Pent-up feelings from a multi-year pandemic that incentivized social isolation likely contributed to the public’s fascination. You could try to run for help if pursued by Slender Man, but you’re cut off from society and face monsters alone in the Backrooms. The Slender Man was a towering figure of the imagination layered on top of the real world. A person no-clips into the Backrooms, fully severed from reality, and they’re all alone. The expression of alienation is more complete. What sets the Backrooms apart from Slender Man and other previously popular creepypasta is what I call the lonely gamer effect.
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