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Hello, everyone! This chapter is dedicated to:

1- Trigger Warnings
2- Disclaimer
3- Credits
4- Acknowledgements
5- Extra Notes

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Trigger Warnings

This story is meant to heal and connect to the Fandom in a way. I wrote this, thinking of how me and most of the Fandom had to find some type of comfort in fictional murderers, in order to heal at some point.
While this book is meant to be filled with messages that I wish the readers can cease, it also tackles some themes like general/graphic violence, trauma, stalking, drug/alcohol use, and some mental disorders. Other themes are also mentioned, although very quickly and not detailed. Such as sexual abuse, religious aspects, self-mutilation, suicidal thoughts, and harm to a child. Readers who may be sensitive to these elements, please proceed with caution.

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Disclaimer

So I wrote this book to bring back memories from the "old days of the Fandom", if that makes sense. Maybe I tried to bring back some nostalgic stuff? I don't want this book to just be built on tension and drama, I want you to have fun while reading it too! So please note that there are a LOT of versions for all of these characters. Every single one is extremely creative and amazing, but there are just too many. So I decided that, to some characters, I would quite mix all of their stories together. For example, I know Ben wouldn't materialize and he's not just a dead boy possessing a videogame, but remember that this is for fun! I also followed the reboot, where Liu is Jeff's younger brother. And in some cases, I just stuck to the characters' original stories. Same thing with their ages and birth places. Bear with me :')

I've been in the Fandom since 2017, but ever since then, the stories changed a lot, so I'm sorry if there is some inaccuracy here and there, but I promise you I did my research.

Some fragments of the backstories might be a little scattered and have a touch of my own headcanons (mainly Kate's), but again, know that I did my research, and I wouldn't publish anything without it making sense with the original lore :D

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Credits

The characters belong to (please, forgive any mistakes):

Slenderman: Eric Knudsen
Any Slender: The Arrival mentioned characters (Mainly Kate Millens Hayes): Blue Isle Studios
Any Marble Hornets mentioned characters (Mainly Brian Thomas/The Hooded Figure and Tim Wright/The Masked Man): Troy Wagner, Joseph DeLage, Tim Sutton, Brian Haight
"Toby" Rogers: Kastoway
Jeff the Killer: Sesseur + GameFuelTV
Jane the Killer: PastaStalker64 + FearOfTheBlackWolf (two different versions)
Homicidal Liu: Vampirenote13
Eyeless Jack: Azelf5000
Clockwork: Leafcrowns
Bloody Painter: DeluCat
Sally Williams: La-Mishi-Mishi
Ben Drowned: Alexander D. Hall

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Acknowledgements

While writing this book, I had the help of four amazing friends, who helped me review it, and gave me advice on every matter, including the description and writing of disorders, the characters themselves, or just to help me make the story have more sense. Two of those friends aren't even part of the Fandom, but they helped me with the writing since English isn't my first language. So thank you to Blood_Plague; Silan2605 and those two others who don't have Wattpad. I also want to thank every creator in this Fandom, who made each character so interesting, and therefore, gave us some amazing memories :))

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Extra Notes

Again, please remember that English is not my first language, but I tried my best! Please, have fun and read this book with an open mind!

All illustrations were made by me, and you can follow my work on:

Tumblr: argie003
X (Twitter): argie_003
Instagram: argie_003
TikTok: tragic_argie

Writing this book was a beautiful experience. Because of it, I entered a server where I met new people, made new friends, and overall, I feel like these 6 months I spent writing, drawing, and doing research, were so so worth it.

When the remake of Slender: The Arrival came out, I felt my inner child jumping with happiness. So I decided to write a book, and dedicate it to all of your inner children, and who they've become.

Remember that you are not alone, and everything will be okay in the end. You are loved.Take care of yourselves, and stay safe <3

-Argie