[Slenderman Thread]: Weird shit going down in The Angel's Game

Lanz

What is "Marble Hornets"
Starting on June 20, a series of videos appeared on Youtube, posted by a user under the name of "Marble Hornets." These videos made up what seems to be a fledgling horror series by a group of amateur filmmakers surrounding an aborted student film project titled "Marble Hornets" and a potentially-supernatural entity known around the Internet as "Slenderman."

It has continued updating frequently since its start this past summer through a variety of outlets, including Youtube, Twitter, Instant Message and Something Awful postings. Whether it would be best classified ARG or just a new form of film making in the Internet-age is anyone's guess, but it's most assuredly fictional and has garnered a sizable base of viewers, and has even garnered the attention of film critics like Roger Ebert: http://twitter.com/ebertchicago/status/5495205792.

Overtime, it was revealed that the series is a project by Troy Wagner (Director, Co-Writer, Jay) and Joseph DeLage (Co-Writer, Alex). This section spoilered because some fans in the thread felt that this and other knowledge broke their suspension of disbelief.

The Players
"J"/Jay: The uploader of "The Entries". A film student and college friend of the creator of "The Tapes," Alex Kralie, Jay hasn't spoken with or heard from Alex in since 2006 when he was given the tapes and told to burn them by Alex. Needless to say, he never followed this advice and began to look at them three years later, jumping down the rabbit hole he now finds himself in.

It should be noted that Jay's memory seems to be inaccurate in various instances, forgetting events and large gaps of time, both in the short and longterm. It is likely whatever is causing these memory gaps is connected to the events that transpired the production of Marble Hornets.

Alex Kralie: The man behind the student film Marble Hornets. Many of the tapes from which The Entries are taken were filmed by him. It is not yet known what exactly happened to him, but what is known follows: Sometime during production on Marble Hornets, something happened to Alex that affected him for the worse. He became paranoid and irritable and eventually took to filming himself almost 24/7, as though he was watching out for something or perhaps trying to ward it off (or, perhaps, for another purpose entirely).

It appears from the entries that sometime around the start of production he encountered the entity known as "Slenderman." Three years ago, he gave Jay the tapes from the aborted film and moved away, never contacting Jay since.

Tim: One of the actors Alex cast in Marble Hornets. Nothing is really known about him, aside from knowing Alex through his friend and neighbor Brian. Seems to have been involved from the project near it's beginning. Seems to have suffered some form of illness during Marble Hornets early stages and unknown if it continued through the rest of production.

The Rest of the MH Cast and Crew: Brian, Sarah and Seth: Nothing much is really known about these three, aside from the fact that they were involved in the production of Alex's student film.

It is inferred that Seth has been the cameraman for Marble Hornets. Their whereabouts are unknown, but Entry 22 paints a potentially grim picture.

ToTheArk: A person of unknown identity, ToTheArk is the Youtube handle of someone who has been responding to Jay's posting of the Entries through video postings of his or her own. These videos often have odd elements to them, cryptic and coded messages hidden throughout them and footage of TTA's own, some of which dates back to the production of Marble Hornets student film three years prior to the start of the series.

Masked Figure
As the name implies, this is an anonymous, masked individual that made his first appearance one of the later entries. Perhaps even more disturbing than his premier was his second appearance, where

He found his way into Jay's home in Entry 19 while Jay was sleeping, and seems to be involved in Jay's three-hour memory gap of that night.

While his identity is unknown, Jay believes him to be ToTheArk. Fan speculation believes him to be

Tim, as they seem to own the same jacket, among other odd coincidences. However, one does not necessarily preclude the other.

The Entries
These are the Entries that have been posted on Youtube so far. Composed of a mix of footage from The Tapes and Jay's own footage, these chronicle both Alex's descent into the mystery three years ago and Jays attempt to unravel it in the present. Spoiler tagged for length and light spoilers.

[vidurl=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wmhfn3mgWUI]Introduction[/vidurl]: Wherein we discover the rabbit hole.

[vidurl=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bn59FJ4HrmU]Entry 1[/vidurl]: Wherein something awaits outside Alex's front door

[vidurl=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JVECb0bYq8w]Entry 2[/vidurl]: Wherein Alex drives out to a secluded lamppost alone, looking for the man he saw while out earlier.

[vidurl=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b52bwPam7O8]Entry 3[/vidurl]: Wherein Alex films himself and things are unusual.

[vidurl=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yBNQZvOkSCw]Entry 4[/vidurl]: Wherein Alex explores a playground and finds something that causes him to run.

[vidurl=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6GMQ_FULc4M]Entry 5[/vidurl]: Wherein Jay accompanies Alex on scouting, and the footage takes on bizarre deformations.

[vidurl=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lQGvn82NNQw]Entry 6[/vidurl]: Wherein we are again in Alex's house, with something wanting to get inside.

[vidurl=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0q3cQjeerNU]Entry 7[/vidurl]: Wherein a Marble Hornets rehearsal reveals something is following Alex.

[vidurl=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rfAL3hubpoA]Entry 8[/vidurl]: Wherein the drawings begin.

[vidurl=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OT25GyRBHy8]Entry 9[/vidurl]: Wherein Alex shows signs of strange behavior during rehearsals.

[vidurl=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1icUgVa7EYg]Entry 10[/vidurl]: Wherein Alex flees from something that is after him.

[vidurl=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5a4Tm34wwck]Entry 11[/vidurl]: Wherein something isn't quite right in the house.

[vidurl=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXKZlwoPfBU]Entry 12[/vidurl]: Wherein filming is attempted and a "stranger" gets in the shot.

[vidurl=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-YEsCFM100]Entry 13[/vidurl]: Wherein Jay is sent off and Alex searches for something. And possibly finds it.

[vidurl=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1lxsMHeOGjE]Entry 14[/vidurl] Wherein Alex has a close encounter.

[vidurl=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BFb7eTQmVA8]Entry 15 - Interview with Tim[/vidurl]: Wherein Jay interviews Tim to try and gain insight.

[vidurl=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5agHXjRdb_8]Entry 16[/vidurl]: Wherein Jay probably violates trespassing laws and discovers disturbing findings.

[vidurl=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IqsAWxVUUIU]Entry 17[/vidurl]: Wherein we see a rehearsal and a sighting.

[vidurl=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6BsPPQSwdVw]Entry 18[/vidurl]: Wherein we learn why we don't enter houses without power at night without a safety buddy.

[vidurl=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x-qZUgxShlM]Entry 19[/vidurl]: Wherein Jay reveals a secret he has kept

[vidurl=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gv54NJa2yhI]Entry 19.5[/vidurl]: Wherein Jay holes himself up in the dark and starts going over things he has found

[vidurl=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1VKridtP5FQ]Entry 20[/vidurl]: Wherein we see the potential start of the Marble Hornets student film

[vidurl=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-TCS5_yQj0]Entry 21[/vidurl]: Wherein Jay returns to The Tower

[vidurl=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Y7_WP9HOME]Entry 22[/vidurl]: Wherein the latest tape is shown and shit hits walls

[vidurl=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SzdZyZgCY58]Entry 23[/vidurl]: Wherein third time is the charm... ?

[vidurl=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B_rA7gQl95w]Entry 24[/vidurl]: Wherein we see Jay's homelife

[vidurl=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N7QXQZjp5XM]Entry ######[/vidurl]: Wherein %#@&T@!$))!@^@!!!@######

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[vidurl=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OCASnK9F4DI]Entry 25[/vidurl]: Wherein Jay gets some unpleasant news

[vidurl=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tLIpL26ztFo]Entry 26[/vidurl]: Wherein an old friend returns...

ToTheArk Videos
What follow is the series of videos posted by ToTheArk in response to The Entries. It is hard to say what many of these mean, while others are more overt in at least one of the messages they convey. Spoilered, again, for length and light spoilers in the descriptions.

[vidurl=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NmqDPBu1UaM]Regards[/vidurl]: Wherein... huh.

[vidurl=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WVtGwViUILk]Operator[/vidurl]: Wherein we have crytic messages and missing audio from an Entry.

[vidurl=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dm3CjL6vS18]Deluge[/vidurl]: Wherein we have backwards talking, a fluorescent light and the bizarre.

[vidurl=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zxPDaFeUzT0]Impurity[/vidurl]:Wherein be storms and hidden codes.

[vidurl=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hn42IHeear4]Exit[/vidurl]: Wherein someone has been at this for a while now.

[vidurl=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=46GwQd-X38g]Program[/vidurl]: Wherein TTA asks very unkind things from someone.

[vidurl=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q3eq2SZYsEA]Advocate[/vidurl]: Wherein more confusion is front and center.

[vidurl=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WHFRTgjVYyY]Addition[/vidurl]: Wherein Jay is not alone.

[vidurl=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qw78k0dldHI]Signal[/vidurl]: Wherein TTA wants us to come back, and looks to be a fan of older films?

[vidurl=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-VK-JaLhFIM]Messages[/vidurl]: Wherin Jay has been hiding something from us.

[vidurl=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sUI-3lU6bek]Return[/vidurl]: Wherein FFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFF-

[vidurl=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j09PpA5fJaQ]Version[/vidurl]: Wherein TTA beckons Jay to the Tower and delivers a barrage of grammar.

[vidurl=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6PdSebzNinc]Attention[/vidurl]: Wherein someone beckons

[vidurl=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rIe-a6-TNHI]Admission[/vidurl]: Wherein doors...

[vidurl=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Of07rSEO0hE]Warning[/vidurl]: Wherein someone is done playing games...

In addition, there have been correspondences between TTA and others online, supposedly. Here they are, taken from the MH Wikidot site. Spoilered for length:

August 3, 2009:

ToTheArk wrote:

Slayer_22 wrote:

So………..you are posting videos of sound that may be from the "Entry videos" posted by Marble Hornets.

Maybe you are Alex?

soundiseverything

ToTheArk wrote:

Kiriyama wrote:

What do you want us to LISTEN?

listentoitall

August 6, 2009

ToTheArk wrote:

Slayer_22 wrote:

Hey, I was wondering since you seem to be a pretty nice person with answers, I was wondering if you could tell me another thing.

You seem to have audio for something. You are showing videos of audio that seem to fit with the videos. If you have the audio, you must have been the one taking them from the videos, No?

youare halfright

August 7, 2009

ToTheArk wrote:

Kiriyama wrote:

1. Is Regards sound entry No. 4 soundtrack?
2. or is it Entry No. 1 soundtrack?
3. Is Operator sound entry No. 10 soundtrack?
4. What is the meaning of your name and age?

regards remains untapped
operator belongs to others

remaininthought

September 2, 2009

ToTheArk, replying to Citizen Ed, after being asked if J can be trusted wrote:

human, therefore no

September 3, 2009

ToTheArk, again to Citizen Ed, after being asked about getting the linked video if J cannot be trusted, wrote:

ihavesomething important

Slenderman
Slenderman did not begin with Marble Hornets, but actually dates back to a SomethingAwful thread where, I believe, Goons were coming up with urban legends and myths. From this thread, the concept of "Slenderman" was born. The creature is tall, approximately 8 to 10 feet and bears a resemblance to a skinny, long-legged, long-armed man in a business suit. It's other defining characteristic is the creature's head, which has no facial features whatsoever.

"Slenderman," according to the original myth, had the capability of changing its form to whatever suited it best for tracking or capturing prey, and often showed the ability to change it's arms into tendrils capable into ensnaring said prey. It is also believed that those who witness the creature are drawn to it, in an almost hypnotic state.

Little is known about the Marble Hornets incarnation of the creature. It is presumed that contact with the creature, or pursuit of it, has ill affects on the health of an individual and possibly has some capability in the manipulation of memories. It is believed that strange effects dealt to the footage and audio on the tapes, as shown in the Entires is caused by the presence of the Slenderman.

Fans now suspect that, from the Q&A, Slenderman in this series is known as "The Operator"

Reoccurring Themes and important items
Operator Symbol: An oval or circular shape with an X in it's center (sometimes even passing the borders of the circle). It's meaning is still unknown, but seems connected with the entity referred to as "Slenderman"

Water: It seems that there is a reoccuring theme of water throughout several of the Entries and responses by ToTheArk. Be it streams nearby, empty waterbottles or simply the thematic elements of TTA's videos, water is an inescapable element within the story.

"Slenderdoll": A doll that Jay found inside the house he visited in Entries 16 and 18. No word yet as to it's meaning.

Bullet casing: A bullet casing found at the house visited in Entries 16 and 18. Now missing after the events of Entry 19.

Bottle of Pills: A bottle of pills found at the house visited in Entries 16 and 18. The label has been removed and the contents missing after the events of Entry 19.

The Tower: A red tower located at one of the locations Alex and Jay scouted for filming Marble Hornets. Believed to be anything from a climbing wall to a practice tower for local firemen, it's existence has taken on a more eerie and mysterious one following Entry 19.5

Entry 22's Tape: Found by Jay at The Tower. How it got there is anyone's guess, but the contents within have Jay fearing for his safety now more than ever.

Alex's Drawings: A collection of frenzied and cryptic drawings and writings compiled by Alex after he encountered the mysterious entity, "Slenderman," during production of Marble Hornets.

Where to check it out
Jay's Marble Hornets Youtube Channel
Jay's Marble Hornets Twitter Page
ToTheArk's YouTube Channel

You can also find Jay posting, in character, on SomethingAwful from time to time, but I am unsure what thread specifically.

As well, there appear to be other "Slenderman"-related projects popping up around the net in the wake of Marble Hornets but do not appear to be related to the series. If something new pops up that does tie into the series, Jay will acknowledge it in some fashion. There also appear to be attempts of other fans trying to tie themselves into the game. One such individual being "BluShoe77," who has yet to be acknowledged by Jay. It would seem this is a Youtube User who simply stumbled across the areas where the series is being filmed.


And, because it's Christmas

Posted originally by Grantaire on SA wrote:

--Suspension of Disbelief Zone--
As some have found that talking about the series outside of the fiction breaks their immersion, this section shall be spoiler tagged

Credits
Shortly after Entry 26 went up on Youtube, Director Troy Wagner uploaded a set of Credits up on his Youtube account. Aside from the usual Credit bits, it also revealed that what we have seen so far is only Part 1 of Marble Hornets. Co-writer and co-star Joseph Delage has said that fans will know about Part 2 when it's ready.
Credits

Q&A
After the credits went up, Wagner revealed that they were gathering up questions from fans to be answered in an upcoming Q&A session which they would be posting on the SomethingAwful and UnFiction forums. You can find transcriptions of those Q&A's in this thread:
Q&A 1
Q&A 2

Then, in Late June, Wagner and Delage did a College Radio interview where they once more answered questions on the series and the production. It was then posted on Wagner's Youtube Channel, "TroyHasACamera" over the course of the following week or so:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dr38zIG3SUI

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kKLTzf2MB0Q

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Q29jwasMVw

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FNm7RBkSQU8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SEMnOhopMzA

--Suspension of Disbelief Zone--

And now... a Hiatus
So, for now it would appear that Marble Hornets is on hiatus and it is uncertain when new entries will appear. So what does one do in the meantime if they're looking for more online horror action?

Well, you're in luck, because not just one, but two series have popped up online and are sure to keep viewers occupied for a while. These series are...

EverymanHYBRID: Based around three friends making a fitness series, it appears that they're being stalked by a familiar and mysterious entity. Pretty good so far, with an interestingly meta twist in the recent episodes. The format is less rigid than Marble Hornets, due to the set up. Personally, I find the characters are rather likable, and while it's a slow build-up make the series worth watching in the meantime.
Everyman Hybrid Infodump

TribeTwelve: Following the story of two cousins, one of whom is being stalked by a familiar entity. If EverymanHYBRID was a deviation from form, then this series could be said to follow the styling of Marble Hornets perhaps a bit too closely, to the point that some may be vindicated in calling it a knockoff or worse. However, the familiarity may be an added benefit to some MH fans turned off by the way EvermanHYBRID handles itself. Personally, I find it to be good, although the acting is a bit rough at times.
TribeTwelve Infodump

And, if you're new to Marble Hornets, Drez has kindly provided a series of links for all of the Entries and totheark videos arranged in order for easy viewing. You can find that here.

EDIT: OH HAY Hiatus over :V

Jay's Twitter wrote:

Marble Hornets
http://twitpic.com/31g2ab
46 minutes ago from Twitpic

Xtarath

I am eagerly anticipating the next episode, or any twitter updates.

Lanz

Professor Snugglesworth, in the last thread wrote:

Cool OP. Make sure you save it so you can post it again when the forums go back up.

Also, I feel retarded for reading ToTheArk's name as "toth (tough) eark (ear with a k at the end)"

Speaking of Alternate readings: Someone pointed out, on another forum that's following the series, that "ToTheArk" could also be rendered as "Tot Heark," which they claimed was German for "Death Call"

Xtarath

Lanz wrote: »

Professor Snugglesworth, in the last thread wrote:

Cool OP. Make sure you save it so you can post it again when the forums go back up.

Also, I feel retarded for reading ToTheArk's name as "toth (tough) eark (ear with a k at the end)"

Speaking of Alternate readings: Someone pointed out, on another forum that's following the series, that "ToTheArk" could also be rendered as "Tot Heark," which they claimed was German for "Death Call"

That's how I've always read it, but I didn't know about the German.

Edit: Google translate says Dead Hearken, which is roughly equivalent.

Lanz

Xtarath wrote: »

Lanz wrote: »

Professor Snugglesworth, in the last thread wrote:

Cool OP. Make sure you save it so you can post it again when the forums go back up.

Also, I feel retarded for reading ToTheArk's name as "toth (tough) eark (ear with a k at the end)"

Speaking of Alternate readings: Someone pointed out, on another forum that's following the series, that "ToTheArk" could also be rendered as "Tot Heark," which they claimed was German for "Death Call"

That's how I've always read it, but I didn't know about the German.

Edit: Google translate says Dead Hearken, which is roughly equivalent.

So either Jay is royally screwed, or has the undead screwing with him?

Professor Snugglesworth

Glad to see I wasn't alone in the misreading (or could it be YOU who is mistaken?). I prefer the other explanations, as To The Ark sounds a bit too anime for my tastes.

But seeing how it's from SA, maybe that's intentional.

In any event, I hope more Youtube series of this caliber get made.

Lanz

I kinda like the theory that Jay is somehow "The Ark" in some fashion; so TTA's videos are "to 'The Ark'"

Lanz

Decided to reply to "Jay" about the hole

on my twitter account I wrote:

@marblehornets Fascinating, at about 40 seconds or so into the video the hole you looked in produced some audio distortion.

also, anyone else notice that the thumbnail for Entry 21 is the hole?

OptimusZed

I checked this out when it was brought up in the Creepy things thread.

I wasn't aware of the second youtube account with seemingly related goals, though.

Corbius

I've been following this since the last Creepy thread. Very quality stuff. Entry 19 ruined my sleep for days.

Tam

aw man, entry 19 totally missed for me

MasterCylinder

Has there been any explanation for the jumbled twitter post from Jay's hike to the red tower? The one that was supposed to be "something interesting" or something to that effect? Because it seems like it would be referring to that hole, as it's the only thing out of the ordinary before he gets to the tower, but he doesn't actually bother to investigate in the video.

Hybrid

I think that was just after he found the tape or something, so he was probably close to the red tower still.

MasterCylinder

Oh yeah, just looked again and that sounds about right. Seems odd that he'd be posting while running through a forest though.

Reynolds

I plan to watch this, it seems interesting.

But I'm usually on the computer only after midnight, so...

Raiden333

Holy christ this is creepy.

Cherrn

I'm wondering how long they can stretch this without it getting boring/corny. They've been doing a great job so far, but, honestly, the more they show of Slenderman, the less creepy he becomes. I like that they've pushed him into the background for the last couple of videos.

Rami

Cherrn wrote: »

I'm wondering how long they can stretch this without it getting boring/corny. They've been doing a great job so far, but, honestly, the more they show of Slenderman, the less creepy he becomes. I like that they've pushed him into the background for the last couple of videos.

Yeah I liked it initially, and it peaked in my opinion around the video where you see his shadow move past his bedroom door. After that it got pretty dumb, I'm thinking especially

the one where he slowly opens the door and stands there in full view, and the the point where it got incredibly bad: man in shitty plastic mask attacking the guy who posts the videos.

Xtarath

Rami wrote: »

Cherrn wrote: »

I'm wondering how long they can stretch this without it getting boring/corny. They've been doing a great job so far, but, honestly, the more they show of Slenderman, the less creepy he becomes. I like that they've pushed him into the background for the last couple of videos.

Yeah I liked it initially, and it peaked in my opinion around the video where you see his shadow move past his bedroom door. After that it got pretty dumb, I'm thinking especially

the one where he slowly opens the door and stands there in full view, and the the point where it got incredibly bad: man in shitty plastic mask attacking the guy who posts the videos.

I actually think that is intentional. Otherwise they wouldn't have zoomed in on his mask in a future entry.

Lanz

Sounds like we're getting another TTA vid soon

Jay on Twitter wrote:

Still waiting to see if totheark does anything.

EDIT: odd iPod posting glitch

Xtarath

Shit gonna be freaky.

Disrupter

This video series is sort of meh...I mean Its ok for viral. But I only watch it hoping something creepy happens, but nothing has.

Like I am entertained by it, but id never tell a buddy to watch it.

DarkWarrior

Ok Ill admit that hallway bit in 18 got me.

John the Skrull

Lanz wrote: »

Sounds like we're getting another TTA vid soon

Jay on Twitter wrote:

Still waiting to see if totheark does anything.

EDIT: odd iPod posting glitch

Awesome. I was hoping there'd be some "reply" to these. I wonder which one'll he be replying to. Either way, looks like the "christmas break" is over.

Bolthorn

The wife and I have been loving this since it was posted in the creepy thread here awhile back.

Xtarath

Ugh, no video yet.

Sheep

Following this for a while. Some stuff is good, like when the guy comes looking through the windows into the film makers house.

Others it just looks like a couple of folks making a fan film after watching those weird VHS parts for The Ring.

Raiden333

I still think the one that got me the most was 18.

Even the 10th time or so I rewatched it, I felt my spine freeze over when

Jay turns around and Masky is just sitting there, staring...

"...Alex?"

GR_Zombie

Entry 11 is still my favorite, if for no other reason that even if you divorced it from the whole Slenderman idea, it would still be damn creepy.

Lanz

New update

Jay's Twitter wrote:

Not sure why totheark has been so quiet. I may be on my own for a while.

InHuman

so, uh, when the guy in the mask showed up, the camera disorted didn't it.

And it did before when magic sideburns (tim?) was there. So is tim the guy in the mask or have I missed something.

John the Skrull

Lanz wrote: »

New update

Jay's Twitter wrote:

Not sure why totheark has been so quiet. I may be on my own for a while.

Huh. Didn't expect that. It made sense for TTA to reply next since

J is out of leads, I think? He said he was out of tapes with anything interesting on them, and the new tape didn't really give much to investigate. I wonder what'll spawn the next video.

Also, InHuman:

There seems to have been alot of distortion in different videos. I don't know that it's been conclusively linked to Tim. He was the most likely suspect until the most recent video, which has alot of people thinking it's seth.

Lanz

Well Make You An Offer You Cant Comprehend wrote: »

Lanz wrote: »

New update

Jay's Twitter wrote:

Not sure why totheark has been so quiet. I may be on my own for a while.

Huh. Didn't expect that. It made sense for TTA to reply next since

J is out of leads, I think? He said he was out of tapes with anything interesting on them, and the new tape didn't really give much to investigate. I wonder what'll spawn the next video.

Also, InHuman:

There seems to have been alot of distortion in different videos. I don't know that it's been conclusively linked to Tim. He was the most likely suspect until the most recent video, which has alot of people thinking it's seth.

Next step:

I really wonder if Jay will think to go back to the hole?

Re: your reply to InHuman:

I'm still thinking it could be Tim, at least, that is the identity behind Mask, given they seem to have the same Jacket.

TTA though, hard to say now if he's Mask or another party

Yougottawanna

Whoa, I remember watching a bunch of those videos a while back, but I didn't know there was such a big mythology around them.

Lanz

No new update yet, but an interesting note on what may have inspired the Operator Symbol [that circle with the X in it]

Guest on another forum wrote:

Some interesting facts about the circle/cross symbol (sorry if this has been posted before)...

"According to Porphyry of Tyros, the Egyptians used an X within a circle as a symbol of the soul; having a value of nine, it was used as a symbol for Ennead."

"In classical Athens, it was used as an abbreviation for the Greek θάνατος (thanatos, “death”) and as it vaguely resembles a human skull, theta was used as a warning symbol of death, in the same way that skull and crossbones are used in modern times. It survives on potsherds used by Athenians when voting for the death penalty.[1] Petrus de Dacia in a document from 1291 relates the idea that theta was used to brand criminals as empty ciphers, and the branding rod was affixed to the crossbar spanning the circle."

Lanz

TO ACTION!

Posted today wrote:

Marble Hornets
Beginning to think the only choice I have is going back to the house.

And this time, take someone with you

Lanz

totheark: We are awaiting your arrival.

Bolthorn

Well, that was sort of unpleasant, not as creepy as some of the videos have been in the past.
Anyone else feel that the longer this goes on the less interesting it has become?

Rami

It stopped being interesting when it switched away from being about slenderman and into the crappy mask cult.

Lanz

the only less interesting part for me is when we wind up getting these massive lulls between updates of any kind, like we had most of the month so far.

Xtarath

Lanz wrote: »

the only less interesting part for me is when we wind up getting these massive lulls between updates of any kind, like we had most of the month so far.

This. Considering Jay is supposedly still stuck in his house and has the leisure of waiting a month to do anything.