Father of Slender Man attacker calls new movie 'extremely distasteful'

Bill Weier, whose daughter attacked a classmate inspired by the fictional bogeyman, has claimed that Sony's new horror film is 'popularizing a tragedy' The father of a girl who violently attacked a classmate after being inspired by the fictional character Slender Man has criticized a new horror film of the same name as being "extremely distasteful". Related: Slender Man trailer: a mythical monster worth the wait? Fat chance