The Slender Man (also called simply Slender Man, Slenderman, Slender, or Slendy) is a fictional supernatural character that originated as a creepypasta Internet meme created by Something Awful forum user Eric Knudsen (using the pseudonym Victor Surge) in June 2009. He is depicted as a thin, unnaturally tall humanoid with pale white skin and a featureless face, wearing a black suit, with branching tendrils.Stories of the Slender Man commonly feature him stalking, abducting, or traumatizing people, particularly children. The Slender Man has become a pop culture icon, although he is not confined to a single narrative, and appears in many disparate works of fiction online.