HORROR MONSTER... Change My Mind 

Fun Fact:The original creator of Slenderman was actually inspired by H.P Lovecraft, so in a way, Slenderman is actually a Eldritch/Cosmic/Lovecraftian Horror Monster... Edit:I started a war all because I wanted to share a fun fact🥲

It’s cool how Slender man, one of the first creepy pastas, is over a decade old and still going strong

So fun fact some people don't know is that "Slender the arrival" is actually a sequel to the original "Slender the 8 Pages". In the 8 Pages(and the Genesis chapter), you are playing Kate leading up to the bit mentioned in one of the early notes where CR found her passed out behind her house.

My favorite part about this game is that they actually have Slenderman animations. You can see him reaching towards you on rare occasions when he’s near or see him tilting his head and leaning to you. He even has walking animations. He’s usually off screen when he walks or you’re in a weird position that allows him to walk to you while in sight.

Hey! I'm from Wisconsin, and yes it happened here. There were three girls who were friends and two of them stabbed the girl 19 times and magically survived. They were all friends and they decided to do that to her. What ended up happening was that she crawled out of where they "dug" her in, and a man found her. The other two were walking miles away from the injured friend in the Forest. They were doing what the slenderman was asking them to do. Both of them admitted what the did almost immediately when caught. The cops couldn't find the maker of the website for the slenderman but the two girls were held accountable. All three girls were 12 years old.

Slenderman has many things in common with cosmic horror. It is an entity beyond our understanding with unknowable goals. It tends to cause madness to those that are exposed to it. I would say this creepy pasta follows the template of cosmic horror.

Zorbing (also known as globe-riding, sphereing, orbing) is the recreation or sport of rolling downhill inside an orb, typically made of transparent plastic.

The thing about slender is: usually when you hear something behind you, your instinct is to look behind you to see what that was, but in slender, if you do that, you're dead.

Out of a lot of horror characters, Slenderman really gets to me. He's just sooooo unsettling and terrifying, and I absolutely love it.

The story that you told about the stabbing was true and she survived and recovered after 6 days, which from being stabbed 19 times is a miracle. Great video by the way 😊

Man, when Charlie was screaming.... That was some visceral fear captured in that voice acting. I felt it, and I don't even have kids. I can only imagine what it's like hearing as a father.

I've always had a soft spot for Slenderman. To me, he's such a perfect balance of scary, intimidating, and unknowable. I'm so glad it's very rarely explored what he's actually doing to people. The dread of it is so perfect.

Adding to that of Slenderman being more of a cosmic horror than supernatural, it kinda also reminds me of how cosmic horror has some similarities with some Asian horrors: doesn't matter whether you are a good or a bad person, you just happen to stumble upon a bad place at a bad time. A difference I may add is that Asian horrors tend to show the people "fucking around and finding out" trope because you've more likely disturbed someone else's peace, while in cosmic horrors those creatures will fuck you regardless.

13:00 Fun fact: Do you hear that dark noise that accompanies Charlie's crying? That's actually Slender Man's voice. If you reverse the audio file, you can hear him talking to Charlie (or potentially you) with a voice that wouldn't be out of place coming from _Sauron._ _"There is someone buried here who wants to meet you. You are getting colder."_

Yeah didn't the creator say that the point was to create a creature with unknowable motives. They take that a bit further by making people go insane the more you try to find out what it what's with the "slender sickness".

Actually slenderman does walk, or at least in this game he did. In the old version of the game if you looked at him long enough he would start walking towards you. He doesn't do it in this version though sadly, but they might add it back in. Since the remake was released there have been 2 patches to sort some things out and they plan on updating the game more in the following months, including adding a multiplayer. Also next year there will be a DLC that adds 3 new levels and new characters.

Brings me back to watching Markiplier play the first batch of Slender games. Glad it's still going strong

1:08:40 It's always fun to hear indie try to pronounce german words xD "verzweiflung" means dispair. This game is really amazing. Slenderman really is a cosmic horror creature indeed. I also just realized that in your playthrough when you said it. Amazing video again Indie. :)

Im happy that one of the OGs in horror genre is getting his flowers. Slender man is what got me into horror games. Rooster Teeth's slender man arrival playthrough from the early days of youtube was my first taste of Slender Man. The hype for this is well deserved 💯

It’s nice to see that Slenderman gained some attention now due to the update in Slender: the arrival. Though I wish popular gaming RU-vidrs played it so it could potentially bring Slender back to the spotlight.

Don’t forget! all good cosmic horrors take advantage of someone viewing their form to drive the person insane/kill them

This video made me remember that horrible slender man 2018 and the concept of slender man being a cosmic entity gave me a great idea for a movie that wouldn’t suck. Instead of some tech ghost or whatever they said he was in 2018, he’s this ancient horror that’s been around for years like pennywise. But he doesn’t have a physical body like pennywise, in reality he is a being in a higher dimension that can only see into our dimension and show an avatar. It’s avatar can take the appearance of whatever will be recognizable at the time, like how in modern day he looks like a man in a suit. But obviously because he’s a inconceivable monster the avatar still looks very inhuman. As for why he effects electronics like cameras the explanation could be that his avatar is able to give off a unknown cosmic radiation/energy that effects them. Now with this avatar he’s capable of effecting the mind and senses of his victims by making them hallucinate, hear things, etc. all to make them go mad. But this only applies to people with weak mental strength like the sick, mentally ill, or children. Since slender man has no physical body to interact with the mentally strong he has to create proxies from his victims. Not all of his victims will be proxies, just 2 or 3 in whatever are of the world he’s stalking in. These proxies will be used to kill off his victims and any strong minded people he wishes dead. He could also give them some sort of otherworldly power that makes them stronger and live longer, which would explain how the children proxies can be so deadly and still be alive despite looking like literal husks. As for why he wants to kill people, I don’t know. I don’t know and I don’t want to know. That’s what makes cosmic horror scary, and explaining it as “he does it to consume the souls/life energy of the ones he kills” does still make him sound like a powerful being but also ends up making him less scary since he’s explained. Sorry for the rambling I’m taking a shit right now and I’m in thinking mode.

everytime Slenderman comes up all I can think is "11 drunk guys play slenderman"

CR’s name is Carl Ross, and isn’t connected to other characters other than being Kate’s friend and telling her not to get Lauren involved. The hospital chapter is a nightmare that Charlie Matheson SR experiences while committing suicide. The only two characters in HIS grasp that didn’t commit suicide are seen as the proxies - Kate, Charlie Matheson JR, and now possibly Lauren.

I love how IGP adds echo to his voice like he's actually in an abandoned mine. Been a long-time sub bro, I love the little edits you do.

A while ago I was doing research on cryptids, and out of curiosity i tried to see if slenderman had any origins outside of creepypasta. I found something very interesting... In Native American belief there is a being called the tall man spirit; and there are as far as i can tell two depictions of it. One was shown on Reservation Dogs, and it was shown/described to be a tall creature somewhat similar to bigfoot, with glowing red eyes. This one was seen more as a protector of the forest. The other depiction however, is that of a extremely tall (anywhere from 7-15 feet in height) pale, and faceless humanoid figure. It is known to wear a black suit along with a black stove top hat. This depiction is seen as a figure of death, who uses mind control to make vulnerable people end their lives. Is slenderman connected with this cryptid? Maybe, but someone could have also invented him on their own. Just some food for thought

Has it been ten years already… I’m feeling old. Been loving all your content you’ve been pumping out lately!

I love that this comes right after Eight Pages, you being Kate in the first game and then CR finding you out there and bringing you back, only for Kate to become the latest victim/proxy. Then the new MC, goes out there to check on her, only to be lured into the forest by her screams as she runs from Slenderman after diving out of her window Texas Chainsaw Massacre style.

10 years and this game still creeps me out, I think the ambience and the sound effects when you’re not with people and talking, but really putting yourself into the game, it puts you in a scary place 😮

10 years?!?!? 😭 making me feel so old

It's really nice seeing slender making his grand return after so many years of drama and his awful movie. Hope we get more slender games in the future!

Honestly, your breakdown and analysis of Slenderman and the link to cosmic horror was really good. He has many things in common with cosmic/eldritch horrors. He is an entity beyond comprehension, with goals beyond understanding. He brings about madness and eventual death or loss of self to whoever is exposed to him, he seems to have his own grasp of reality with no regard for the rules and laws of nature that we know of, and the creator stated Slenderman was inspired by Lovecraftian entities. Well done!

I was into the Slenderman lore when it was popular years ago. And back then I considered it to be a sort of interdimensional entity, because "cosmic horror" wasn't as much of a thing back then (to my knowledge anyway). Now, it being a cosmic entity makes a lot of sense! Seeing The Arrival remastered was a treat! Looks great and still holds up! Noticed in the new bit Red Deer got a mention. That's a town near where I live! seeing that barn and the silos was also really familiar. See them a lot in rural areas here, rusted out and roofs caving in. Cool to see Slenderman is in my neck of the woods! :V

Its so hard to believe that slender is ten years old man. I grew up watching old school minecraft let's plays and slendy boi vids, and creepy pasta readings/drawing videos. It's crazy to think that much time has passed. It truly feels like it hasn't been that long.

I love that he adds reverb when he entered the mine, it makes you feel much more immersed

I find it funny at 12:06 for a split second you see slender watching you on the top left but quickly teleports away. He knew you were talking about him stalking you.

50:04 is terrifying to me because that scene is an EXACT scene from my most vivid memory of any sleep paralysis dream I had which was back in 2019

The amount of excitement I feel whenever I see a new IGP video is insane. Keep uploading great content!! Anybody catch a picture of a family pop up at at 13:16??

I’d love to see a multi player online version of this where you get a whole town and one of the inhabitants found Kate knocked out or something and brings her into town and due to her being there slender man comes and the last person to survive becomes the new proxy.

Verzweíflung is Germanic for Despair or Desperation. Given the context I believe it is Despair; which is a German novel worth the read it has been noted as one of the potential inspirations for Slenderman.

dude what a throw back, i remember when this game came out, they really did justice. makes me miss being a kid

CR was Carl Ross, a boy who had similar hallucinations as Kate, and while writing her, grew to have feelings. The only time you see his full name is during the prologue as theres a note near the trash that says his name.

This isn't the end of Slender The Arrival. We are getting new dlc chapters and multiplayer next year. Confirmed by Blue Isle themselves.

Oh lordy... here we go. Hello from Idaho!!

U right. Could be a cosmic horror creature that just likes earth for whatever reason. Great connection!

the stabbing you mentioned is actually called the slenderman stabbing, In May 2014, Weier and Morgan Geyser-both 12 at the time-lured their 12-year-old friend Payton Leutner into the woods following a birthday sleepover. Geyser stabbed Leutner 19 times using a knife from her home, before the two left their injured friend to die. Leutner miraculously survived after crawling out of the woods for help. Weier and Geyser later told investigators the attack was an attempted offering to the fictional internet character Slender Man, whom they believed would kill their families otherwise. The shocking details of the case and its connection to the urban legend drew national attention, with HBO airing a documentary titled Beware the Slenderman about the incident in 2017.

I noticed at 30:00 when you entered the mine you added a pinch of reverb to your voice. Not only does your content seem genuine, but those little creative choices and details highlight the atmosphere of the game rather than detract (like some over-reactors with constant SFX for stimulation). Your commitment to enjoying games while providing an entertaining experience, both through you and the game you play, really shine through here as a new viewer and I can see why your content seems to be greatly appreciated by many people

You’re right, the girl did crawl her way to help like a badass! One of the girls were released on supervised watch but has recently had her ankle monitor removed. The other girl is still in an asylum.

I think we can all agree the worst feelings in horror games is being chased, being watched, and not knowing what is doing the previous two. Slender brought all of those feeling together and we all love it. Please keep bringing the amazing world of indie horror to us, you beautiful horror lover IGP.

This is actually refreshing, it feels like Slender Man is finally scary again after years of mediocre content. Hell, Arrival itself was pretty lacklustre on release, they had to add extra areas in the beginning and the farm level in an update to make it decent. But this 10th anniversary edition improves on the original so much, I honestly think it’s way more unsettling this time around. The graphics, the chapter with the father, even just the little adjustments like giving Slendy subtle, understated animations makes everything hit so much harder.

Slender the Arrival was a massive improvement over the original. I bet the only reason it flunked was because people were so sick of Slwnder Men at the point it came out

9:15 That is such a classic IGP reaction (long scream) "Kaaaaate?????"

IGP your screams always make me laugh your one of the only indie game promoters I find entertaining

I love how this has been established now, making this cosmic can turn this into some many things like slenderman having some kind of connection with the yellow king or something similar I’m stoked!!

Maaaaan, the team really outdid themselves with this remake because this properly had all of the hairs on the back of my neck standing at all times during your playthrough.

yeah the girl did in fact survive, cause shes just that badass

Bro, seeing the difference between your gameplay style back in the day vs. gameplay style now is an absolutely HUGE difference. You actually pay attention to the game mechanics and are more careful when play while immersing yourself in the atmosphere of the game. I remember the only game of yours I had trouble watching was phantasmal, cuz you were ignoring the game mechanics and just running around wildly. Huge difference now and improvement.

I think that it would be cool to see some more Slenderman gameplay, but with both you and your wife. This is an awesome, nostalgic video! Can't wait to see what's next!

Dude, I love your content! Omg I'm so excited to watch this video. Your channel has seriously gotten me through so much, and you've become a comfort content creator for me. Thank you for everything you do, IGP ❤

1:44 You're describing autumn in Sweden. It's only beatuiful when in sunshine. The rest of the time it just gets at like 5PM. (Sweden is on same latitude as Alaska)

I love you IGP! The terror you go through for our enjoyment, it’s both hilarious and fun to go through with you

This game actually cost me a GCSE qualification in art! (Worth it, lol) Seeing this notification in my inbox just now was such an incredible pleasure. Thank you for the nostalgia trip, @IGP !

I love how we got to see in real time, that Indie doesn’t skip much worth anything, save for some boring walking sim filler, or telling us when he needs to go drop a deuce 🤘😂💜

Hey IGP, been watching your videos for years and I love how your style has evolved!

Grew up on this game! Crazy to see the change!

The worst part of these uploads, is I feel like I need to wait to watch them. I have to wait so I can savor every minute. I always hate when the video is over and I have to wait for the next one. 😢 love you igp.

i love the fact that i now know that you use a software to make it sound like your in the room and have accurate echos it messed with my head at first but i really enjoy it now.

Woah! Didn't expect to see you play this, love you IGP

4:34 Damn.....This new updated version is a surprise to be sure. But a very welcome and nostalgic one. Brings back memories.

Awe yissss. Igp and a plate of dinner make for the perfect start to my weekend. Thank you!❤

loving the longer videos!!! slenderman is an old fav, always fun to see you play

30:52 the echo while ur reading inside the warehouse was a great touch really I had to second guess myself if it was in game audio or a filter

its amazing how slenderman is still a relevant character even after 10+ years

IGP is always making my day with these scary games

IGP, I have been watching ur videos for about four years now, and really love them, I really dig horror campaign type games, and I have yet to see how this one goes. Will let you know what I think when the video is over, keep going strong dude.

This game freaked me out so bad even watching IGP playing it made me jump and gave me a heart attack

I think players and critics have been hard on this game in the past, but I'm glad it's starting to get the praise it deserves.

Dude I've wanted to see a return of slenderman for so long, I loved when it took over the internet

This game scared the shit out of everyone in my school when this originally came out, miss the good old days.

Also I always viewed Slendernan as a cosmic entity but at the time I didn’t really have a word for it. Never viewed him as a slasher villain, man I keep grinning through this, amazing nostalgia.

Dang IGP blessed us with another 1hr+ video 💙 do we even deserve this?

Wow ten years have gone by already for this game? I remember when this first came out!

I'm late to this party, but dang was this scarier than I remember! A great video IGP I'm glad you covered this or I might not have discovered that it was updated

The callback to Gen. Zero was nice! Watching you and Icy play it so long got me into it. And now it's one of my fav games (just wish i had more people to play it with). they've added quite a bit since you and Icy used to play it. new enemies, some updates to old ones (i can't remember if the 'uber nemisis' was in back then). Lots of areas have gotten updates, and I swear even some a lot more recently, even in the time I've been playing it. Would be cool to see you dive back in!

The new additions to this game definitely took inspiration from the original lore about his Proxies as seen in Marble Hornets (The College RU-vid Episodes).

Your game completely skipped the house windows and doors scene wtf.

Dude, first time watching you and love the editing. Really atmospheric.

Wow! This was just amazing and unlocked SO many memories. I used to be OBSESSED with Slenderman and the original Creepypasta classics. So this was a blast to watch, amazing! :)

Hi

Yeah another horror

I discovered your content about 2 weeks ago and can't get enough. Your reactions are so great.

Another great gameplay. Give it a 100 out of 10 lol. I tell myself I need to stop watching these scary videos at night but that's the perfect time to watch them even though all the scares hurts me lol

Can't believe they remand slender man

slenderman the 8 pages was actually how i learned of him and then a creepypasta fan comic taught me of the proxies and other creepypastas so seeing you play this brings me back to when i first learned of him

You’re finally playing this game!! Loved this game so much and was able to play way back in the day when they dropped it on Xbox 360, definitely an all time great!

I love how everything has a connection to incomprehensible entities for you lmao, it's awesome

I appreciate the editing of your voice to match the in game environment. Nice detail

im loving the surge of videos, your content is my absolute FAVORITE dude keep it up

I swear IGP's reactions to jump scares scare me more than the jump scare.

yay, another video of my favorite sometimes silly/cosmic horror enthusiast/amazing person for as long as I can tell, Indie