Slender Man was all the Internet rage back in the 2000s, starting as a Creepypasta and exploding into fan fiction and online lore. So it was only a matter of time until someone made a movie about him/it. The only reason I bothered to watch 2018's Slender Man is because my son, who was seven at the time, and his friends were all about Slender Man. He is featured in Roblox games, and was the talk of the elementary school playground. He's since been usurped by Siren Head, another online ghoul. I wanted to see what Hollywood would do with such a creation. And I was intrigued by the real-life stabbing the character inspired, which is documented brilliantly in the HBO film Beware the Slenderman . Sylvain White's flick is basic big-studio horror, rich in atmosphere and well shot, but not all that scary. It features a pretty, young cast that includes Joey King, Julia Goldani Telles and Jaz Sinclair, and is about a group of friends who summon Slender Man, with expected re...

Beware the Slenderman is a doc I've wanted to watch since it was first announced a year and a half ago. I'd become fascinated with this bit of Internet-created folklore, partly because of how pervasive Slenderman has become in our culture, and partly because my then four-year-old son and his friends talked abut him like I'd talked about the Boogeyman.

Jason, Shawn and Amy are back on The X for another hour of music and banter related to all things entertainment! And what an hour it is, as the Terrible Trio tackle a movie review and a pair of subjects one wouldn't normally lump together -- Internet memes and comic-book movies.

We live in interesting times when an Internet creation can compel someone to commit a crime and become the focus of a documentary. But, the same can be said -- I'd assume anyway -- of any popular medium. Comics were blamed for corrupting the morals of children, music has caused listeners to worship the devil, and now an online phenomenon known as Slenderman is the focus of a new documentary film.