books Slenderman vs. Boogieman

[Cranium Tyranus 216]

As we move further into the technological age, you don't hear about the old school monsters that would keep kids awake at night, cowering under their covers in order to get some kind of reprieve from some night ghoul just waiting for the right moment to, "get cha!".

 

However, recently there have been multiple contenders arising to the challenge to keep kids wetting their PJ's before filling their heads with nightmares most obscene. Today we put one of the most iconic terrors from yesteryear, The Boogieman. Against the poster monster for today's cast of Internet born behemoths, The Slenderman.

 

The Boogieman stats:

 

The Boogieman, the name alone is enough to send shivers down most adults spines (mine included) he is an entity of pure evil and darkness. His origin is unknown, though the earliest interpretation of this specter of scary can be dated back to 1797, in a painting by an artist named Goya, entitled, 'Here comes the Boogieman' Goya is of Hispanic origin, placing the known starting point of the Boogieman's legend in Spain, Mexico, Guatamala, or even as early as the Aztecs.

 

He is mainly a tale told by parents to scare children into compliant behavior, as such, there is no set look to the Boogieman, nor is there a consistent pattern to his behavior. In some cases, he scratches at the window of children who haven't told their parents something bad that they did, in others, he hides in the closet until the parents go to sleep, he then bursts forth and takes the child into the closet world, never to be seen again. Perhaps the lamest of his appearances is that he simply waits for children to go to sleep, then tickles thier feet from under the bed, not allowing the child to sleep unless they seek shelter in their parents room, though this could also scar a child for life should the child 'walk in' on their parents, 'wrestling'.

 

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Slenderman

 

The most accepted interpretation of the Slenderman's origin seems to be that he was born from a SomethingAwful.com forum, the focus was to post pictures about a paranormal entity around the Internet to see if it would catch on. In the Slenderman's case, it was like lighting a match in a room full of gasoline. Through pictures and a colorful lore, the Slenderman quickly became the pinnacle of terror, later spawning a series of video games, as well as an Internet movie production in the works.

 

The Slenderman however owes much of his popularity to the YouTube ARG series of videos known as "Entries" from user "MarbleHornets". The web series follows a series of tapes where the character Alex, is plagued by a tall man in a suit while trying to record his movie, 'Marble Hornets'. This series was then paradied by user, "CardGamesFTW", the creator of 'The Yugi-Oh Abriged Series', in this parody, the joke about Slenderman just wanting his '20 dollars' originated.

 

The Slenderman is described as being extremely tall and thin, and incredibly pale, with no face. He is also depicted as wearing a suit, a very fancy monster. His main targets according to his lore appear to be children, though he isn't above going after adults as well. He is noted as being able to stretch his limbs and torso to even greater lengths and contorting them in a sickening manner in order to instill fear into his prey. He is also noted as being able to produce tentacles from his body and position them for a variety of uses, such as movement, or to blend in to heavily wooded areas.

 

It is also stated that he is able to produce a light, which upon looking into it, cause the victim to walk irresistibly towards the Slenderman. He is also able to produce some sort of field of static that cause video cameras to stop working, the only thing most times a camera can make out is but a silhouette of a tall figure. The way Slenderman dispatches his victims vary from telling to telling. Sometimes the victim is just never seen or heard from again, others they are impaled to tree branches, thier organs being removed, stuffed into plastic bags, then reinserted back into the abdomen. His most frightening way to hunt however is to stalk an individual for days, allowing the victim to see him every so often, bringing the individual to near insanity from fear, before finally taking them, kicking and screaming.

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So that's the run-down! Feel free to vote in the poll, that's why it's there, and leave comments on how you found out about the Boogieman and Slenderman.

 

(This seemed like the appropriate place for this topic, as it didn't seem like General discussion material, and isn't quite a game, but they both come from stories so.. Yeah, sorry if I posted in the wrong place.)

[WildCard 1,037]

I haven't heard a lot of the Boogieman, but whenever someone mentions him I think of the former hockey player Derek Boogaard who was nicknamed "Boogieman" and who died last year

 

 

Oh...and I that song

 

That's why Boogie wins for me

[Vicke 3,189]

Boogieman is a legend, Slenderman is just some over hyped crap.

I'm sorry, but it is.

 

Boogieman is what children grew up with, he is the guy that takes you if you have been bad.

Slenderman is a creepy tall guy who kids loves because of his recent game.

[Cranium Tyranus 216]

In a vote of 5 to 3, the Boogieman comes out the head honcho of horror! This topic wasn't so popular, so I doubt I'll do another, but a big thanks to those of you who participated!

[Marcato 2,144]

I legitimately find slenderman more scary than the boogie man. It might not necessarily be what kids are told about instead of the boogie man but then again he might be too freaky for that.

[Vicke 3,189]

 

/facehoof

 

People apparently don't know what the Boogie man is.

Boogieman is everyones deepest fear, he can be anything. Whatever you fear, thats what he becomes. He turns your fears against you.

 

I'm sorry, but those who voted for Slenderman voted for him because they never heard of Boogieman and because they know of the "scary" game called Slender

[thor9356 540]

I'm going with Slenderman on this one. I was introduced to him back in 2010 during Marble Hornets 1st season and because of this frightful figure I have ended up developing insomnia. Of course now it doesn't scare me as much as I have come up for various reasons why he is stalking me.

 

1. I dropped/forgot my wallet

 

2. He wants to give me a hug

 

3. I owe him 20 dollars for that football game I bet on.

Edited October 5, 2012 by thor9356

[SrFrog 928]

Those little brats today have become way to unsensitized to that stuff. Though, I do Gotta give it to the boogieman since he does have a larger appeal.

[EpicMuffinTime 216]

I do like Slender, but I'm going with the Boogieman. Slenderman is relatively new and most kid kids probably don't even know about him. I just heard about Slenderman two months ago actually. Boogieman has been around for centuries, compared to Slender, who's only been around for a couple years maybe, not even that.

[Darker 1,352]

I love both, but since the Boogieman is a legendary creature that has existed since eons, either on a fight or ina contest of how's better, Slendy has no chance.

[Khaoios 1,970]

Boogieman is "legendary", Slenderman is "utter bullshit".