False Start

It's been a while, but, surprisingly, not a whole lot to write right now. Not because there's nothing to write, just that I'm short on time. I'm actually on the road, heading to Columbus, MS. Car repairs took longer than I'd have liked and I've got the better part of an eight hour drive ahead of me!

Suffice it to say, it wasn't Slenderman, but it was something than needed to be dealt with. If I'm not dead tired when i get to Columbus, I'll fill in the details.

Oh, one more thing, when all else fails, Bacardi 151 can be used to burn bones. Kinda wasteful, but it does the trick.

The Pursuit Begins

Writing this from a run down little motel in south Georgia. I spent most of the morning combing the net for a recent Slenderman sighting. After a bunch of unreliable stories, I managed to find what I believe in the genuine article.

I spent a couple of hours topping off my gear, then headed out for Otter Bay, FL, down in the Osceola National Forest. Three people have gone missing under mysterious circumstances, with two of those cases being linked to a "tall, pale man in a black suit." There wasn't much about the third, so that may require some investigation.

Of the first two, one was caught on a cell phone . . . sorta. A 911 call was placed by a housewife, Madelene Harvey,  who was home alone. About 10 p.m. she called to complain about a "tall man, dressed like a lawyer, but with a strange face" who was wandering around and looking in her windows. Police were dispatched, but didn't find anything. Then, around 1 a.m., another call to 911. This time, she said the man was in her house and that "something was wrong with his arms."  Mrs. Harvey told the operator that she was barricaded in her bedroom. Then a scream was heard, followed by a strange distortion. Officers arrived at her home, but no one was there. In the bedroom, blood was found, but no sign of Harvey.

One week later, a young man, James Billings, crashed into a mom-and-pop gas station, hysterical and raving about a "tall, skinny undertaker" with no face who was chasing him. When informed that the phone was out of order, he moaned & locked himself in the men's room. While the clerk tried to talk him into coming out, a scream followed by frenzied pounding on the door caused the clerk to call the police, followed by silence. When the door was forced open, there was no one inside. The clerk insists he watched the door the whole time he waited for the cops. The window was painted shut.

I should arrive tomorrow. I'll look into the third case, as well as get more details about the first two.

On a separate note, still no idea about weaknesses. I'm assuming that a combination of goofer dust and salt should keep him from popping up in the hotel bathroom! Only time will tell, I guess.

Until next time.

Intro

I'm writing this because I'm not sure what may go down. I've hunted a lot of monsters in my time, but nothing like this. This so-called "Slender Man."

The internet is virtually dripping with lore, under various names. Sightings, abductions, videos. Not much on origins, and no mention of weaknesses. As long as this thing's been around, you'd thing someone would have tried to gank it!

If it's possible.

And that's why I'm writing this blog. A record of what I find out, if anything. And if this thing takes me out, maybe something in here will help out the next person to try.

Any research I find, I'll post, along with images when I can. I'll give credit where credit is due, of course.

The hunt starts tomorrow. Wish me luck.