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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.
Mar 11, 2016 · 1h 55m
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Documentary
Crime

PLOT

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

Morgan Geyser
Self
Anissa Weier
Self
Payton Leutner
Self (archive footage)
Angie Geyser
Self
William Weier
Self
Michael O. Bohren
Self
Michelle Trussoni
Self
Kristi Weier
Self
Directed by Irene Taylor

DETAILS

Status
Released
Original language
EN
Budget
—
Revenue
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Production
Vermilion Films, HBO Documentary Films
Country
US

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