UNDATED (WTAQ) – Following the release of the docu-series “Making a Murderer” on Netflix, another film debuting this week takes on another notorious court case in Wisconsin.
“Beware the Slenderman” is an HBO documentary covering the gruesome 2014 stabbing in Waukesha County involving two girls stabbing a classmate 19 times to allegedly appease the fictitious character.
The case has drawn international attention.
Then-12-year-olds Morgan Geyser and Anissa Weier are accused of stabbing Payton Leutner during a sleepover and leaving her for dead in a wooded area. Leutner survived several operations and was able to return to school.
Last August, both girls pled not guilty to attempted homicide charges and their motions to move the case to juvenile court were denied. Both are due back in court April 21.
The documentary is directed by Irene Taylor Brodsky, and features interviews with the girls’ families and was shot over an 18 month period.
It’s set to premier at South by Southwest in Austin, Texas on Friday. There will also be a panel discussion, featuring both Brodsky and Bill Weier, the father of Anissa Weier. “Down the Rabbit Hole: Slenderman, Children & The Internet,” will take place on Sunday, March 13 at 3:30pm at the Austin Convention Center.
