The Slenderman (2016)

The Slenderman is a 2016 Horror Found Footage film that is based off of the computer game and the Creepypasta story of the same name. The film stars Alex Russell, Madison Riley, Trey Songz, Chace Crawford, Katrina Bowden, Scout Taylor Compton, Steven R. McQueen, Michael Bailey Smith, Emma Watson, Nico Tortorella, Ron Perlman, and David Born.

Plot
7 college film crew students from a town in a small town in Ohio are camping out in the woods so they can party, drink beer, have sex, have BBQs but their leader, Chet wanted them to come along to catch footage of The Slenderman due to there have being several disappearances of toddlers, children, pre-teens, and teenagers. after around the area they are in for the past century and he thinks it is Slenderman because he has been hearing The Legend of Slenderman since he was a child. During their camp out, they meet and ally with 2 young hikers who know a lot about the background of Slenderman and tells them all about the monster. They asked Chet and his friends if they want to help them catch proof that The Slenderman is real and they all agree to it. When night time falls, they start hearing noises in the woods, feel like they are being watched, they keep on finding drawings of The Slenderman telling them to get out, and Have You Seen Me flyers of all the disappearing children and teenagers of Evergreen all around the woods, and everybody is disappearing one by one. Who or What  is out there watching them.p

Tagline
Deep in the woods is an ancient horror.

Cast
Alex Russell as Chet Jones - He is a 23 year old boy who lives in a town called Pine Hills with his family and his friends where he goes to college. Chet owns several video cameras because he likes documenting and making his own plans for movies. He is obsessed with myths, campfire stories, and legends like Bigfoot, The Loch Ness Monster, and Aliens. His also loves partying with his friends and having sex with his girlfriend. Chet has a journal where he collects newspaper and magazine articles of children, toddlers, pre-teens and teenagers of Pine Hills disappearing in homes, neighborhoods, playgrounds, and in the woods. The disappearances have been happening for the past century. Chet's newest articles in his journal are a school bus full of kindergarteners disappearing in the woods while going on a field trip and 8 high school students disappearing in the woods after leaving from the Prom and all that was left of the teenagers were there crashed car deep in the woods which happened a few weeks ago. The reason Chet collects articles of disappearing juveniles is because he thinks the person responsible for all the disappearances is an evil entity that is known as The Slenderman and he wants to prove to everybody that Slenderman exists. Chet tells all his friends to come on a camping trip with him in the woods for the weekend and they agree to go with him. Chet brings all his cameras to the camping trip so he can catch footage of The Slenderman. While hiking out to look for a good camping spot, they bump into two young hikers named David and his girlfriend Rachel who befriend them and camp with them. When night time, falls David and Rachel tell them an ancient story about Slenderman and tells the gang that they should go back to town because the woods aren't safe once night falls. After one night in the woods when two of Chet's friends Jenna and Brad went to have sex in the woods, they haven't returned without calling or texting and that's when he knew something is wrong. Sooon when it is nighttime hits, him and his friends went hiking in the woods to find Jenna and Brooke to see if they are alright but they are about to encounter a nightmare.

Madison Riley as Amanda Miller - She is one of the film students who is the girlfriend of Chet and the best friend of Jenna. Amanda is a seductive, rich, spoiled, kind and big hearted perky blond 23 year old college student that loves showing off her sexy body and seducing every male she comes across so she can make them do what ever they want. Amanda loves partying, drinking beer and having sex with her boyfriend. Amanda usually wears leather vest, jean short shorts, a cross necklace and boots. She agrees to go camping with her boyfriend and the rest of her friends so she can show off her sexy body and seduce her male friends. Amanda befriends Rachel and David who are two hikers they meet in the woods while camping and tells her and her friends about the Legend of Slenderman and decides to help them catch footage of Slenderman.

Trey Songz as Mike Thomas - He is one of the film students who is the best friend of Chet. He is a strong, athletic and good hearted 25 year old college student who loves partying with his friends and playing professional basketball. What Mike loves more then sports is sex and he has had unprotected sex with a lot of his female college classmates which makes him a womanizer but he still is very caring and loyal. Mike's biggest goal is to join the NBA and become a famous basketball player. Mike agrees to go camping with Chet and the rest of his friends so he can party, drink beer, and masturbate to Playboy Magazines in the bushes. Mike befriends Rachel and David who are two hikers they meet in the woods while camping and tells him and his friends about The Legend of Slenderman and decides to help them catch footage of Slenderman.

Chace Crawford as Brad Rogers - He is one of the film students who is a close friend of Chet and the boyfriend of Jenna. Brad is a strong minded, intelligent, fun-spirited and athletic 24 year old college student that has film class with Chet and like Chet loves documenting things with his video camera. Brad also has an interest in sports like football, basketball, and track. His real name is Brady but his friends and family call him Brad for short. Brad works as a car mechanic at an Auto shop. He is Chet's roommate in the dorm at college and they have been friends since 7th Grade and they have acted as brother figures towards each other. Brad agrees to go camping with Chet and the rest of his friends so he can party, drink beer and have sex with his girlfriend. Brad befriends Rachel and David who are two hikers they meet in the woods while camping and tells him and his friends about The Legend of Slenderman and decides to help them catch footage of Slenderman.

Katrina Bowden as Jenna Brookes - She is one of film students, the pregnant girlfriend of Brad and the best friend of Amanda. Jenna is a sexy, intelligent and sweet 23 year old college student. Jenna has a sense of adventure and wants to travel around the world in different countries with her boyfriend and future child. She works as a hair stylist at a beauty salon. Jenna is Crystal and Amanda's roommate in the dorm at the college. Ever since Jenna was pregnant, she doesn't really like being around alcohol or drugs because she hopes to give birth to a perfect, healthy baby. Jenna agrees to go camping with Chet and the rest of her friends so she can party with all her friends. Jenna befriends Rachel and David who are two hikers they meet in the woods while camping and tells her and her friends about The Legend of Slenderman and decides to help them catch footage of Slenderman.

Scout Taylor Compton as Crystal Elwood - She is one of the film students who is a close friend of Jenna and Amanda. Crystal is a good hearted, strong, tomboyish, and loyal 24 year old college student. Crystal is a tough, yet beautiful brunette haired girl that loves hanging out with her female friends but most of her interests are guy-type activities. Crystal mostly dresses up in emo or in black clothing and she is usually listening to Rock music or Marilyn Manson's songs on her phone. Crystal agrees to go camping with Chet and the rest of her friends so she can party and listen to her music. Crystal befriends Rachel and David who are two hikers they meet in the woods while camping and tells her and her friends about The Legend of Slenderman and decides to help them catch footage of Slenderman.

Steven R. McQueen as Leonard Stewarts - He is one of the film students and a close friend of Chet. Leonard is a nerdy, strong, supportive, and big hearted 22 year old college student. Leonard is very quiet and mostly mutters his words. Leonard is also very strong minded and intelligent and has an interest in mathematics, history and science but he also has a hilarious sense of humor, adventuring and loves discovering new things every day. Leonard agrees to go camping with Chet and the rest of his friends so he can party and adventure. Leonard befriends Rachel and David who are two hikers they meet in the woods while camping and tells him and his friends about The Legend of Slenderman and decides to help them catch footage of Slenderman.

Michael Bailey Smith as The Slenderman - The Slenderman is an faceless evil entity that has lived for the past centuries and has been known to murdering and kidnapping children. The Slenderman is tall, thin and faceless with tentacles growing from it's back. He has pale white skin and wears a black suit. In a town in Ohio called Pine Hills there have been disappearances of toddlers, children, pre-teens, and teenagers in the woods for the past 10 years and people don't know why or who is causing. They think it is because of pedophiles and child predators. Children and teenagers have been disappearing in parks, playgrounds, their neighorhoods & homes, and at their school and people still don't know how it is happening. 7 college students think it is Slenderman and want to prove to everyone they think it is Slenderman. The 7 college students ally with 2 other college students that know a lot about Slenderman and want to help them prove that he is real. Slenderman has been watching and killing them and has been collecting several Have You Seen Me flyers of everybody he killed and kidnapped. Slenderman can be defeated but he can never be killed. The Slenderman can also turn into many forms like demons, ghouls, and the ghosts of his victims. No one has ever tried to stop or kill him because they refer to him as "The Tall Man", or "Satan".

Emma Watson as Rachel - She is one of the hikers that befriend Chet and all his friends. Rachel is a strong, adventurous, and tomboyish woman in her mid 20s. When Chet and his friends are hiking in the woods looking for a camp site, they bump into Rachel and her boyfriend David hiking as well and befriend them. While they are all hiking for a camp site, David and Rachel warned them that they should find a camp site fast because she noticed it was nearly night. Soon they find a camp site with an outlet and they have a BBQ. When it is night and they make a campfire, Rachel and David tell the story about all the disapearences of the young children and teenagers and they think it's Slenderman. The real reason why Rachel wanted to go hiking with her boyfriend is because a year ago, her younger brother disappeared in the woods and was found dismembered 1 week later. They packed guns, ammo, kerosene and matches with her so Rachel can prove that Slenderman is real and kill him for brother's death and all the other childrens'.

Nico Tortorella as David - He is one of the hikers that befriend Chet and all of his friends. David is an adventourous, calm, and tough man in his mid 20s. When Chet and his friends are hiking in the woods looking for a camp site, they bump into Rachel and her boyfriend David hiking as well and befriend them. While they are all hiking for a camp site, David and Rachel warned them that they should find a camp site fast because he noticed it was nearly night. Soon they find a camp site with an outlet and they have a BBQ. When it is night and they make a campfire, Rachel and David tell the story about all the disapearences of the young children and teenagers and they think it is Slenderman. They packed guns, ammo, kerosene, and matches with her so Rachel and David can prove that Slenderman is real and kill him for all deaths of the young juveniles.

Ron Perlman as Crazy Nick - He is an old alcoholic hobo that lives and sleeps in the ditches with a backpack full of everything he owns. Nick has lived a miserable life and all of the towns folk avoid him due his insane, cruel personality and that's how he got the nickname Crazy Nick. Nick has broke into and robbed several homes, brutally raped a numerous amount of woman and teenage girls, and beaten up many innocent people while drunk and he has went to jail many times for all of it. He doesn't have pupil in his right eye which reflects his lunatic nature. Nick is the most hated person in Pine Hills and many people want him in jail for the rest of his life. He worships many evil spirits, demons, and entities like Slenderman. When Chet and his friends go on their camping trip, Nick runs in the middle of the road to turn back for there lives because he was warning them about The Slenderman. But they didn't obey his warning and though he lost his mind due to his appearance so they kept on driving forward.

David Born as Officer Mullons - He is a police officer that has been on the case of all the disappearing youths in Pine Hills and doesn't want anybody going in the woods. Officer is a hard working and serious middle aged man who is described as a man in uniform and wants to protect the small town of Pine Hills from whoever is kidnapping all the children and teenagers for the past 100 years. When the eight teenagers from Prom Night disappeared in the woods, him and the police department agreed to make the curfew 9:00 so nobody else ends up disappearing. Officer Mullons wants to kick Crazy Nick out of Pine Hills for robbery, rape and assault on many people and make sure he stays far away from his town. When Chet and his friends are going on their camping trip, Officer Mullons pulls up behind them and asks them where they are going and they said the woods. Officer Mullons refused to let them go further and told them to turn back and go home where it's safe due to all the disappearances of juveniles.

Deaths
Jenna Brookes and Brad Rogers - Brutally gutted by Slenderman

Officer Mullons - While Chet and his friends walk in the woods searching for their lost friends, they bump into Officer Mullons who told them earlier to go back to town but they didn't listen. Chet explained that his friends are missing and probably dead but he didn't believe him. So Mullons grabbed out his gun and told them to give him the camera but they refused to. So Mullons tried to snatch it out of Chet's hands until the camera screen started getting static and they started hearing noises surrounding them. Leonard shined his flashlight to see what was making the noises and they saw a dark figure running in the bushes but they couldn't see it enough. Officer Mullons took out his gun and went into the bushes to see what was making the noises and told Chet and his friends to stay put. They all started hearing several gunfires coming from the bushes until it suddenly stopped. They slowly walked to bushes finding a blood spattered gun and the corpse of Officer Mullons with his arms ripped off and his eyes gouged out.

Crystal Elwood -

Mike Thomas -

Leonard Stewarts -

David -

Rachel -

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