Beware the Slenderman

Beware the Slenderman

6.5IMDb Score
Released:2016-03-11
Duration:115 min
Director:Irene Taylor
Actors:Morgan Geyser, Anissa Weier, Payton Leutner, Angie Geyser, William Weier
Production:Vermilion Films, HBO Documentary Films

Overview:

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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