While his characteristics are nebulously defined, he is generally described by certain hallmarks:
: The original posts included cryptic captions—supposedly from witnesses—describing the abduction of fourteen children. Slender Man
The character was created by (using the pseudonym "Victor Surge") for a Photoshop contest on the Something Awful forum. Knudsen posted two edited black-and-white photos of children with a thin, spectral figure lurking in the background. While his characteristics are nebulously defined, he is