Sunday, 24 April 2011

SHOUT-OUT: Marble Hornets

Recently put on the trail, PIAR puts its hands in the hornets' nest and gets stung... 

Even if you aren't willing to get directly involved in an ARG (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alternate_reality_game)
they are incredibly fun to follow. This is easily the case for the terrifying and gripping "Marble Hornets" that has been raking in the youtube hits and forum posts for the last year.

Based mainly on youtube (link at bottom) and backed up by a multitude of fan forums and blogs, "Marble Hornets" is the haunting tale of a group of student film makers who stumble into contact with supernatural forces. Based on the internet-based urban legend of "The Slender Man", the non-linear story is full of warped dialogue and video recordings with plenty of hidden messages for ARG fans to decode.

With new episodes cropping up weekly, it is not too late to get involved on any level. Whether participating in the mystery or just watching it unfold, "Marble Hornets" is a prime example of the sort of online entertainment and quality of writing that make those tv-executives start to sweat...

watch "Marble Hornets": http://www.youtube.com/user/MarbleHornets

explanatory website: http://marblehornets.wikidot.com/slender-man

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