Hey guys, as I said on unForum, we're making one last post to tell you where we were going to go with this before we decided to stop it where we were.
So, in the beginning, it was going to be about a war between the light and the dark, with Devon being on the side of the light and Isaac being on the side of darkness. The light was attempting to cleanse the world of darkness, and the darkness was more or less trying to take over the world. We were eventually going to split it into two blogs, one for Devon and one for Isaac, with each basically being the headquarters for each side respectively. The players would choose what side they wanted to be on and they'd work against the other side towards their goals. If the darkness had won, everyone in the ARG would have died, and if the light won... Well, only Devon would have died.
Now, in the beginning, it was meant to be a friendly thing that a couple of friends and I decided to do for kicks. We started with a basic idea. Slender Man following someone and eventually one of them would die or disappear. We then decided to make it our own and add our own elements to the Slender Man mythos, thus the legend of the darkness and light and the other Slender Men were created.
Eventually, I started to get more or less obsessed with the ARG and making it something big. In my obsessiveness, I eventually irritated one of my friends to the point of quitting the ARG. So then I desperately searched for someone to take over the roll that the friend had left empty, Isaac. Finally, the job went to a friend of ours, Leo, and it was good for a while.
I then started to lose interest in the blog, as a lot of my ideas weren't going into the ARG and were simply disregarded and were considered "jumping the shark". So I eventually stopped putting ideas in all together and basically let Leo do whatever he wanted with the blog.
Eventually, the ARG started falling apart. From the post "Good news? Kinda." and on, we were just posting with no or little planning, thus making it very unorganized and, inevitably, uninteresting. A lot of the ideas that were put into the ARG were taken from other sources. (e.g. JAFool and Marble Hornets) We had done this at the beginning, only taking minor details from the other Slender Man ARG's and making them work in ours. We were going to move away from this and use all our original ideas, but Leo eventually ran out of ideas and used a journal as a point of interest in the ARG.
Where the blog was going to go before we quit, was the Doctor, Leonard Mengele, was going to be the human connected to the red Slender Man, Katy was going to be connected to the black suited Slender Man, and Isaac was going to connected to the white. Katy, Isaac, and the Doc were going to be a few hundred years old, as when a Slender Man dies, the human dies, and vice versa. Katy and Isaac would be working to gain the light, which would start the world anew, cleansing the world of all its imperfections and darkness, whereas Devon and TTW were going to be trying to stop them, using the light to simply rid the world of the Slender Men.
After decreased player interactivity and increased trolling, we decided to throw in the towel and stop doing the ARG. We hope you guys enjoyed it while it was going and thank you all for your participation.
Sunday, March 14, 2010
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Hey guys, I've just gotten home from the doctor's place.
On the morning of the 8th I had another dream. Since I don't want to stress myself describing it, I had the same dream I had a few weeks ago, so I'll quote myself here:
I'm starting to get scared again. In the dream, there's a man in white standing in an open field. I see him off in the distance and decide to get a closer look at him. Once I get closer, he turns around and looks at me. And all of a sudden, the whole field is engulfed in fire and the man is right in front of me.
He picks me up by the throat and... I wake up. I wake up, covered in sweat. Last night, I had... red marks around my neck. Like the dream was real
So apparently, I woke up about 10 minutes later in the car. Isaac explained that I'd been trying to strangle myself in my sleep. We were on our way to the home of psychiatrist he knows.
About an hour later we arrived at the home of one Dr. Leonard Mengele. Isaac rapped on the door as Katy and I stood behind him and waited. When the Doctor opened the door, I was taken aback by the bright red bathrobe he was wearing. Then I got past the color we knew to relate to the Slender Man that attacked the other day, and saw a kind, balding man with small eyeglasses.
He greeted us and took us inside. My throat was still sore, so I let Isaac and Katy explain the problem, for the most part. He asked us each questions about what had happened earlier, what our daily activities were, any medications we were taking, etc. We were careful to leave out anything about the Slender Men.
After a while, he told us that we all seemed fine, aside from large amounts of stress, and couldn't find anything wrong with me that would make me try to strangle myself in my sleep, as we didn't tell him what the dream was. He told us he'd come over in a few days to check up on me again. We then stood up, thanked him and returned home, feeling slightly better about the ordeal.
On the morning of the 8th I had another dream. Since I don't want to stress myself describing it, I had the same dream I had a few weeks ago, so I'll quote myself here:
I'm starting to get scared again. In the dream, there's a man in white standing in an open field. I see him off in the distance and decide to get a closer look at him. Once I get closer, he turns around and looks at me. And all of a sudden, the whole field is engulfed in fire and the man is right in front of me.
He picks me up by the throat and... I wake up. I wake up, covered in sweat. Last night, I had... red marks around my neck. Like the dream was real
So apparently, I woke up about 10 minutes later in the car. Isaac explained that I'd been trying to strangle myself in my sleep. We were on our way to the home of psychiatrist he knows.
About an hour later we arrived at the home of one Dr. Leonard Mengele. Isaac rapped on the door as Katy and I stood behind him and waited. When the Doctor opened the door, I was taken aback by the bright red bathrobe he was wearing. Then I got past the color we knew to relate to the Slender Man that attacked the other day, and saw a kind, balding man with small eyeglasses.
He greeted us and took us inside. My throat was still sore, so I let Isaac and Katy explain the problem, for the most part. He asked us each questions about what had happened earlier, what our daily activities were, any medications we were taking, etc. We were careful to leave out anything about the Slender Men.
After a while, he told us that we all seemed fine, aside from large amounts of stress, and couldn't find anything wrong with me that would make me try to strangle myself in my sleep, as we didn't tell him what the dream was. He told us he'd come over in a few days to check up on me again. We then stood up, thanked him and returned home, feeling slightly better about the ordeal.
Sunday, March 7, 2010
An explanation.
Alright, we've taken a break from repairs for the night, we've just finished explaining our problem to Katy. We've also introduced her to the blog. She may or may not decide to comment every now and then, and she'll also be occasionally using Isaac's Twitter.
So the two of them had been studying all day and all night for a couple of days. They'd gotten their hands on some kind of... journal, for lack of a better word. It was from a Slender Man. Well, not quite a full one. One that was moving that way, like thetreeswatch is now.
His speech and writing were very fragmented. He was almost completely insane, from the looks of it. He almost became a total Slender Man before he died. We don't know his name, his identity seems to have vanished with his sanity. In his journal, from the parts we can read, he was fine until one of the Slender Men took interest in him. He talked of a white-suited man at first, and then it got stranger.
He talked of attacks on his house, his friends, and his family. There was a pattern in his entries though. Every twenty days the entry would either look different or be absent completely. When it was present, the writing scrawled all over the page, not paying attention to the margins or directions the sentences went. It was almost like someone was moving the book about while he was writing. Sentences would suddenly curve, change directions, stop suddenly. This is where that whole "power period" thing I'd talked about had occurred. The journal was in horrible shape. Parts of the papers were missing, the back cover was completely missing.
Isaac's calling me into the other room. I'll explain more later.
So the two of them had been studying all day and all night for a couple of days. They'd gotten their hands on some kind of... journal, for lack of a better word. It was from a Slender Man. Well, not quite a full one. One that was moving that way, like thetreeswatch is now.
His speech and writing were very fragmented. He was almost completely insane, from the looks of it. He almost became a total Slender Man before he died. We don't know his name, his identity seems to have vanished with his sanity. In his journal, from the parts we can read, he was fine until one of the Slender Men took interest in him. He talked of a white-suited man at first, and then it got stranger.
He talked of attacks on his house, his friends, and his family. There was a pattern in his entries though. Every twenty days the entry would either look different or be absent completely. When it was present, the writing scrawled all over the page, not paying attention to the margins or directions the sentences went. It was almost like someone was moving the book about while he was writing. Sentences would suddenly curve, change directions, stop suddenly. This is where that whole "power period" thing I'd talked about had occurred. The journal was in horrible shape. Parts of the papers were missing, the back cover was completely missing.
Isaac's calling me into the other room. I'll explain more later.
Saturday, March 6, 2010
Sorry about last weeks post, guys. We were a bit stressed over here at the house, and I was rushed into making the post just before an attack. Here's what happened.
I was asleep down the hall from where Katy and Isaac were studying. Isaac woke me up and started explaining to me what the two of them had learned. I hurriedly typed out a post which as I started editing, we heard a scream from the other room.
I clicked the button and the two of us ran in to the other room. Katy was curled up in the corner. Glass was strewn everywhere, and we caught a glimpse of a bright red suit as the Slender Man darted away.
Isaac and I pulled her up and we hurried down the hall into the bathroom, where we put her inside and closed the door to keep her safe. We then rushed around the house locking down doors and closing all the windows. On the other side of the house we heard one of the doors we'd locked smash against the wall- it'd been broken open. We both turned and leapt into the bathroom door which Katy opened before us as she heard us coming.
We locked the door behind us and sat huddled in the back of the bathroom, as we listened to the Slender Man ravage Isaac's home. We listened as tables were smashed, windows were shattered and as the Slender Man slashed at walls, the floor, everything his tentacles had reach of.
And then all was quiet.
We must have remained inside Isaac's bathroom for another thirty minutes before Isaac gathered the courage to stand up and open the door. He motioned to us that it was safe, and we came out with him.
Everything was torn apart. The only thing remaining was the rooms themselves, even one of the walls leading to Isaac's room was smashed down. His notes and all that we've learned had been taken. As we looked around, we saw that the Slender Man had gouged We Know. into the door leading to the bathroom we'd been hiding in.
And then the power cut out. Later we'd learned that the circuit breaker had been ripped from the wall and thrown into the windshield of my car.
Power's just been restored within the last few minutes, so I had Katy bring her laptop over to make this post. Sorry for keeping you busy. The last couple of days have been hell. I've got to go help Isaac with repairs, so I'll explain what I'd said before the attack further later on.
I was asleep down the hall from where Katy and Isaac were studying. Isaac woke me up and started explaining to me what the two of them had learned. I hurriedly typed out a post which as I started editing, we heard a scream from the other room.
I clicked the
Isaac and I pulled her up and we hurried down the hall into the bathroom, where we put her inside and closed the door to keep her safe. We then rushed around the house locking down doors and closing all the windows. On the other side of the house we heard one of the doors we'd locked smash against the wall- it'd been broken open. We both turned and leapt into the bathroom door which Katy opened before us as she heard us coming.
We locked the door behind us and sat huddled in the back of the bathroom, as we listened to the Slender Man ravage Isaac's home. We listened as tables were smashed, windows were shattered and as the Slender Man slashed at walls, the floor, everything his tentacles had reach of.
And then all was quiet.
We must have remained inside Isaac's bathroom for another thirty minutes before Isaac gathered the courage to stand up and open the door. He motioned to us that it was safe, and we came out with him.
Everything was torn apart. The only thing remaining was the rooms themselves, even one of the walls leading to Isaac's room was smashed down. His notes and all that we've learned had been taken. As we looked around, we saw that the Slender Man had gouged We Know. into the door leading to the bathroom we'd been hiding in.
And then the power cut out. Later we'd learned that the circuit breaker had been ripped from the wall and thrown into the windshield of my car.
Power's just been restored within the last few minutes, so I had Katy bring her laptop over to make this post. Sorry for keeping you busy. The last couple of days have been hell. I've got to go help Isaac with repairs, so I'll explain what I'd said before the attack further later on.
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
Katy's over again. Her and Isaac have been studying really hard lately. Though I'm not sure if studying is the only thing they're doing. Regardless, they've been making some progress. Nothing too substantial. They've only been reading up on old legends about Slender Man and Der Grossman, since Katy doesn't know about our situation. We've found out that every twenty days, the Slender Men gain a boost in their powers, making them twice as strong as usual. The increase in power is due to a Slender Man storing power until they finally can't handle it and go on a rage filled rampage. I haven't heard from thetreeswatch in a while, come to think of it...
Friday, February 26, 2010
So, Isaac and I have someone else helping us now, I guess. A girl from our college, Katy, came over the other day. Apparently she was a bit worried about us, as we haven't been at school in a while, and when we actually go we're pretty quiet. We got to talking. Told her we've been a bit busy with a stressful project. Isaac did most of the talking, as I really wasn't up for chatting, nor did I really know her that well. Isaac explained that we were doing a project on a local legend. Of course, it being a big thing around here, she guessed Slender Man. We chatted a bit more, and she agreed to help us with researching and things of the like. Apparently she has connections at the college, so her helping us might be beneficial.
Sunday, February 21, 2010
Good news? Kinda.
Well, I finally have some good news. As some of you probably remember, my sister went missing a while ago. The local authorities finally found her. Slightly less good news, she seems a bit... traumatized. She keeps talking about a man in a suit. I denied knowing anything about it when I was asked. The one thing I'm concerned about, besides her well-being, is how she got away from it though.
Isaac's made a breakthrough with the studying. He's been swamped with homework though, so he's not going to be able to post on the Twitter until at least tomorrow. I guess that's what he gets for neglecting the schoolwork.
Isaac's made a breakthrough with the studying. He's been swamped with homework though, so he's not going to be able to post on the Twitter until at least tomorrow. I guess that's what he gets for neglecting the schoolwork.
Thursday, February 18, 2010
Okay, I finally have all this straightened out. Took a while for it all to solidify.
So, as you all know, I went to meet thetreeswatch. At first, I wasn't sure if he was going to show up. I waited in the spot (the same spot Isaac and I saw the man in white) for about twenty minutes. I was about to leave when I heard a voice behind me. I turned around... and saw a face in the trees. I almost freaked out because I thought he was just a face. I looked harder and saw that he did, in face, have a body. Before I could get any closer, he spoke.
His voice was so calming. I felt like all my worries were being washed away. He told me to relax. That I was safe. And he continued by telling me what was happening.
Now... here's where it gets weird. As... far as I understand it, there's a... demon or... something of the like going around... turning people into... basically a mirror image of itself. But not only do these people look like it... They act like it too. Going around doing the same thing the original does. Like a disease of some sort.
I started to wonder how he knew all this, but, as if reading my mind, he stepped forward and gave me the answer.
Thetreeswatch is one of these... Slender men. Not fully, but... He's on his way there. His body was tall and skinny. But his face... his face was normal. I could see some signs of changing. As if... As if it was eating him from the feet up. I tried to run, but... I couldn't. I was stuck to that spot. He went on.
He told me that it was him that I saw on that first night. He was the one watching me, as I was watching him. Apparently he's been around longer than that, watching and protecting me. He wouldn't... tell me why this thing is after me. What I did to antagonize it. He told me all the answers would become apparent over time. And with that... He left. Leaving me with more questions than answers.
Isaac's still been studying. It's been interfering with his schoolwork, not to mention his sleep and eating. He seems really dedicated...
-Alwayslookback
So, as you all know, I went to meet thetreeswatch. At first, I wasn't sure if he was going to show up. I waited in the spot (the same spot Isaac and I saw the man in white) for about twenty minutes. I was about to leave when I heard a voice behind me. I turned around... and saw a face in the trees. I almost freaked out because I thought he was just a face. I looked harder and saw that he did, in face, have a body. Before I could get any closer, he spoke.
His voice was so calming. I felt like all my worries were being washed away. He told me to relax. That I was safe. And he continued by telling me what was happening.
Now... here's where it gets weird. As... far as I understand it, there's a... demon or... something of the like going around... turning people into... basically a mirror image of itself. But not only do these people look like it... They act like it too. Going around doing the same thing the original does. Like a disease of some sort.
I started to wonder how he knew all this, but, as if reading my mind, he stepped forward and gave me the answer.
Thetreeswatch is one of these... Slender men. Not fully, but... He's on his way there. His body was tall and skinny. But his face... his face was normal. I could see some signs of changing. As if... As if it was eating him from the feet up. I tried to run, but... I couldn't. I was stuck to that spot. He went on.
He told me that it was him that I saw on that first night. He was the one watching me, as I was watching him. Apparently he's been around longer than that, watching and protecting me. He wouldn't... tell me why this thing is after me. What I did to antagonize it. He told me all the answers would become apparent over time. And with that... He left. Leaving me with more questions than answers.
Isaac's still been studying. It's been interfering with his schoolwork, not to mention his sleep and eating. He seems really dedicated...
-Alwayslookback
Saturday, February 13, 2010
I'm feeling a hell of a lot better. I can actually walk with a minimum of pain.
So, saying that, I'm going to meet with thetreeswatch tonight. I don't know if he's going to be there. I don't know what's going to happen. I don't know what he wants, but I'm going. He has to have some answers for me. He must know why this is happening. He must know how to stop it.
I'm leaving in half an hour. I hope nothing keeps me from getting there.
-Neverlookback
So, saying that, I'm going to meet with thetreeswatch tonight. I don't know if he's going to be there. I don't know what's going to happen. I don't know what he wants, but I'm going. He has to have some answers for me. He must know why this is happening. He must know how to stop it.
I'm leaving in half an hour. I hope nothing keeps me from getting there.
-Neverlookback
Wednesday, February 10, 2010
I feel like I'm slowly dieing. My cuts are throbbing and, suffice to say, haven't healed yet. I can barely get out of bed, let alone walk down the hallway to go to the bathroom. Isaac's still hitting the books pretty hard. I glanced at his Twitter last night and saw that he was studying how to contact the light. At least I know he's doing something productive.
I don't think I'm up for meeting with thetreeswatch just yet. It's not just because I can barely walk, but I'm not sure if I trust him 100% yet. He seems like he wants to help, but something just seems off about him.
Maybe I'll feel like meeting up with him when I heal up. Until then, I'm gonna lay around in bed and watch movies.
-Neverlookback
I don't think I'm up for meeting with thetreeswatch just yet. It's not just because I can barely walk, but I'm not sure if I trust him 100% yet. He seems like he wants to help, but something just seems off about him.
Maybe I'll feel like meeting up with him when I heal up. Until then, I'm gonna lay around in bed and watch movies.
-Neverlookback
Monday, February 8, 2010
Apologies
My fault. Subdued one, lost other, three on two, losing battle, scales tipped in unfavorable direction, don't know the course of the rapids. Dreamers dream, going through life with eyes closed, we see, going through life wishing we could be like them again, wishing we didn't know the truth, didn't know the end. The end of the story book, no happily ever after, no sleep of dreams, merely dreamless reality full of despair, with him watching at every corner. No, not him, they.
Tried to deny it, cannot any longer. We must meet, you and I, at a safe location. The woods, hiding in plain site, hoping he won't catch on.
You must not inform Isaac.
You ever have one of those times when you wake up and you instantly think "Fuck"? Yeeeeah, that's how I'm feeling right now.
I... I'm not exactly sure what happened. I remember... being surrounded by darkness. And I remember... three figures. If I try to remember more I start getting a head ache.
Apparently Isaac found me passed out in front of our door. Apparently he was about to go out for a walk and clear his head. He patched me up a bit, brought me to my bed, and has been studying pretty hard ever since.
You'd think I'd be able to sleep after something like that, but I can't seem to get any shut eye.
I... I'm not exactly sure what happened. I remember... being surrounded by darkness. And I remember... three figures. If I try to remember more I start getting a head ache.
Apparently Isaac found me passed out in front of our door. Apparently he was about to go out for a walk and clear his head. He patched me up a bit, brought me to my bed, and has been studying pretty hard ever since.
You'd think I'd be able to sleep after something like that, but I can't seem to get any shut eye.
Sunday, February 7, 2010
where am i. who am i. how am i.
how did we get here? why are we here? what point is there in our existence?
do we serve some greater purpose? or are we just... here for no reason?
if we're here for no reason... then what's the point in even being here?
if we serve some greater purpose... what is it? how do we go about fulfilling it?
the darkness comes again.
how did we get here? why are we here? what point is there in our existence?
do we serve some greater purpose? or are we just... here for no reason?
if we're here for no reason... then what's the point in even being here?
if we serve some greater purpose... what is it? how do we go about fulfilling it?
the darkness comes again.
Thursday, February 4, 2010
dreams. what are dreams good for? a glimpse at the past? a look at the future? a simple vision of what we desire most? maybe it's all of these things. maybe it's none.
but let's say dreams are all those. then what would nightmares be? a glimpse at our untimely demise. a vision of terrible things that have happened to us. a look at what we fear most.
dreams. nightmares. light and darkness. opposites.
the welcoming warmth of the light. and the harsh cold of the darkness.
i am caught between them. the light and the dark. i can't see anything. it's dark, but i feel warm. i can't be dead. i refuse to be dead. if i were dead...
they're coming again. the noises. screaming. screeching. it's terrible.
but let's say dreams are all those. then what would nightmares be? a glimpse at our untimely demise. a vision of terrible things that have happened to us. a look at what we fear most.
dreams. nightmares. light and darkness. opposites.
the welcoming warmth of the light. and the harsh cold of the darkness.
i am caught between them. the light and the dark. i can't see anything. it's dark, but i feel warm. i can't be dead. i refuse to be dead. if i were dead...
they're coming again. the noises. screaming. screeching. it's terrible.
Thursday, January 28, 2010
Sorry I haven't posted in a while. I've found myself immersed in my studies. And here I thought taking a break from school would be more restful.
I've been having... dreams, when I actually do get to sleep. I'm starting to get scared again. In the dream, there's a man in white standing in an open field. I see him off in the distance and decide to get a closer look at him. Once I get closer, he turns around and looks at me. And all of a sudden, the whole field is engulfed in fire and the man is right in front of me. He picks me up by the throat and... I wake up. I wake up, covered in sweat. Last night, I had... red marks around my neck. Like the dream was real.
My leg's almost healed now. Haven't had any blackouts lately.
But someone went missing. Mr. Larkland. I went down to his house the other day, just to check up on him since he's out there all alone. I got there and the door was wide open. I ran in and... no one was there. All his cameras were melted. The only thing even resembling a clue as to what happened to him was the scratches on the floor and walls.
He was taken. And by what... I think we all have some idea.
-Neverlookback
I've been having... dreams, when I actually do get to sleep. I'm starting to get scared again. In the dream, there's a man in white standing in an open field. I see him off in the distance and decide to get a closer look at him. Once I get closer, he turns around and looks at me. And all of a sudden, the whole field is engulfed in fire and the man is right in front of me. He picks me up by the throat and... I wake up. I wake up, covered in sweat. Last night, I had... red marks around my neck. Like the dream was real.
My leg's almost healed now. Haven't had any blackouts lately.
But someone went missing. Mr. Larkland. I went down to his house the other day, just to check up on him since he's out there all alone. I got there and the door was wide open. I ran in and... no one was there. All his cameras were melted. The only thing even resembling a clue as to what happened to him was the scratches on the floor and walls.
He was taken. And by what... I think we all have some idea.
-Neverlookback
Sunday, January 24, 2010
Apparently I never did get to sleep the other day. Isaac told me I was sitting in the corner, rocking and muttering to myself. All I said, over and over, was "This has to end". I'm starting to get worried about my mental state so... I've started video taping myself. I'm not going to end up posting the videos on Youtube. Unless... Well, they start getting to the point where I don't know what the hell is going on. If I end up having another one of these episodes, I want to be able to remember what I did while I was out.
I don't think I'm going to be changing the name of the blog any time soon. Seems... suiting, right now.
So far, Isaac and I have no idea how track down this... light that was said to be able to fight off the... whatever they are. Until I find a better name for them, I guess I'll just call them the Slender Men.
I am more exhausted than I've ever been right now. So I'm thinking it'd be a good idea if I got some sleep.
Remember, if any of you need/want to contact me, you can always email me at alwayslookback@hotmail.com.
-Neverlookback
I don't think I'm going to be changing the name of the blog any time soon. Seems... suiting, right now.
So far, Isaac and I have no idea how track down this... light that was said to be able to fight off the... whatever they are. Until I find a better name for them, I guess I'll just call them the Slender Men.
I am more exhausted than I've ever been right now. So I'm thinking it'd be a good idea if I got some sleep.
Remember, if any of you need/want to contact me, you can always email me at alwayslookback@hotmail.com.
-Neverlookback
Friday, January 22, 2010
Thursday, January 21, 2010
fairness. justice. where is it? why does it not seem to exist anymore? was it ever really there? who decides what is just and what is unjust? opinion. that's all it is. good things happen to bad people. bad things to good people. a circle of injustice. the innocent are killed. the guilty are rich. the poor remain poor. and the rich get richer. it all makes me laugh. sometimes i think to myself. why it's all happening to me. what i did to deserve this. maybe i do. maybe i don't. maybe i did. maybe i never will. but that's not important. all that matters is that it's happening.
i cannot run. i cannot fight. i cannot see. i cannot hear. but i can feel. i wish i couldn't.
i cannot run. i cannot fight. i cannot see. i cannot hear. but i can feel. i wish i couldn't.
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
There is apparently a lot of blood in the human body. Did you know that? I didn't realize that until I started heading home. I was attacked. Man in a red suit. Looked an awful lot like what me and Isaac have been seeing. I somehow managed to get away. I... I think something protected me. There was... someone, I don't know who. Okay. I'm gonna try to calm down and get this all straightened out.
So I left the house at around... noon, for the festival.
As you can probably see, it was pretty foggy today. I was jumpy the whole way there.
When I got there... Well, it really wasn't much of anything. A few people standing around a couple booths and some streamers. Kind of a let down. I did, however, get a little bit more information on this urban legend though.
Apparently... January 20th is the day that what I assume to be Slender Man is strongest. Now, believe it or not, this isn't the part that scared me most. The next thing I read is that apparently there's three of these things. The legend has it that there's three creatures that dress up in clothes that match the current time. one dresses in black, one in white, and the other in red. The one that dresses in black stalks people. Causes them to go crazy. Lose their mind. They see it everywhere, and it makes them paranoid. it also gives them nightmares. Makes them see it when they sleep, the one time they could possibly feel safe.
The one in white is the opposite. It keeps itself out of sight. Makes people have good dreams about it. Makes them feel safe with it. And then it shows itself to them. And the person, thinking it'll bring them all the wonderful things it did in their dreams, goes to it. And they're never seen again.
The one in red... It... It's the one that scares me most... It's the one... It attacks people. Physically. It goes after them. Its limbs can extend into tentacles, just like the other two, but... Sharper. Stories say that it uses the blood of the people it kills to keep its suit red.
It's... the one that I saw tonight. It... it attacked me. I heard it before I saw it. I just heard... shrieking. Coming from all around me. I couldn't find the source... I turned around and... there he was. Standing there. I tried to run, but the shrieking was so loud and overwhelming. Its tentacles came towards me. Hit me in the leg... I couldn't see for a second, but... I think something... attacked it. Something or someone. I didn't wait around long enough to check... All of a sudden, the shrieking stopped. I looked up and... there was what looked like a person trying to fight the red suited man off. I turned around and ran as fast as my injured leg would let me.
I got home about... an hour ago. Did my best to collect the nights events and... Well... Came on here to update you guys. I've locked all the doors and windows. Drawn the curtains. All the lights are on. I have a piece of my shirt wrapped around my leg. Damn Isaac doesn't have any bandages. There was one more thing I learned today. There is a way to fight them. The light... It... it all relates to that legend that Isaac had. The being of light. I... I don't know how to... summon it or get a hold of it. But I know that's the way I can get rid of these things before they... get rid of me.
So I left the house at around... noon, for the festival.
As you can probably see, it was pretty foggy today. I was jumpy the whole way there.
When I got there... Well, it really wasn't much of anything. A few people standing around a couple booths and some streamers. Kind of a let down. I did, however, get a little bit more information on this urban legend though.
Apparently... January 20th is the day that what I assume to be Slender Man is strongest. Now, believe it or not, this isn't the part that scared me most. The next thing I read is that apparently there's three of these things. The legend has it that there's three creatures that dress up in clothes that match the current time. one dresses in black, one in white, and the other in red. The one that dresses in black stalks people. Causes them to go crazy. Lose their mind. They see it everywhere, and it makes them paranoid. it also gives them nightmares. Makes them see it when they sleep, the one time they could possibly feel safe.
The one in white is the opposite. It keeps itself out of sight. Makes people have good dreams about it. Makes them feel safe with it. And then it shows itself to them. And the person, thinking it'll bring them all the wonderful things it did in their dreams, goes to it. And they're never seen again.
The one in red... It... It's the one that scares me most... It's the one... It attacks people. Physically. It goes after them. Its limbs can extend into tentacles, just like the other two, but... Sharper. Stories say that it uses the blood of the people it kills to keep its suit red.
It's... the one that I saw tonight. It... it attacked me. I heard it before I saw it. I just heard... shrieking. Coming from all around me. I couldn't find the source... I turned around and... there he was. Standing there. I tried to run, but the shrieking was so loud and overwhelming. Its tentacles came towards me. Hit me in the leg... I couldn't see for a second, but... I think something... attacked it. Something or someone. I didn't wait around long enough to check... All of a sudden, the shrieking stopped. I looked up and... there was what looked like a person trying to fight the red suited man off. I turned around and ran as fast as my injured leg would let me.
I got home about... an hour ago. Did my best to collect the nights events and... Well... Came on here to update you guys. I've locked all the doors and windows. Drawn the curtains. All the lights are on. I have a piece of my shirt wrapped around my leg. Damn Isaac doesn't have any bandages. There was one more thing I learned today. There is a way to fight them. The light... It... it all relates to that legend that Isaac had. The being of light. I... I don't know how to... summon it or get a hold of it. But I know that's the way I can get rid of these things before they... get rid of me.
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
Went back to check the apartment. Nothing too important missing. That's what surprises me. Nothing important is missing. The only thing that's missing is the research I was doing before all this started. Now that I think back on it, some of the stuff may have been related to Slender Man. Since I was reading up on local legends for that essay, I'm sure one or two of the stories were relevant, considering its history around here.
Festival's tomorrow. Going to check it out for sure. Might take some pictures of anything that might be important. I've been reading that people think that fireworks might have something to do with thetreeswatch's note. Not sure if there's going to be fireworks there, or if the town even has enough money to afford fireworks. I live in a small town. The college is in a bigger city about 45 minutes away. If there is fireworks, I'll keep my eyes and ears peeled for anything out of the ordinary.
Isaac's been quiet lately, around the house and on the Twitter too, apparently. I don't know if he's found something he's not telling me or what, but he seems a thousand miles away. Might interrogate him either tonight or tomorrow.
Other than that, nothing's been going on for the last few days. Sightings have quieted down a bit, but no matter how much I wanna hope it's for good, I know it's not. Going to try and relax today. Watch a few movies. Unfortunately, all I feel like watching is The Blair Witch Project.
Festival's tomorrow. Going to check it out for sure. Might take some pictures of anything that might be important. I've been reading that people think that fireworks might have something to do with thetreeswatch's note. Not sure if there's going to be fireworks there, or if the town even has enough money to afford fireworks. I live in a small town. The college is in a bigger city about 45 minutes away. If there is fireworks, I'll keep my eyes and ears peeled for anything out of the ordinary.
Isaac's been quiet lately, around the house and on the Twitter too, apparently. I don't know if he's found something he's not telling me or what, but he seems a thousand miles away. Might interrogate him either tonight or tomorrow.
Other than that, nothing's been going on for the last few days. Sightings have quieted down a bit, but no matter how much I wanna hope it's for good, I know it's not. Going to try and relax today. Watch a few movies. Unfortunately, all I feel like watching is The Blair Witch Project.
Saturday, January 16, 2010
I found a bit more info on the festival. Apparently it's meant to keep Slender Man (or what I think to be Slender Man) at bay. It started about forty nine years ago, this year being the fiftieth. They pay homage to "Slender Man" once a year to keep him away from the children. In this day and age, no one believes in the "Slender Man" anymore, so they just do it out of tradition. It took me a little bit more digging to find this out, but every year until the forty fifth, a few days after the festival, someone went missing, with reports of a man in a red suit being seen every time. And then the kidnappings just stopped. From what I've read, it seems innocent enough. Doesn't seem dangerous at all. So I guess I'll go take a look around.
It would also seem that thetreeswatch says something will be happening on the 20th. The note that people received from him read "On the day o` the 20th the light will make itself heard". Not sure if this is just more cryptic stuff, or if it means exactly that. Hard to tell. From the looks of it though, thetreeswatch is the one who ransacked my apartment. I wonder what he was looking for... I'm gonna go back later and check again. See if anything's missing.
It would also seem that thetreeswatch says something will be happening on the 20th. The note that people received from him read "On the day o` the 20th the light will make itself heard". Not sure if this is just more cryptic stuff, or if it means exactly that. Hard to tell. From the looks of it though, thetreeswatch is the one who ransacked my apartment. I wonder what he was looking for... I'm gonna go back later and check again. See if anything's missing.
To answer a question that I got, there is something going on in town on the 20th. Some sort of festival, as far as I gather. Strangely, it's related to the legends I've been reading that seem related to Slender Man. I don't know much about it, but apparently there was this whole religion based around Slender Man back in the day. It's long gone now. Still has me a bit worried. I'm gonna do a bit more research on it tonight. Seems interesting enough for me to check it out so far. Might learn a thing or two.
Thursday, January 14, 2010
Decided I should update before you guys get worried about me.
I haven't found anything too exciting. I did, however, find out that Slender Man is a big thing in the area. Lots of legends and stories. Nothing that'll help me out much though. Everyone in the stories die, without finding a way to fight back. Not too helpful at all.
I saw that people have been getting pieces of a note via email. From thetreeswatch no less. Kind of confuses me that I didn't get one.
Isaac has been acting different lately. Nicer, in a way. It's kind of odd.
I haven't found anything too exciting. I did, however, find out that Slender Man is a big thing in the area. Lots of legends and stories. Nothing that'll help me out much though. Everyone in the stories die, without finding a way to fight back. Not too helpful at all.
I saw that people have been getting pieces of a note via email. From thetreeswatch no less. Kind of confuses me that I didn't get one.
Isaac has been acting different lately. Nicer, in a way. It's kind of odd.
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
I went back to my apartment to pick up some of my stuff, as it seems like I'll be staying at Isaac's longer than I thought I would be. There's no worse feeling than knowing someone other than yourself has been in your house. As soon as I walked in the door, I could feel something was not right, and turning on the lights proved it. The house was torn to shit. Couch cushions torn and thrown around. Table, chair, and couch flipped over. My bed was torn into pieces. There was... writing on the wall. Looked familiar to me. "012010" is read. I went to go check my backyard and see if there was anything there. There was nothing there, but there sure as hell was something missing. After what happened with my dog, I buried it in my backyard, so she'd always be close, you know? The grave was dug up and what was left of the body was gone, making my bad day that much worse. I grabbed some of my stuff that was still in tact and got the hell out of there. Felt like something was still lurking.
He's been around more. I don't see him, but there's this... feeling you get when he's around. Pure fear. I look over my shoulder constantly now. It's a sad day when you can't even surf the internet without feeling like you're going to be taken at any moment.
I have some leads on Slender Man. Local legends, newspaper clippings, eye witness reports from over the years. I'm going to check them all out tomorrow and report back.
I also think I know why I've been having these... moments. But it's all just speculation at the moment, so I'm not going to bother explaining it.
I'm getting sick of this feeling, so I'm going to (try) to get some sleep.
Night folks. Always look back.
He's been around more. I don't see him, but there's this... feeling you get when he's around. Pure fear. I look over my shoulder constantly now. It's a sad day when you can't even surf the internet without feeling like you're going to be taken at any moment.
I have some leads on Slender Man. Local legends, newspaper clippings, eye witness reports from over the years. I'm going to check them all out tomorrow and report back.
I also think I know why I've been having these... moments. But it's all just speculation at the moment, so I'm not going to bother explaining it.
I'm getting sick of this feeling, so I'm going to (try) to get some sleep.
Night folks. Always look back.
Monday, January 11, 2010
I'm back. Or... awake. Or whatever... Isaac found me unconscious in the middle of the forest. Apparently I had gone missing last night... Can't remember much from before... before I... Ugh. I saw him. I'm sure of it. He was standing outside my window, and then I just... lost it. I'm not sure what to do anymore... I think he's toying with me. Playing... God I'm tired, but I fear that if I go to sleep, it'll happen again... There's... There's bruises all over my body. I don't know where they came from. If they're self inflicted or... from somewhere else. I'm starting to lose hope. I can't think of anything to... ward this thing off. My God I'm not going to go and video tape myself.
I'm not sure what to think anymore. Looking back at the posts I made last night... It doesn't make any sense to me. Was that... really me? Maybe I am crazy...
I'm not sure what to think anymore. Looking back at the posts I made last night... It doesn't make any sense to me. Was that... really me? Maybe I am crazy...
sanity
what does it mean to be sane? is it following what everyone else believes? or is it knowing everything no one else knows. sanity and insanity are two sides of the same coin. very similar yet very different. but who is to say who's sane and who is insane? are they in an asylum or are we? are they safe or are we? sanity is over rated, some would say. some would say that insanity is seeing clearly. and some would also say that it's seeing clearly that drove them insane. seeing clearly. seeing all. am i insane? i see nothing but i see everything. i am here but not here. i am conscious but asleep. awake and dreaming. living dead. living on bought time. how much longer do i have? will he get me or will i? getting sick. sick of all this. action must be taken. but what sort of action?
he
ensnares
leaves
prisoners
i am trapped in my own mind.
he
ensnares
leaves
prisoners
i am trapped in my own mind.
Sunday, January 10, 2010
seesmeseesmeseesmeseesme
he sees me
always sees me
always watching waiting lurking
he is always there
just out of sight
but he is there
i can here him now
the laughing
oh the laughing
the terrible terrible laughing
he finds joy in all this
joy rapture excitement
hunting
i am the hunted
wehl timf met hewi ycoeinl llay?
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always sees me
always watching waiting lurking
he is always there
just out of sight
but he is there
i can here him now
the laughing
oh the laughing
the terrible terrible laughing
he finds joy in all this
joy rapture excitement
hunting
i am the hunted
wehl timf met hewi ycoeinl llay?
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Saturday, January 9, 2010
I got sick of not doing anything about all this. So I decided to find out more about Slender Man. I went to the local library and looked through some old newspaper clippings to see if I could find anything even remotely related. There's one that stood out from the others. The librarian wouldn't let me take it, said I look a bit shady. So I wrote it down.
"This afternoon at Morningside Daycare, three children went missing. Reports say that the children seem to have disappeared, leaving no trace of themselves behind. Upon further investigation and interrogation of the children, one child, Darrick Larkland, saw what happened. He is reported as saying "I saw the tall man. He told us to come with him. I ran away, but he took everyone else..." Darrick then threw a fit and couldn't be calmed down for nearly an hour."
The rest of the article was unimportant.
I tracked down Darrick Larkland. This all happened 26 years ago, so I wasn't sure what to expect. He lives rather close, so I decided to just run over there and pay him a visit.
I get there are around 4 pm (it being almost 11 now) and knock on his door. Before the door opens, you hear about seven locks unlocking. After a bout of shouting, a calm him down and he invites me in. I come right out and ask him about the incident 26 years ago. He's silent for about five minutes before telling me he can't remember a thing about what happened then. I push him for more information, asking him if he can remember anything at all, especially about the tall man. All of a sudden he just snaps. He starts yelling at me to get out of his house and, not wanting to start some sort of fight, I do. But not before taking a quick look around his house.
The man has six cameras on a table. He has the whole place under surveillance.
Now we get to the... interesting part. I must have been there longer than I thought, because once I got outside, it was dark. I start walking down the path and... he's there... He wasn't moving, and I wasn't sure if he saw me, so I took a picture...
It seemed like as soon as I got the picture he was... closer... I start running in the other direction. Tried to escape. I looked back, and... He was gone. I kept running down the path and saw him in front of me again.
I started running the other way. I took a quick look behind me and slipped. My phone fell out of my pocket and apparently took a picture.
I got up and started running as fast as I could. I got home a little while ago. I need to do something about all this.
"This afternoon at Morningside Daycare, three children went missing. Reports say that the children seem to have disappeared, leaving no trace of themselves behind. Upon further investigation and interrogation of the children, one child, Darrick Larkland, saw what happened. He is reported as saying "I saw the tall man. He told us to come with him. I ran away, but he took everyone else..." Darrick then threw a fit and couldn't be calmed down for nearly an hour."
The rest of the article was unimportant.
I tracked down Darrick Larkland. This all happened 26 years ago, so I wasn't sure what to expect. He lives rather close, so I decided to just run over there and pay him a visit.
I get there are around 4 pm (it being almost 11 now) and knock on his door. Before the door opens, you hear about seven locks unlocking. After a bout of shouting, a calm him down and he invites me in. I come right out and ask him about the incident 26 years ago. He's silent for about five minutes before telling me he can't remember a thing about what happened then. I push him for more information, asking him if he can remember anything at all, especially about the tall man. All of a sudden he just snaps. He starts yelling at me to get out of his house and, not wanting to start some sort of fight, I do. But not before taking a quick look around his house.
The man has six cameras on a table. He has the whole place under surveillance.
Now we get to the... interesting part. I must have been there longer than I thought, because once I got outside, it was dark. I start walking down the path and... he's there... He wasn't moving, and I wasn't sure if he saw me, so I took a picture...
It seemed like as soon as I got the picture he was... closer... I start running in the other direction. Tried to escape. I looked back, and... He was gone. I kept running down the path and saw him in front of me again.
I started running the other way. I took a quick look behind me and slipped. My phone fell out of my pocket and apparently took a picture.
I got up and started running as fast as I could. I got home a little while ago. I need to do something about all this.
Friday, January 8, 2010
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Another Note
Found this on my desk when I woke up (got an actually decent sleep last night, by the way) which is disconcerting for obvious reasons. I'm not too knowledgeable about codes or anything, so I have no idea what it means.
Thursday, January 7, 2010
Mysterious Note
Found this taped to my door.
Anyone thinking it's from the person I'm thinking it's from?
Just woke up. After sleeping for... maybe an hour. God... All of this is really starting to get to me. I can't sleep. I can't eat. I barely leave the house anymore. The only company I have is Isaac, and even he's not all that right in the head, though I'm pretty sure it's not because of "Slender Man". There's gotta be something I can do to end this. Someone that can help me in this. Somewhere I can go to escape. Some way to feel sane again. The one thing I had that reassured me was thetreeswatch, no matter how crazy that seems. It was comforting knowing that someone out there at least had some knowledge of what's going on. And now he just seems to have disappeared as mysteriously as he appeared. I'm starting to get scared. More scared than I was before. More scared than I ever have been. I guess it's the reality of all this finally hitting me...
To add on to it, I still can't figure out what caused my breakdown a couple days ago. I'm feeling fine, despite being increasingly tired, and I haven't blacked out like that since, or even before that. This is just getting to be too much...
To add on to it, I still can't figure out what caused my breakdown a couple days ago. I'm feeling fine, despite being increasingly tired, and I haven't blacked out like that since, or even before that. This is just getting to be too much...
Wednesday, January 6, 2010
Screw it. I'm done with trying to get my scanner to work. I translated the legend as best I could and typed it out, so here it is.
"In the beginning, there was Void. From Void begot the Light to fill the Empty Nothing of the Void. Where the glorious, warm Light did not, or could not, shine, those of Darkness reigned with cold, hard terror. There was Balance. Joy and Life existed alongside Suffering and miserable Death. There was Peace. There was War. There was Balance.
The Pain grew great. Life drains and fades into Death, but Death remains forever. The Darkness grew, without expansion or hostility. The Darkness grew great with Pain and Misery, with Death and Suffering, and there was Balance, even while the Darkness grew."
I'm going to ask Isaac to let me see the other pages of the legend, so you guys can see read it in its entirety.
For those who were wondering where Isaac was while I had my... episode, he tells me he was out on one of his walks in the forest. Apparently I was asleep when he got home and he didn't notice anything strange.
Other than that, nothing new to report. I didn't end up getting any sleep earlier, since I wanted to get the legend up as soon as possible, so I think I'll try to get some sleep now. The combination of stress, paranoia, and lack of sleep is probably what's getting to me.
"In the beginning, there was Void. From Void begot the Light to fill the Empty Nothing of the Void. Where the glorious, warm Light did not, or could not, shine, those of Darkness reigned with cold, hard terror. There was Balance. Joy and Life existed alongside Suffering and miserable Death. There was Peace. There was War. There was Balance.
The Pain grew great. Life drains and fades into Death, but Death remains forever. The Darkness grew, without expansion or hostility. The Darkness grew great with Pain and Misery, with Death and Suffering, and there was Balance, even while the Darkness grew."
I'm going to ask Isaac to let me see the other pages of the legend, so you guys can see read it in its entirety.
For those who were wondering where Isaac was while I had my... episode, he tells me he was out on one of his walks in the forest. Apparently I was asleep when he got home and he didn't notice anything strange.
Other than that, nothing new to report. I didn't end up getting any sleep earlier, since I wanted to get the legend up as soon as possible, so I think I'll try to get some sleep now. The combination of stress, paranoia, and lack of sleep is probably what's getting to me.
Just woke up. My head feels like I drank a liter of tequila and hit my head against a wall all night. I don't know what happened last night. Last thing I remember is seeing a shadow dart passed my window. I'm going to get some sleep. Scanner seems to be broken, so I'll have to try to fix it when I wake up.
If anyone feels like emailing me, I finally got around to setting up an alternate email for this. alwayslookback@hotmail.com I'd be happy to answer any questions as best I can.
If anyone feels like emailing me, I finally got around to setting up an alternate email for this. alwayslookback@hotmail.com I'd be happy to answer any questions as best I can.
Tuesday, January 5, 2010
Had a rough night. Cashed in maybe... two hours of sleep, total. And I had constant nightmares when I did sleep. This is getting to be too much for me. I feel like I'm starting to lose grip on everything completely. I'm so stressed from everything else on top of this. I'm thinking about taking a break from school, and my job... Well, I'm gonna have to keep doing that.
In lighter news, I should have the legend up later today. Just finishing it up and leaving for school. Will post it when I get back.
Be careful everyone, and always look back.
Monday, January 4, 2010
Just a quick update tonight. Nothing's been going on lately. It's been pretty quiet since New Years. Thought I saw him a few times, but they were just shadows or tree branches. Trying to keep cool as much as possible.
I'm not going to be able to scan the legend as easily as I thought. The paper seems to be more brittle than I thought it was, so I'm going to be copying down everything that's on it, with the possibility of also translating it as best I can while I do so. I'd expect it to be done in... one or two days. There's a lot on it and I'm busy with other obligations, so bear with me for now.
I'm going to try to get some sleep, though I don't see it happening. I've been feeling kind of weird lately. Hearing and seeing things. It's probably my imagination going crazy from all the stress.
Night guys, and remember, always look back.
Saturday, January 2, 2010
I asked Isaac to take me on one of his walks yesterday. I wasn't expecting him to take me, but to my surprise, he did. It's funny what paranoia makes you think. I always thought he went into the middle of the forest to worship some sort of demon king. Instead, he just goes to this clearing in the forest to think. Though, he might have just been doing this to lead me into thinking he's a normal guy. But I guess I'll never know for sure. Anyways, me and Isaac had another talk about Slender Man last night. Nothing too new. More like a review than anything. That's not the important thing.
We saw a man in a white suit walking through the forest last night. He greatly resembled the entity I've been seeing lately. I tried to get a picture, but my camera and my phone stopped working. Isaac and I stood there watching him for maybe a few minutes before he disappeared into the trees. We figured it'd be a bad idea to go after him, seeing how we know so little about what's going on.
After standing in silence for a few minutes after the man disappeared, we headed back to the house, not a word said until we got there. I figured then would be a better time than any to tell Isaac about what had been going on. I told him that Slender Man has been following me for a little over a month now. I showed him the blog. He didn't act totally surprised. I don't know if he knew or not, but he said he'd at least like to get involved in it, so he's going to be using his Twitter to help us out a bit. http://twitter.com/Isaac_Sumizone I'd suggest taking a look at it every now and then. He might have more to add than I do in these blog posts.
So far I haven't found any information on this man in white. The biggest lead I have right now is the legend. Now seems like a good time to scan that and put it up.
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