Beware the Slenderman
On May 31st, 2014, in the woods outside of Waukesha, Wisconsin, two 12-year old girls stabbed their classmate 19 times. This is the true story of what drove them to do it.
2016 | 115m | English
Popularity: 0.7 (history)
| Director: | Irene Taylor |
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| Writer: | |
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| In this horrifyingly modern fairytale lurks an online Boogeyman and two 12-year-old girls who would kill for him. The entrance to the internet quickly leads to its darkest basement. How responsible are our children for what they find there? | |
| Release Date: | Mar 11, 2016 |
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| Director: | Irene Taylor |
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| Genres: | Crime, Documentary |
| Keywords | schizophrenia, wisconsin, bullying, internet, stabbing, woman director, meme, slender man, criminal trial, creepypasta, crime |
| Production Companies | HBO Documentary Films, Vermilion Films |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 04, 2026 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Morgan Geyser | Self |
| Anissa Weier | Self |
| Payton Leutner | Self (archive footage) |
| Angie Geyser | Self |
| William Weier | Self |
| Michael O. Bohren | Self |
| Michelle Trussoni | Self |
| Kristi Weier | Self |
| Trevor J. Blank | Self |
| Brad Kim | Self |
| Richard Dawkins | Self |
| Jack Zipes | Self |
| Tom Haynes | Self |
| Abigail Baird | Self |
| Shelly Fisher | Self |
| Matt Geyser | Self |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Irene Taylor | Director |
| Gladys Murphy | Editor |
| Linda Lichter | Legal Services |
| Nick Midwig | Director of Photography |
| Benoît Charest | Original Music Composer |
| Lance Limbocker | Sound Mixer, Sound Designer |
| Emily von W. Gilbert | Assistant Editor |
| Karina Lomelin Ripper | Research Assistant |
| Ashley Michael Karitis | Research Assistant |
| Evan Anthony | Online Editor |
| Name | Title |
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| Irene Taylor | Producer |
| Sophie Harris | Producer |
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