Eight Pages
A Slender: The Arrival Survival Diary
There are no weapons here. No crafting, no levelling, and no safe ground to retreat to.
Eight Pages is a survival horror diary set in Slender: The Arrival,
recorded as a single-attempt run across multiple sessions using the
10th Anniversary version of the game.
The diary follows the attempt as it unfolds. If it ends early, the record ends with it.
Nothing here is cut short for the sake of reaction.
Footage is recorded without commentary. Any observations or reflections appear only in the written log entries.
The Rules
This series lives under Survivor’s Dread, which means the structure matters more than optimisation.
The goal isn’t a perfect run — it’s an honest one.
- Attempts: Single-attempt run (no replays)
- Restarts: None beyond forced checkpoints
- Failure: Death ends the diary
- Editing: For clarity and pacing only
- Commentary: None during gameplay
- Version: 10th Anniversary Update
Sessions may be split for practical reasons, but the outcome of the run is never reset or replayed.
If something goes wrong, it stays in.
The Apex Predator Rule
Eight Pages operates under the Apex Predator Rule.
When a game is built around a relentless, unavoidable hunter, survival becomes a limited resource.
In this run, Slender is the apex threat — a presence that escalates, constricts movement,
and turns familiar space into a trap.
- Strike Limit: 3 lethal Slender deaths across the entire diary
- Strike Tracking: Each Slender kill increments the tally (1/3, 2/3, 3/3)
- Final Strike: On 3/3, the run ends permanently
- No Dodging: If the kill happened, it counts — even if I hard-quit in frustration
Everything else still follows the core rule: no replays, no rewinds, no “clean takes.”
The run is the run.
What Survival Means Here
Survival in Eight Pages isn’t about mastery or completion.
It’s about maintaining composure under sustained pressure.
- Holding your nerve when the environment turns hostile
- Recognising when movement is more dangerous than standing still
- Watching familiar ground become unsafe
- Making decisions with incomplete information
How the run is broken into logs is dictated by the experience, not a fixed structure.
The Goal
There isn’t a checklist or a guaranteed ending.
The goal is to survive for as long as possible.
If the run reaches its natural conclusion, it ends there.
If it collapses earlier, that’s where the diary stops.
Survivor Incognito 