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Editorial
The SCP wiki has lost all semblance of that which is good and just. There will be bloodshed. It is time for Wrathcon, and only one article will remain! No teams. No reposts. The theme is evil, and all losing articles will be deleted. The winner will stand tall upon the corpses of the drafts that die in the coming battle. Good luck.
- By ParallelPotatoes
As the visual archives contest ends with around one hundred entries, winners of each of the seven categories have been announced and displayed proudly in their respective categories. The event was able to shine a much-needed spotlight on the artists of our community, using prompts that targeted the eras of SCP, alternative formats, international works, and focal characters.
While art is a visual storyteller, some things cannot be said with words alone, so I will take this opportunity to show off the winners, and discuss a bit about who they are drawing, techniques they are using, and give some insight into the contest judges minds as we went through each piece.
Characters and Mobile Task Forces
Yaldeboath, great devourer
“Yaldeboath, great devourer” by DooRatr is as complex as it is terrifying, depicting the Sarkic based god of flesh in a position of devotion and multiple layers of fleshy viscera.
Layers of red and white are used to build a depiction of devotion to Yaldeboath. Starting from the outreaching hands of hundreds (which have been painstakingly painted in various poses) clouded over with pillows of flesh. The bottom portion is topped by an image of a person being made from the fleshy layers and pulled up into a sky of arteries and veins to presumably be devoured by the face representing Yaldeboath.
DooRatr does a splendid job at using various shades of red that blend into fleshy tones to make you feel like you are surrounded by the suffocating heat and moisture of the inner body, something often used in stories describing Yaldeboath. It is disturbing, it is dense, and it is beautiful.
Wonderful work, DooRatr!
Groups of Interest
grand karcist ion
No matter what I write, my words cannot do the piece “Grand Karcist Ion” by Soliusss any justice, so I asked my fellow judge Entropy what they thought:
“This work shows a harmonious balance between the line of the beautiful and the grotesque. Flesh and sinew become softened rendered forms that flow freely to show the strength and vibrancy of the work in a display of sacrificial vitality through Grand Karcist Ion. With the contrast of a cool toned background with warm and gentle colours for the forthcoming piece, it is truly a display of how complexity in simple form can truly shine.” - EmotionalEntropy
Visually, inspiration from other Sarkic artists such as Niram are evident. I also see Soliusss using themes found in sacred and religious artwork, using a calm expression and a level of detail meant to stun the viewer. Small details as seen in Ion’s six fingers are barely noticeable when places next to the spiralling display of flesh and all kinds of grotesque aspects of the human body.
I recall during judging that Soliusss’ work was one of the most popular amongst judges, and it's very easy to see why! This masterpiece rightfully earned its place amongst the winners.
Congratulations Soliusss!
Tales and Other Formats
talloraven waltz
Unexpectedly animated, ecthelioffd created “talloraven waltz” which depicts frames of Draven Kondraki and researcher Talloran as they waltz through various events.
Storytelling can be extremely difficult to do with still images, so the use of several frames along a long canvas grants the unique opportunity to show the couple as they move across the screen and change. Without knowing much about the characters, you get a feeling that they are closer than close, that they face hardships, and that they overcome them.
Ecthelioffd uses the limited frames to include a frame of Draven on their own, and even if just for a frame, you might catch your breath hoping that's not the end. Thankfully, Talloran returns, but it goes to show that the artist put thought into what parts of the characters history they show.
Well deserved win, congratulations!
Classic SCPs
Captain Jack
In the category with the most entries, deciding on a winner was extremely difficult. Even so, zerolinesdrawn blew us out of the water when we saw what they made! “Captain Jack” is a handmade puppet of SCP-492.
This medium fit 492 perfectly, seeing as the anomaly is an animatronic dummy, but who would have thought it could be real! Made of cloth and wire, this sculpture stood out from any other entry with its level of craftsmanship. While it may look simple, handmade dolls can take hours of twisting wire, moulding the form, and lots of thread and glue to get the fabric to stay in place.
Not only that, but the pose was extremely endearing and suited the SCP well. There is always something special about anything made with your hands that you can interact with, feel, and really appreciate.
Congratulations, zerolinesdrawn!
Old SCPs
In the Court of Alagadda
Breaking through reality into the world of Alagadda, Fungiwhale depicts the Ambassador surrounded by Alagaddans in their piece “In the Court of Alagadda.”
Also winning the title of ‘Best in Show’, this submission was most favoured of all by the judges. And for good reason! The attention to detail in the warped reality of the foreground, layered with strings of light that draw you straight to the focal point and dizzy you with a crowd of faces beyond them. The effort is visible, and to really appreciate the details you must zoom in to every object!
Dark values fading into light ones gives the viewer an easy time settling into the piece. It's clear who you’re meant to look at; the dark figure adorned in gold and backed by followers. I get a sense that this being is the puppet master, and that this door should never have been opened.
Truly splendid work, Fungiwhale! You blew the crowd away!
Modern SCPs
Pedal to the SCP-7000
Leeann Hamilton’s “Pedal to the SCP-7000" depicting Wettle's adventure throughout SCP-7000 was another judge favourite.
A combination of scenes written throughout SCP-7000 using shadowy figures on bright, colourful backgrounds compliments the focal point of the image: William Wallace Wettle. The scratchy, thin strokes used represent the unlucky and messy character that Wettle is, but also leave a visually appealing piece that draws you in.
Another judge, sugarush, put it plainly:
“…it was the first piece during judgement that really stood out to me. There were so many incredible pieces submitted to the contest, which makes it difficult to pick out just one favourite, but the colour usage and shading style in this work immediately caught my eye! I feel it demonstrates an incredibly thorough understanding of composition, colour theory, and expression work, the last of which can be very difficult to master in this work's style.”
“I love it to bits, totally deserved to win its category.”
International SCPs
SCP-ES-320 'Odoskoteinos chorochronos'
Being the only traditional based winner of the contest, “SCP-ES-320 ‘Odoskoteinos chronochronos’” by MaggotKeeper uses a monochromatic palette to drive the terror of the subject.
The use of light and dark in the piece to give the impression of a horrifying discovery lit only by flashlight is extremely well done. Heavy inking along the bottom and edges creates a natural frame, with the only think breaking into that darkness being the fading-out trees that the focal creature is hiding behind.
MaggotKeeper really shows off their compositional skills by keeping certain elements of the image in pure white, such as the eye, to draw your focus. You get the impression that the viewer is noticed, and then your eye draws down to the corpse the creature stand son and feel dread start to hit.
The storytelling of this piece easily reflects the intention of SCP-ES-320 and enhances it with a simple palette and complex details.
Very well done, MaggotKeeper!
- By Luxaiko
Writing and Art Prompts
Site News is bringing you monthly writing and art prompts! Every month there will be user-submitted prompts to help inspire new pieces. Participation in these prompts is completely optional, and any pages based on the prompts will be featured in the next issue of Site News! If you're interested in submitting a prompt for next Site News, send a wikidot PM to ParallelPotatoes. One prompt submission per person, and up to five prompts will be shown in each edition of Site News.
This month's prompts are below!
The Dodo Bird Submitted by Mister_Toasty
An extinct animal either having survived in the SCP Universe, or coming back in the SCP universe, is fairly interesting on its own—but what other directions can people take it?
Burgers! Submitted by ProblemPal
Burgers are very common place in our society and yet they are scarcely seen on the wiki. Write about more anomalous burgers!
The following article was inspired by a prompt and written this month!
SCP-173 — An Anartistic Analysis of the Industrial-Biological-Sculptural Contradiction Written by Queerious
Inspired by "173's Birthday" from June 2024's prompts!
If you write an entry inspired by this or a previous month's prompts, feel free to send a wikidot PM to ParallelPotatoes to have it featured in the next Site News! There isn't a time limit on getting prompt submissions featured, so feel free to write for a previous month's prompts as well!1
Features Last Month
Top Articles of the Month
Ratings of course do not mean everything, but they are representative of what people happened to like seeing at the time. With this in mind, the following are the top-rated works last month, so if by some chance you haven't encountered them yet, be sure to check them out!
Top-Rated SCP
SCP-8801 by Cubeseer: I Do Not Regret My Unreal Time
The test subject, a civilian human male designated SCP-8801-1, has been implanted with SCP-8801 since embryonic development.
Front Page Features
Every month, an article is selected from each of the three common article types: SCP, Tale, and Group of Interest Format. These three articles are displayed on the front page for the month to bring further recognition to them.
If you would like to view the previous front page features, you can view the archive for the SCPs here, the archive for the Tales here, and the archive for the GoI Formats here!
SCP Article
SCP-8595 by PlaguePJP: Everyone's a Critic
It is assumed SCP-8595 either believes itself to be human or that cockroaches should be allowed to eat at restaurants, as seen by multiple complaints on its Yelp about it being run out of restaurants, long waits for seating, being ignored, having items thrown at it, or being sprayed with chemicals.
Tale
Who's Afraid of Ulrike Meinhof? by Nonaggress
Tosia Altman turned off the radio. The sun hadn’t risen yet, and the stars looked as wrong now as they had in 1939.
GoI-Format
GRANT REQUEST FOR GREENE TO STOP MAKING FUN OF ME by wagyusteak
Therefore, after extensive algorithmic calculations, it is projected that Prometheus Labs will collapse three months from now.
Reviewers' Spotlights
Works are featured on the site’s front page as part of the Reviewers’ Spotlight, which acknowledges the time and effort spent by forum reviewers helping other authors develop and edit and their works for the mainsite. Each month, community members are encouraged to nominate forum reviewers who have been both particularly helpful and active. Members of the Forum Criticism Team will then discuss the nominations, and select four prominent reviewers to choose the month’s Reviewers’ Spotlight front-page features.
If you would like to view previous spotlights, you can view the archive for them here!
1st of June
Superorganism Profile: Core Nebula! by Fish^12 and Queerious [Featured by delorphin]
And most impressively of all, Corey is alive.
9th of June
Bad Berries by Monkeysky [Featured by Fireknight]
In 2000, the summer before my junior year in high school, I spent a lot of time wandering around my town's indoor mall alone.
SCP Data & Trends
All the goings-on of the site condensed into bite-sized takeaways! Is there a statistic or figure you would be interested in knowing? Let us know and we can feature it next time!
Like before, we are still renovating this section. It will likely be a couple months, but we will soon have a nice little stats section here. In the meantime, please enjoy our monthly charts.
Also, what do YOU want to see in the monthly stats section? Any data you want to know about? Please leave a comment about it in the Discussion page or use this anonymous google form.
- By Data Analysis Team
New Content this Month
There is a multitude of wonderful works that are posted to the Wiki every month whether they be SCP articles, Tales, GoI Formats, Art pages, Author Pages, Essays, and more! Below, we have all of the creations for this month listed out by week and type (except for art pages, we did that earlier!) We have added little emojis next to articles that qualify to add some additional content. Below we have listed out the emojis we use and what they mean. Be sure to give them a look!
🤝 = Co-authored works - It is always interesting to see the dynamics of how people work together!
🌐 = International works - Articles translated from one of our international branches!
💯 = Articles rated at +100 and higher - These are articles that have seen success and should be celebrated for it!
📈 = SCP articles rated under +30 and Tales and GoI Formats rated under +20 - Let's show these a little love!
Week of June 1st
SCP Articles
- 📈🌐 SCP-PL-338- Written by KubKac.
- SCP-8598- Written by PlaguePJP.
- 💯 SCP-8801- Written by Cubeseer.
- 📈 SCP-7263- Written by IndustryStandard.
- SCP-7416- Written by IAmTheOoga.
- 📈 SCP-8383- Written by Univine.
- SCP-8969- Written by pr0m37h3um.
- 📈🌐 SCP-ES-222- Written by Eduteck. Translated by Mackenz1337 and Kokoro_Hime.
- 📈🌐 SCP-ES-227- Written by SigYeklette. Translated by Uncle Nicolini.
- SCP-8907- Written by Lemonsense.
Tales
- Love Between The Margins - Written by Queerious.
- The Clefnikov Experience™ - Written by Fish^12.
- Dictionary Attack - Written by Prismal.
- Sublimation - Written by Uncle Nicolini.
- 💯 PRI(DEMON)TH - Written by Rounderhouse.
- STARSITE: VAGABOND ACTUAL - Written by Rounderhouse.
- SCP-173 — An Anartistic Analysis of the Industrial-Biological-Sculptural Contradiction - Written by Queerious.
- 📈 Right to Repair - Written by GlassAutomaton.
- 📈 The Great Orb - Written by FreezerMonkey.
GoI Formats
- N/A
Art
- Crumbling Wor(l)d _ SCP-5404 Art - Created by ashiningmoon.
- Fever Dream _ The Clefnikov Experience Art - Created by ashiningmoon.
- A Shining Moon's Observatory - Created by ashiningmoon.
Miscellaneous Pages
- 📈 Holly Nightmare's Everything Room It's Holly Nightmare's Author Page!
- 📈 Doctor Lilith Sophia's Personnel File It's DoctorLilithSophia's Author Page!
- Pridefest - Written by Naepic.
Week of June 7th
SCP Articles
- 📈 SCP-8423- Written by DocMart.
- 📈🌐 SCP-031-VN- Written by Welpermander, translated by dreadfulfakey.
- SCP-2845-J- Written by Harmacy.
- 📈🤝 SCP-8425- Written by Letova and bitzthedoggy.
- 📈 SCP-5031-J- Written by JorgeMtzb.
- 📈🌐 SCP-CN-1357- Written by Dr Talcite.
- SCP-7254- Written by Dr Leonerd.
- 📈 SCP-1986-J- Written by Ferox Numine.
- 📈 SCP-8046- Written by Pinoccappuccino .
- 📈 SCP-8233- Written by Quicksilvers.
- SCP-6160- Written by TroutMaskReplica.
- 💯 SCP-8085- Written by Diogene_s.
- SCP-1046- Written by Uncle Nicolini.
- SCP-8036- Written by Clacky2000.
- SCP-7238- Written by Queerious.
Tales
- 📈 Drinking Doubt Dry - Written by Pedantique.
- Hide Your Pride - Written by Ihp.
- The Squirrel - Written by OriTiefling.
- 📈 The Past Is Never Dead - Written by Jerden.
- He Called Me His Son - Written by Anorrack.
- Slow PRIDE filled Life - Written by DrBleep.
- 🤝 FUCKHEAD - Written by Fantem and opossumistic.
- Swallowed by a PRIDEful, Lesbian Sea - Written by DrBleep.
GoI Formats
- N/A
Art
- Happy Pride Month! - Created by Rosyfox2002.
- Verschlimmbessern - Created by Kikunai.
- HOPE — SCP-5956 Comic - Created by Dino—Draws.
- 📈 artwork:they irritated him…. - Created by Melian Saint.
- 📈 SCP-166 | SCP-8817 _Artwork - Created by ashiningmoon.
Miscellaneous Pages
- N/A
Week of June 14th
SCP Articles
- 📈🌐🤝 SCP-178-IT- Written by Doctor Fulgrim and Heck_Tech.
- SCP-8541- Written by PoufyPoufson.
- 📈 SCP-8186- Written by J_V_G.
- 🤝 SCP-8038- Written by DianaBerry and JackalRelated.
- 📈 SCP-8319- Written by Mew-ltiverse.
- SCP-8833- Written by djkaktus.
- 💯 SCP-8592- Written by PlaguePJP.
- SCP-3204- Written by winkwonkboi.
- 📈 SCP-8095- Written by DianaBerry.
- 📈 SCP-8844- Written by Ampyrsand.
- 📈 SCP-8057- Written by Gunpowdr.
- SCP-8096- Written by Cubeseer.
- SCP-8209- Written by habaniah.
Tales
- 📈 I Shall Be With You - Written by Chila Aurora.
- 📈 Salvation - Written by Letova.
- A Night With No Tomorrow - Written by AstersQuill.
- The Nameless Rebel: An INSURGENCE Story - Written by DoctorLilithSophia.
- 📈 Prowess / Pissant - Written by Pedantique.
- 📈 A Girl That Died. - Written by Doctor Scrappy .
- 📈 Maybe The End Of The World Isnt As Bad As It Sounds. - Written by Doctor Scrappy .
- The Superstar - Written by FLOORBOARDS.
- 📈 Scale Island - Written by DoctorLilithSophia.
- Slothcon - Written by S D Locke.
GoI Formats
- 'Carter Courier Channel' (D24CF/S54CX/4MR8L) - Written by Ralliston.
- unVeiled: The Price of Forty Days - Written by psychicprogrammer.
- VNP-111: Helix dracarys - Written by Dino—Draws.
Art
- Shoulder's Visual Archives Art Contest Entry - Created by Dr Shoulder.
- SCP-8541 Art _ Maybe You Do Remember - Created by ashiningmoon.
- 📈 Beware the Boogeyman (SCP-015-IT) - Created by fifty3dragons.
- 📈 The anniversary - Created by PiNKpePpER.
- 📈 I Saw Things Falling Apart _ Doujin Artwork for SCP-804 - Created by Hideyama Iwakiyo.
- 📈 SCP-7657 Art _ May Your Feelings Bloom - Created by ashiningmoon.
- Avenlee's Artwoetry - Created by Dr Avenlee.
- Insult. Deletion of Unwanted File - Created by Rosyfox2002.
Miscellaneous Pages
- 📈 Wrathcon Announcement - Written by ParallelPotatoes.
- The Father, The Son, and the Holy Spirit - Hub - Written by FLOORBOARDS.
- Cubeseer's Observatory It's Cubeseer's Author Page!
- 📈 Dr Brooks's's Author Page It's Dr Brooks's Author Page!
Week of June 21st
SCP Articles
- 📈 SCP-6719- Written by DoctorLilithSophia.
- SCP-8818- Written by PeppersGhost.
- 📈 SCP-8148- Written by Sly King.
- 📈🌐 SCP-529-KO- Written by Payroy. Translated by fluxman.
- 📈🌐 SCP-1928-KO- Written by Ginger butter. Translated by fluxman.
Tales
- 🤝 Shattered Love - Written by Prismal and SynthPanda_.
- 📈🤝 Silesian Cult - Written by Letova and Szig.
- 📈 Incident 4166-B - Written by kingofmice.
- 📈 Bones Malone and the Spooky Boys: The Lamentations of the Chicago Runners - Written by Corax D.
- 📈 Hid From The Presence - Written by Jerden.
- 📈 Your Mind is a Cage - Written by calico_mp3.
- 📈🤝 Cat Got Your Tongue? - Written by Queerious and DrBleep.
- 📈 "Retrieval" - Written by calico_mp3.
- 🤝 The Golden Threads Weaving Us Together - Written by Miss Lapis and Nonaggress.
- 📈 Turning Out - Written by Merehrab.
- 📈 Are You Proud Today? - Written by Zara Calico.
- Running Up That Hill (To Make A Deal with a Goddess) - Written by Dino—Draws.
- 📈 The Feasting Day of Klavigar Nadox - Written by XHAWK77X.
- 📈 THEMOSTWRATHFULCON - Written by Dr Hormress.
GoI Formats
- 📈🌐 Manhattan Dimensional Collapse; GOC Intervention Imminent? - Written by stengan774. Translated by JackalRelated and Uncle Nicolini.
- 📈 Right Proposal - Written by MisterFrown.
Art
- 📈 She's Always There - Created by MasonFlores.
- Chaos Theory - Created by Rosyfox2002.
- They thought he was your boyfriend - Created by rottingraisins.
- Shattered Love's Artwork - Created by ashiningmoon.
- Rottingraisins' SCP Comics & Artwork - Created by rottingraisins.
Miscellaneous Pages
- 📈 THEMOSTWRATHFULCON - Written by Dr Hormress.
- But A Dream Hub - Written by ratking666.
Week of June 28th
SCP Articles
- 🤝 SCP-1305- Written by TroutMaskReplica, Dino—Draws, and VapidPoem.
- SCP-8419- Written by Billith.
- 📈 SCP-8886- Written by choccoMan.
- 📈🌐 SCP-376-DE- Written by Gramlin. Translated by Karpfisch.
Tales
- 🤝 Because of The Shame - Written by Queerious and Uncle Nicolini.
- 📈 Alex Thorley Becomes A Producer - Written by VoxHardcore.
- 📈 Automated Phone Survey (Have You Heard of Lee Celebrity?) - Written by Clacky2000.
- there are still humans in corning, right? - Written by halcyon_days.
- The Woman in the Boxes - Written by HarryBlank.
- 📈 Everything Reminds Me of Him - Written by AwhRyan.
- 🤝 Draven and Dmitri Hit The Stage - Written by Waxx, FlyPurgatorio, and sailorenoch.
- Did It Hurt When You Fell From Heaven? - Written by MontagueETC.
- Medea Filicidium - Written by DrBleep.
- 📈 Ourselves, Under Pressure - Written by UNCGriffin.
GoI Formats
- 📈🌐 Danger: Medellin Hippos! - Written by Uncle Nicolini.
Art
- SCP-8209 Art_Please, A One Way Ticket To Heaven - Created by ashiningmoon.
Miscellaneous Pages
- 🤝 Eventyr Hub - Written by FlyPurgatorio et al.
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