A creepy painting in GTA safehouses predates Slenderman by years.
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A creepy painting in GTA safehouses predates Slenderman by years.

A distorted black figure with stretched limbs found in several San Andreas safehouses—often claimed as Slenderman—is actually a bowling alley painting whose texture was created years before the 2009 internet meme existed, making it impossible to be an intentional Easter egg.

Verdict:Busted

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The distorted figure looms on a safehouse wall, sparking years of Slenderman rumors that this debunked fact finally puts to rest.
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The distorted figure looms on a safehouse wall, sparking years of Slenderman rumors that this debunked fact finally puts to rest.

Wake up, CJ — that's no internet horror icon, just a recycled bowling alley texture predating the meme by years.
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Wake up, CJ — that's no internet horror icon, just a recycled bowling alley texture predating the meme by years.

The source texture exposed: a bowling alley painting that Rockstar reused, proving the 'Slenderman' connection is pure fan fiction.
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The source texture exposed: a bowling alley painting that Rockstar reused, proving the 'Slenderman' connection is pure fan fiction.

No slender figure waits behind this door — just another safehouse where a pre-meme texture fueled a legendary false myth.
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No slender figure waits behind this door — just another safehouse where a pre-meme texture fueled a legendary false myth.

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