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[xemnasvii]

I second the idea that the viewers are getting lazier and less adventurous. Also, while this debate popped up, so did that series, "Handprints" which is the first to catch my attention in a long time.

[Ztakk]

[Malckeor]

[SilentMedusa]

I don't see anything that says "horror" there. I mean, we like a lot of the stuff they do, so really it could be anything. And the last time I heard them mention what they'd do after MH, they said probably comedy. Which makes sense; why would they finish a near five-year horror project just to jump right into another one?

[Lithp]

[Clairabel]

[Tails]

[Malckeor]

[Cyan507]

[lonsumtravlr]

[Malckeor]

[Malckeor]

Apologies for another off-topic post (and a double-post), but things have been confirmed. There's now a final stretch goal for the Marble Hornets kickstarter to "fully fund the new series." From the kickstarter page:

"What is the new series going to be about? The only thing we can share about it right now is that it will be similar in style to Marble Hornets; a mystery/horror type thing. We've always said we wanted to do a more comedic series next but, after thinking on it a bit, it might be a little jarring if we went straight into something like that after something like MH, so we're going to try and do a comedy series *and* a new mystery/horror series."

So yeah. To conclude my point: This is most likely where most of us will wind up; we'll be following the guys who popularized this whole webseries mythos in the first place. It only makes sense.

[Baronness]

Many people have discussed this before. The market is saturated, guys. Watch what interests you, don't watch what doesn't.

If you're looking for a good ARG and don't feel like you've found one yet, try visiting the appropriate section in Unfiction - or, better yet, make yr own.

[Tails]

Sometimes i think it´s not the case that "the market is satuated", but rather that this fandom has developed a "let me have my cake and also eat it" mentality when it comes to what they want from a series, which is really a shame, because it makes it hard for creators to work with and get noticed nowadays (especially the newer ones, althrough several really would deserve it).

[SignerJ]

I really hate this whole "we're all dying, run!" mentality. Why?

Well, for one thing, the mythos aren't disappearing. They(?) as healthy as ever. In fact, as Baroness said, the market is saturated. I'm pretty sure that a saturated market is not the sign of a dying mythos.

Secondly, this is an unhealthy mentality. I know this from experience, as I've seen this whole "the [thing] is dying/decaying/disappearing" mentality turn a fully functioning, popular website into one with barely thirty active members, at best. If there is a list of things that are going to cause the mythos to disappear, then this mentality will be near the top of the list.

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You know what, I was going to also talk about the general lack of inactivity in the forums and many of the threads, but I'm too irritated to discuss that at the moment. Partly because I keep seeing people complain about lack of risk-taking or creativity while the threads of some of the boldest series are being kept alive by only two or three members.

And before you say that this lack of inactivity is a sign of decay, let me tell you one place where the Slenderverse is plenty active: Tumblr. If you want activity, in most of the fandoms, look at Tumblr. (And I hear that there is a decent community on Reddit, too.)


Also, Tails has a very good point.