Throughout the adventures, the Tall Man can be seen stalking and trying to kill the main character. In the games, one of the main vilains is called "Cabadath" and is sometimes referred to as "Tall Man." Making his first in-game appearance in Trilby's Notes, the character was portrayed in the third installment as a tall, thin man dressed in a long, black, high-collared coat with tails that reach to the floor and having a blank face.
The creation of "Slender Man" may have been also inspired by an ongoing series of amateur adventure games titled "Chzo Mythos", published by Ben 'Yahtzee' Croshaw in 2003. The original thread, which still remains active today, extends for 46 pages as of June 2011. On June 14th, SA goon TrenchMaul reused the Slender Man character for his own story. The following day, SA user LeechCode5 posted a photograph of a burning building with a Slender Man back story. On June 11th, 2009, Victor Surge continued to improve upon the myth by adding another picture and a fake doctor's account. – 1986, photographer: Mary Thomas, missing since June 13th, 1986. Actual photograph confiscated as evidence. Deformities cited as film defects by officials. Notable for being taken the day which fourteen children vanished and for what is referred to as "The Slender Man". One of two recovered photographs from the Stirling City Library blaze. 13."We didn't want to go, we didn't want to kill them, but its persistent silence and outstretched arms horrified and comforted us at the same time…" – 1983, photographer unknown, presumed dead.
Slender: The Arrival releases for iOS and Android on Oct. The Slender Man character grew to prominence due to his inclusion of various media throughout the early 2010s, including the Marble Hornets series, The Eight Pages and The Arrival. The ominous character, depicted as a tall, lanky humanoid with a pale, featureless face, commonly features in cryptid tales that have long circulated online. Knudson originated the Slender Man urban legend on the Something Awful internet forum in 2009 as part of a Photoshop contest. Related: Aliens: Fireteam Elite Developers Discuss Balancing the Game's Horror & Action The Eight Pages garnered enough success to warrant the development of The Arrival. The free-to-play indie title managed to carve out a new niche in the horror genre, captivating players with its simple premise, intriguing story and its capacity to induce some white-knuckle tension. The short, experimental game was developed by game designer Mark Hadley with Parsec Productions. Slender: The Eight Pages released in 2012 exclusively for PC.
Like its predecessor, the game forces players in a first-person perspective and arms them only with a flashlight as they attempt to survive encounters with the paranormal figure known as Slender Man. The game serves both as a sequel and a remake of Slender: The Eight Pages. Slender: The Arrival was made in collaboration with the creator of the Slender Man, Eric "Victor Surge" Knudson, as well as the creators of the Slender Man-based paranormal YouTube series Marble Hornets.
Blue Isle encourages players to "experience the horror all over again," with the mobile version of Slender: The Arrival set to include two new levels, additional collectables and various tweaks to update the gameplay.