Why Slenderman became a moral panic [Ad-free] [Extended]
Added 2025-07-23 07:00:08 +0000 UTCWhat is the creepiest thing you’ve ever seen on the internet? For many people, it was Slenderman. This particularly lithe fellow started off as kind of a fun, spooky thing, and then of course got out of hand and caused a panic both on- and offline. We’re joined by Kaelyn Moore of Heart Starts Pounding to talk about his role taking creepypasta mainstream, and how Slenderman is still lurking in our cultural consciousness over 16 years since making his first appearance on Something Awful.
Our guest Kaelyn Moore hosts Hearts Starts Pounding, a show about folklore and other creepy stuff, which you can find anywhere you listen to podcasts or @heartstartspounding on all the socials.
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Mary Pusterla
2025-07-27 00:19:01 +0000 UTCthe dare
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2025-07-23 08:52:54 +0000 UTC
