The Slender Man

Over the break, I spent a decent amount of time reading "The Slender Man", by Dexter Morgenstern, as opposed to an informative book called "Chew On This" (sorry Mr. Craddock). Anyway, the book is a horror/mystery novel based upon the internet-born urban legend known as The Slender Man.

 

He blends in very well. 

As a bit of background, the Slender Man is a specter of legend made famous and created by the internet, known to be stalking humans for centuries. He is depicted as a tall, thin man with no face hair or face, pale, a black suit, and red tie. As expected from a novel born from the internet, it is a rather simple read. Difficult words are few and far and the author sticks to a common style. Sadly, there are quite a few grammatical errors within the book, and the style has an odd way of writing dialogue that can leave readers confused.

The novel follows the perspective of a freshman named Alyssa Redwood. After a tragic accident that claims the lives of numerous elementary students, with her brother being the sole survivor, she is stalked by the legend himself, the Slender Man. As people begin children and teens alike begin disappearing within the rather small town, Alyssa soon discovers that she must learn how to combat the being before she and her brother become then next victims. 

Once you are able to get past the grammatical and formatting errors, the book is actually very enjoyable. The plot extends past the baseline knowledge of the internet and revolves around its own original ideas. It appears the author knows that if anyone buys the book, it will largely be people that already have background knowledge of the Slender Man. As one of those people, I found myself rooting for the Slender Man as opposed to the main character, but that may be because she can be hated by the reader, if that was intended.

I mean how could you not love that face?

I still found some issues, such as: *SPOLIERS* The grandmother had a bit too much of the information surrounding the Slender Man. Plus, the excessive use of the word "fiend" got a bit ridiculous. 

Nevertheless, the book is still worth the read, despite its issues.