The Slender Man Tapes

The Slender Man Tapes is a found footage thriller based off of the infamous Slender Man myth. It is the most popular film by BHM Productions, being at viral status with over 200,000 views, and is the film that launched the crew more notoriety in the YouTube community.

It is the prequel to The Slender Man Tapes: Dark Revelations. Both movies together are featured on the BHM Productions YouTube channel as "The Slender Man Tapes Series".

Overview
The story follows aspiring video journalist, Mikey Winters, as he realizes he is being stalked by a tall and mysterious man. The man has strange abilities that leads Mikey to believe that the man is some kind of entity, rather than a person. This results in Mikey experiencing paranoia and what seem to be terrifying hallucinations. He films his experience with the entity as he descends into fear and madness, to the confusion and dismay of those around him.

Rating
The Slender Man Tapes has been rated PG-13 by BHM Productions.

It features mild language, frightening moments, and some mature themes.

Reception
The Slender Man Tapes is the most popular film from BHM Productions, with it being featured on several websites, including the Slender Man wiki itself. It has become a viral hit around the web, resulting in it being a featured video on YouTube and one of the most popular and controversial Slender Man films ever made.

Majority of reception for the film is positive, with many comments such as "This scared the hell out of me", "that was creepy", "awesome series", "Impressive acting and sound effects", "I didn't want this to end!", "I wanted to stop watching since it was so scary, but I couldn't", and "one of the best Slender Man videos ever". The acting, sound effects, jump-scares, suspense, and story have been praised by many.

While majority of the reception is positive, there is still heavy criticism towards the film and it has been a target of major controversy. Almost all of the controversy and critcism stems from people criticising the film for not portraying the Slender Man in a traditional way, but rather in a human form. Despite the director explaining this aspect as part of the story and giving proper reasoning as to why Slender Man takes on a human form in his film, it has still been heavily critcised for this factor. Despite this, many people still praise the director's take on the Slender Man myth as unique, fresh, and even creepy.

A much less criticised aspect of the film is the acting. Some have noted the acting as stale or over-the-top during certain moments, specifically in part 4. There has also been minor criticism that some parts of the movie feel too staged.