Talk:It Came From Outer Ed/@comment-25765603-20150425133045/@comment-1915803-20150425162405

The character "Slender Man" wasn't even created until nearly a decade after this episode aired.

This episode is not an allegory. It's just more traditional, silly Ed, Edd n Eddy slapstick humor. Sure, the plot idea may have been partially inspired by real-life cultishness, but the idea that it's some kind of story with a hidden message seems ridiculous.