Danny
17-May-2011, 10:34 PM
So the blair witch thread made me think you guys should look into the marble hornets ARG.
It starts with a youtube account of a guy who was given many dv tapes by his student filmmaker friend who mysteriously shut down production on his film 'marble hornets' for no apparent reason as his behaviour became erratic. he never wanted the tapes to be mentioned again. when asked what he should do with them he was told "burn them."
As it goe's on form entry 1 onwards it becomes clear his friend alex was being stalked by a supernatural entity dubbed "the slenderman" a faceless, unnaturally tall man in a suit with long limbs with extra bends and tentacle like hands.
It never attacks anyone anything like that. at first it just appears around him. in the first entry alex films him standing on his porch. as i t goes on many entrys that seem benign fooage from the set of marble hornets reveal upon a rewatch the slenderman in background scenes.
eventually things start to happen to 'the operator' the guy uploading the videos. i wont say what because that would spoil it but theres multiple things like his twitter account and side accounts that build up the slenderman mythos and this ongoing interactive horror film.
its currently at entry 40 and whilst the mid teens to mid 20s kinda drag on the last one was a big kick in the pants.
heres a few choice examples.
the infamous entry #1 in which the operator finds the first footage of the slenderman
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entry #7 at first glance is behind the scenes footage of marble hornets and you woner why alex flips out at the end. rewind it after and look real hard.
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entry #17 look out the window.
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definitely the most interesting ARG thats still ongoing and keeping folks interested.
It starts with a youtube account of a guy who was given many dv tapes by his student filmmaker friend who mysteriously shut down production on his film 'marble hornets' for no apparent reason as his behaviour became erratic. he never wanted the tapes to be mentioned again. when asked what he should do with them he was told "burn them."
As it goe's on form entry 1 onwards it becomes clear his friend alex was being stalked by a supernatural entity dubbed "the slenderman" a faceless, unnaturally tall man in a suit with long limbs with extra bends and tentacle like hands.
It never attacks anyone anything like that. at first it just appears around him. in the first entry alex films him standing on his porch. as i t goes on many entrys that seem benign fooage from the set of marble hornets reveal upon a rewatch the slenderman in background scenes.
eventually things start to happen to 'the operator' the guy uploading the videos. i wont say what because that would spoil it but theres multiple things like his twitter account and side accounts that build up the slenderman mythos and this ongoing interactive horror film.
its currently at entry 40 and whilst the mid teens to mid 20s kinda drag on the last one was a big kick in the pants.
heres a few choice examples.
the infamous entry #1 in which the operator finds the first footage of the slenderman
Bn59FJ4HrmU
entry #7 at first glance is behind the scenes footage of marble hornets and you woner why alex flips out at the end. rewind it after and look real hard.
0q3cQjeerNU
entry #17 look out the window.
IqsAWxVUUIU
definitely the most interesting ARG thats still ongoing and keeping folks interested.