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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.”
6.5 / 10• 2016• 1h 55m•NR• English
DocumentaryCrime
Storyline
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?
Cast & Crew
Morgan Geyser
Self
Lead
Anissa Weier
Self
Payton Leutner
Self (archive footage)
AG
Angie Geyser
Self
WW
William Weier
Self
MO
Michael O. Bohren
Self
MT
Michelle Trussoni
Self
KW
Kristi Weier
Self
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Irene Taylor's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Beware the Slenderman is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
