Beware the Slenderman

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.

Directed by Irene Taylor

Produced by Vermilion Films, HBO Documentary Films

2016115 min6.5 / 10

A deeply unsettling documentary that examines how internet mythology and mental illness converged to drive two children toward violence, raising urgent questions about culpability and digital influence.

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?

Questions people ask

  • Is Beware the Slenderman scary? Yes, very. More frightening than 94% of films.

  • Is Beware the Slenderman easy watching? No. Less comforting than 92% of films.

  • Is Beware the Slenderman sad? Yes, very. More sad than 91% of films.

  • Does Beware the Slenderman end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 83% of films.

  • Is Beware the Slenderman violent? Yes. More violent than 80% of films.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

48/ 100

Cinnamon Score

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Familiar shape, done well.

Rarity54

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Surprise44

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Love45

How much audiences actually like it

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