A review by thelizardqueen
Slenderman: Online Obsession, Mental Illness, and the Violent Crime of Two Midwestern Girls by Kathleen Hale

challenging informative mysterious reflective sad medium-paced

5.0

Gracefully and professionally transcends the prurient legends and gossip. The truth is less sensational and far more heart-breaking. 

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Grief, Injury/Injury detail, Child abuse, Child death, Mental illness, Bullying, Forced institutionalization, Medical content, Self harm, Stalking, Toxic friendship, Schizophrenia/Psychosis , Toxic relationship, and Violence

Required reading for anyone who wants to truly understand the significance of the "Slenderman" attack and its aftermath.