The post has since amassed more than 52,000 upvotes and over 3,400 comments from Redditors who said Nickolas was a "legend" for sending the meme ... A mad man, but a legend!!" ...

The man, Cody Hidalgo, posted the meme on his Facebook page on Sunday when he wasn’t at work, according to his Facebook. Hidalgo then posted the meme next to a screenshot of texts from his boss ...

“Slender Man” was created nine years ago by Eric Knudsen, who posted a ghost story on the web forum Something Awful that included a picture of a tall, faceless, ghost-like man looming over two ...