FOLK Pt 13: Slender Man (2018) & Viral Folk Horror
The Evolution of Horror
Mike Muncer
4.8 • 1.7K Ratings
🗓️ 14 September 2018
⏱️ 95 minutes
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Summary
This week Mike is joined by digital guru Alex Ayling to discuss Marble Hornets, Creepy Pastas and all things viral folk horror, ending with a (spoiler-free...ish) review of SLENDER MAN (2018).
Music by Jack Whitney.
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Alex Ayling is Head of Digital Studios at BBC Studios and can be found on TWITTER.
Mike Muncer is a producer, podcaster and film journalist and can be found on TWITTER
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| 0:00.0 | The We never thought she could possibly believe that it was real. |
| 0:23.0 | People are captivated by the man. |
| 0:27.0 | Throughout history, folklore has given a voice to our fears. |
| 0:31.0 | I'm Aaron Naki. This is Lord. |
| 0:37.0 | These kids are hurting someone. |
| 0:39.0 | Just like Jesus. |
| 0:42.0 | Bigger than the tallest fruit. |
| 0:44.0 | Fear the man, the slender man. |
| 0:47.0 | For he can do what no one can. Welcome back to the evolution of horror. My name is Mike and as ever I am your host. |
| 1:01.4 | If you're tuning in for the first time then welcome. In this |
| 1:04.0 | podcast we explore and dissect the evolution of the horror genre by looking at |
| 1:08.1 | particular sub-genres across several weeks. We are currently in the middle of |
| 1:12.1 | exploring the evolution of folk horror and this is part |
| 1:15.5 | 13 in which we've moved right up to the present day. We will be exploring the online world of |
| 1:21.5 | digital folk horror and we are going to finish with a review of |
| 1:25.1 | Slendendendendaman from 2018. Now we're going to try and keep everything in |
| 1:30.7 | this episode spoiler free however we may reveal a few minor |
| 1:35.1 | spoilers for slender man so just be warned we didn't think it was worth doing a |
| 1:39.8 | whole spoiler section for that movie because to be honest there's not a whole lot to |
| 1:43.7 | discuss but we do talk about a couple of moments in the film and give away a |
| 1:49.1 | few minor plot points but to be honest I wouldn't worry too much about it. |
| 1:54.3 | Before we get started and I introduce my brand new guest here are a few contact |
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