Abbey Sweeney
3/12/12
Period 2
 Widely known as The Slender Man. Also known as The Tall
Man, Der Grosse Mann in Germany (originated from here),
Fear Dubh in Scotland, and Takkenmann in Belgium.
 Originated from German mythology.
 An immortal being that has been around for centuries,
from as long ago as 9000 B.C. to time today.
 Der Grosse Mann (The Tall Man) is thought to be the basis
of the more widely known Slender Man that was actually
recently created. The Slender Man was based off of the
legend of The Tall Man to make the myth more widely
known. Both are very closely related.
 The Tall Man has been around for ages. The earliest known
records are cave paintings of a long, spindly figure leading a
smaller figure, most likely a child, by the hand. These paintings
were found in Serr da Capivara National Park in Brazil. They are
thought to date back to as far as 9000 B.C.
 Hieroglyphic carvings have been found depicting a tall,
elongated figure with multiple extra appendages dating back to
the time of the ancient Egyptians.
 The most popular depictions of The Tall Man came from old
German woodcuts made by Hans Freckenburg. These were
discovered in Halstburg Castle in 1883. Freckenburg was widely
known for realistic human anatomy in his art, but the figure in
these woodcuts was portrayed with multiple appendages and
looked very skeletal. Many believe that Freckenburg was trying
to represent The Tall Man, or Der Grosse Mann as he was called
in Germany.
 In Germany, The Tall Man was a monster that lived in the Black
Forest. Children who crept into the woods to escape punishment
from their parents would be chased by him until they confessed
their wrongdoings. If they did not confess, he would catch them
and take them away.
 Today, The Tall Man appears all over the world. He is depicted as
a tall, sickly thin, skeletal figure dressed in a black suit. He is
often seen with multiple appendages, like tentacles, that he may
use as weapons. He has a blank face, no features whatsoever. He
does not speak. He is never seen with any other beings, and
works alone.
 He preys on mainly children. Stories heard long ago would tell
that children were taken away by The Tall Man. It is still
unknown what exactly he does with them. He may kill them, eat
them, or just take them away to an undisclosed location or
dimension.
 There are no stories that tell that the Tall Man has died
or has been captured. He has existed since before our
time, and is believed to be immortal.
 No accounts of defeating the Tall Man have been
found yet. It is unknown to what his weaknesses are.
 He seems to be much stronger and more powerful than
any normal human.
 A journal discovered tells a story of a being that bears
uncanny resemblance to The Tall Man. This journal is
believed to date back to the 1700s. The journal entry
tells of a small child that was afraid and was telling his
father of something called ‘Der Grosse Mann.’ The
child’s father did not believe him, and the child was
killed.
 A Romanian tale also tells of a being called ‘The Tall
Man.’ In this story, ‘The Tall Man’ forces a woman to
kill her own husband and children.
 One of the most famous stories concerning the Tall Man is
the Henderson Horse Farm incident of 1953. A man by the
name of Ted Henderson killed his wife Judi after she had
been taken from her home along with her daughter. Ted
shot his wife because she claimed that by doing so ‘she
would be saved.’ The Tall Man still took Ted’s daughter
away and she was never found. Ted was charged with the
murder of his wife and was admitted to Jenkins Mental
Hospital. On the third anniversary of the murder, Ted was
found dead in his room, having chewed through his
restraints and his own wrists. He bled to death. The body of
Ted and Judi’s daughter was never found.
 The Tall Man has since spiked in popularity in modern
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times. Many web series’ have been made that revolve
around a figure called ‘The Slender Man.’ Characteristics of
the Tall Man were taken and used to create the Slender
Man, and the two creatures are extremely closely related.
One of the most popular series’ is ‘Marble Hornets.’
Another is ‘everymanHYBRID.’
There is another called ‘TribeTwelve.’
All revolve around college aged students who are being
harassed by ‘The Slender Man.’ Each has a different plot
but all tell of the basics of ‘The Tall Man,’ or ‘The Slender
Man.’
 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bn59FJ4HrmU
 . "Slender Man." Slender Man. Creative Commons
Attribution, n.d. Web. 20 Mar 2012.
<http://slenderman.wikidot.com/slender-man>.
 . "urban legends online." The slender man | der
großmann. N.p., 2011. Web. 20 Mar 2012.
<http://urbanlegendsonline.com/the-slender-man/>.
 Surge, Victor. The Tall Man. Digital image.
Www.somethingawful.com. Wikia, 10 June 2009. Web. 21
Mar. 2012.
<http://slendernation.wikia.com/wiki/Victor_Surge>.
 Freckenberg, Hans. Der Ritter. Digital image.
Www.zombiefiend.com. Web. 21 Mar. 2012.
<http://www.zombiefiend.com/group/slenderman/page/basic-information>.
 The Tall Man (Brazilian Cave Paintings). Digital image.
Web. 21 Mar. 2012.
<http://www.zombiefiend.com/group/slenderman/page/basic-information>.