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.”
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?
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Cast
16 people
Irene Taylor Director · Benoît Charest Composer Nick Midwig Cinematographer
United States release March 11, 2016 · Produced in United States · Languages English, Spanish
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Vermilion Films
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HBO Documentary Films
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Vermilon Films
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United States
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Original language
English
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English · Spanish
Release dates
Netherlands · March 11, 2016
Limited theatrical
United States · March 11, 2016
Premiere · South by Southwest Film Festival
United States
May 6, 2016 · Premiere · Montclair Film Festival
January 23, 2017 · TV · HBO
Canada
May 4, 2016 · Premiere · Hot Docs International Documentary Festival
Germany
June 2, 2017 · TV
Romania
March 11, 2016 · Theatrical
Sweden
March 11, 2016 · Digital
United Kingdom
March 25, 2026 · Digital
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