Reviewers Spotlight Archive II

This archive displays all works that have been 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 Critique Team will then discuss the nominations, and select four prominent reviewers to choose the month’s Reviewers’ Spotlight front-page features.

Nominations and recommendations and should be sent via wikidot message to Zyn (team captain of the Critique Team).

« Reviewers' Spotlight Archive - 2019 through 2021 | »

1 November 2023 - selected by cacbbi

Featured page: Cool War 2: 【ＤＥＡＴＨ　＆　ＲＥＢＩＲＴＨ】 by Randomini

9 November 2023 - selected by nani245

Featured page: SCP-6620: YOU HAVE SERVED YOUR PURPOSE. by nonumb3rs

17 November 2023 - selected by Djoric

Featured page: SCP-6523: The Machine (ISV Joyeuse) by GreenWolf

25 November 2023 - selected by JorgeMtzb

Featured page: SCP-7958: I am half sick of shadows by Sound Chaser

2022 REVIEWERS’ SPOTLIGHT JANUARY - APRIL

January 2022:

1 January 2022 - selected by REDESERT

Featured page: SCP-5150 (Anomalous Dental Office) by JakdragonX
The physical characteristics of SCP-5150-1 resemble standard humanoid features, with the exception of its oral cavity.

9 January 2022 - selected by Leveritas

Featured page: SCP-6369 (Rat lost and found) by Leveritas, Labiosis, and Zyn
SCP-6369-A, upon arriving onsite, will proceed to dismount their vacuums and search for the item specified as lost.

17 January 2022 - selected by KokwahStarry

Featured page: SCP-2682 (The Blind Idiot) by faminepulse
Although the object resembles the aforementioned fruit, microscopic imaging reveals only empty space.

25 January 2022 - selected by Zara Calico

Featured page: SCP-6620 (The Trees Have Eyes) by Dr Leonerd
SCP-6620 can be treated using amnestics, though their effectiveness is not guaranteed.

February 2022:

1 February 2022 - selected by Jacob Conwell

Featured page: SCP-2816 (Nuclear Forgery) by PickYerPoison
Instances of SCP-2816-1 are to be recovered and placed in Site 28 storage room 5C in front of a CCTV camera.

9 February 2022 - selected by Uncle Nicolini

Featured page: Critter Profile: Sandra and George! by Uncle Nicolini
They have a waterproof keyboard and love to send me messages!

17 February 2022 - selected by Phantom8

Featured page: And Every Time We Meet Again Hub by Ralliston
Nowak's storm is gathering old enemies, ancient magic, and evil plans, and the Foundation doesn't know what for.

25 February 2022 - selected by caspian2

Featured page: SCP-6092 (Barista, There's a Fly in my Coffee) by Nanec
Any Task Force personnel that regularly consume caffeine are to be exempt from operations.

March 2022:

1 March 2022 - selected by fabledtiefling

Featured page: SCP-6345 (Huesos Malos ("Bad Bones")) by J Dune
SCP-6345's attire consists of a black "lucha libre" mask and complementary bodysuit adorned with white, skeletal design motifs.

9 March 2022 - selected by DianaBerry

Featured page: SCP-4168 (Decomposing Love) by DianaBerry
SCP-4168-1 experiences decomposition of the body, starting with the heart if either SCP-4168-2 is not within two meters or if SCP-4168 is not worn.

17 March 2022 - selected by Lobster_tail

Featured page: SCP-6200 (INSOMNIUM) by JakdragonX
Management is happy to inform each of you about the brand new addition to Site-119 that was introduced earlier last week: The Noospheric Department!

25 March 2022 - selected by thatcosmicdragon

Featured page: SCP-6303 (A Reason To Live) by DrDapper
Rachel Harris, mother of Sebastian Harris, called the authorities when it was reported that SCP-6303 was levitating Sebastian.

2022 REVIEWERS’ SPOTLIGHT MAY - AUGUST

May 2022:

Double Reviewers’ Spotlight features this month due to contest prize feature schedule!

1 May 2022 - selected by Axeras

Featured page: SCP-6159-ARC (Primrose Fatish Von Trevil, Formerly the Book-Bound Devil) by Fantem
SCP-6159 is an untitled book once bound in living tissue, during which time its cover bled five liters of blood daily on average.

1 May 2022 - selected by Meserach

Featured page: SCP-3694 (America's Diner Is Always Open) by Meserach
The fruits have the appearance and taste of food items from the Denny's menu, even if those items would ordinarily have meat or liquid components.

9 May 2022 - selected by DrRevan

Featured page: SCP-6217 (The Emergence) by Re_spectators and Pedagon
Today is 6/22/2041, your 6217th day working as a Foundation researcher. What do you want to do?

9 May 2022 - selected by Roufhous

Featured page: SCP-6240 (An Absence of Light) by FluffyDog00, CrystalMonarch and Nyelo
SCP-6240 is an astronomical entity, previously categorized as Discrepancy-22A1B736PY.

17 May 2022 - selected by Fish^12

Featured page: SCP-6689 (M∆ZE) by DodoDevil
SCP-6689 is directly affiliated with several conceptual frameworks integral to human identity at an individual and societal level.

17 May 2022 - selected by Aaron Lund

Featured page: SCP-4773-2 ( and a stuffed bear) by MaliceAforethought and Henzoid
SCP-4773-2 will periodically levitate between 10 and 70 centimetres from the ground, and move in irregular patterns.

25 May 2022 - selected by cacbbi

Featured page: Of Lovataar and the Throne by MalyceGraves
I go to set the people free.

25 May 2022 - selected by peppermint_legos

Featured page: (submitted in June, belated) SCP-4228: Karma Kameleon by T Rutherford
Each episode of SCP-4228 contains a distinct, highly virulent memetic agent that impairs a person’s capacity to dream.

June 2022:

1 June 2022 - selected by Mooagain

Featured page: The Heartwarming Tale of Thur'lex the Devourer by Mooagain
Hatred. Thur'lex the Devourer knew naught but hatred. Hatred for the fleshy creatures that had taken over its planet.

9 June 2022 - selected by Kingspade

Featured page: Incident 3606-AB by ashbelEro
“Doc… Y’think whatever’s down there… You think it’s giving me these dreams?”

17 June 2022 - selected by REDESERT

Featured page: SCP-6602 (A Season of Waste) by Grigori Karpin
Foundation personnel are never to enter the grounds of St. Simeon’s.

25 May 2022 - selected by caspian2

Featured page: (none chosen/no response)

July 2022:

1 July 2022 - selected by Agisuru

Featured page: SCP-6809: Consumer Market Androids by GlassAutomaton
Psychological evaluations are underway to assess the level of individual sapience in each instance.

9 July 2022 - selected by Fireknight

Featured page: SCP-6750: All-O-Ween About Halloween: Presented By Sam Hain by PlaguePJP and J Dune
Foundation.AIC WATERSHED continues to monitor all television networks in the United States for SCP-6750 broadcast.

17 July 2022 - selected by DrDromeus

Featured page: Penal Reform by GlassAutomaton
Majority opinion: The amendments are satisfactory and offer reasonable improvements from previous failed motions to offer humanoids more privileges.

25 July 2022 - selected by Of Sanguine

Featured page: SCP-6557: Annihilation From a Cross Across Time by Tstaffor
If you are reading this, your timeline will experience a K-Class End-of-the-World Scenario on 12/08/2794.

August 2022:

1 August 2022 - selected by DrApricus

Featured page: SCP-6739: An Absence of… Something? by NDHeckfire
Foundation personnel are allowed to visit and use Site-400's cafeteria as usual.

9 August 2022 - selected by Alzin Cdag

Featured page: Down with the Sickness by The Great Hippo
It feels like her brain is slathered in honey and her head is filled with ravenous, vengeful wasps.

17 August 2022 - selected by fairydoctor

Featured page: SCP-5392: The Voyage of the Tachyon Express by Tao McCawley
Please, for everyone's sake, come back to the table. You have nothing to lose by talking.

25 August 2022 - selected by Dr Sage Evergreen

Featured page: SCP-3262: Babyblade by Jack Waltz
SCP-3262's first anomalous effect manifests when it is used to cut food.

2022 REVIEWERS’ SPOTLIGHT SEPTEMBER - DECEMBER

September 2022:

1 September 2022 - selected by Uncle Nicolini

Featured page: SCP-6832: Site-55's Ant Problem by Uncle Nicolini
Manifestations occurred when subjects were distracted or otherwise not paying attention to their current meal.

9 September 2022 - selected by Fireknight

Featured page: SCP-6401: Court of the Feallen by Ethagon
The following file has special clearance restrictions and may only be accessed after the September-Equinox

17 September 2022 - selected by DrRevan

Featured page: SCP-6856: Look What I Can Do by crashb
SCP-6856 was recovered from Idyll, Nevada in the aftermath of a house fire.

25 September 2022 - selected by Comrade Waldo

Featured page: Friendly Conversation by GlassAutomaton
She was staring at the doorway to the Humanoid Containment Wing like she expected it to grow legs and start chasing her with murderous intent.

October 2022:

1 October 2022 - selected by Kilerpoyo

Featured page: SCP-6755: A Promise to The Pale Lady by Kilerpoyo
A person can ask a petition to SCP-6755-2 in exchange for a "promise" that must not be broken.

9 October 2022 - selected by Dr Sage Evergreen

Featured page: SCP-7041: Won't You Think of the Children? by cdithink
SCP-7041-1 should not be impeded in its actions, nor should children led into SCP-7041 be retrieved.

17 October 2022 - selected by Leveritas

Featured page: SCP-1318: Consultant Rats by murphy_slaw
Due to the nature of the cognitive hazard presented by SCP-1318, no research staff shall be permitted to interact directly with specimens.

25 October 2022 - selected by KokwahStarry

Featured page: (none chosen/no response)

November 2022:

1 November 2022 - selected by Dr Kira Moto

Featured page: SCP-6932: Sensei by Dr Kira Moto
SCP-6932 claims to possess knowledge of over one hundred different martial arts.

9 November 2022 - selected by Uncle Nicolini

Featured page: Marw (The Reincarnated One) by agente alan, translated by Uncle Nicolini
With all this being said, join me to hear the story of the mythical cat Marw.

17 November 2022 - selected by Mr Carbon

Featured page: Inshallah, we will meet the Al Mummies! by RadiantGold
The Foundation had heard reports of anomalous activity nearby and sent Egyptology Team 690 here to investigate.

25 November 2022 - selected by DrRevan

Featured page: SCP-7091: B is for Blood-Borne by Marcelles_Raynes does not match any existing user name
Research into constructing a shield that obstructs SCP-7091 from all angles on Earth is ongoing.

December 2022:

1 December 2022 - selected by cdithink

Featured page: SCP-7028: The Poor Sisters of Divine Restoration by AriadnesThread
What we protect at this Site is at its core information; information that people can and will kill to get their hands on.

9 December 2022 - selected by Fireknight

Featured page: SCP-7550: Dungeons and Demons by Merehrab
Once someone joins this campaign, they are transported to an unknown location.

17 December 2022 - selected by OriTiefling

Featured page: SCP-4867: Wyoming Territory, 1867-1870 by Tufto
SCP-4867 is a universal constant, having existed since the formation of matter itself.

25 December 2022 - selected by Fish^12

Featured page: AN INTRODUCTION TO COUNTERABSTRACTIONAL PHASE-TRANSITIONS IN NUMBER THEORY OR, THE SET OF ALL NUMBERS WHICH MIGHT BE BEARS by GwenWinterheart
However, it has always been the firm opinion of the HPCD that where there is a bear, there may possibly be lions and/or tigers in addition.

2023 REVIEWERS’ SPOTLIGHT JANUARY - APRIL

January 2023:

1 January 2023 - selected by Doctor Fullham

Featured page: SCP-7225 (I'm Dreaming of a White Christmas) by Doctor Fullham
Junior Researcher Timothy Kratchitt does not exist. Site-51 does not exist.

9 January 2023 - selected by Mooagain

Featured page: Back to Your Irregularly Scheduled Programming by Kensing
You’ve just sat down, eyes still adjusting to the dark of the classroom after arriving late.

17 January 2023 - selected by Kilerpoyo

Featured page: Redwood Labs by GlassAutomaton
I've heard it said they've pushed medical implant and prosthesis technology forwards a number of years since their founding.

25 January 2023 - selected by gashv

Featured page: Holiday Surprise by Chickadee42
The howling winds could keep most people up, but not Moloknya.

February 2023:

1 February 2023 - selected by Reverend Fox

Featured page: SCP-7454 (Aphrodite, Goddess of Love Isaac) by Iszth
SCP-7454 is currently cooperating with Foundation staff in exchange for psychological and gender-affirming treatment.

9 February 2023 - selected by ExiAsWell

Featured page: SCP-7593 (House's Inferno) by PlaguePJP
SCP-7593 was a random, anomalous event culminating in the death of Site-666 director Randall House.

17 February 2023 - selected by Zoobeeny

Featured page: SCP-6229 (Till Bonds Break) by Zoobeeny
SCP-6229 displays an external hume level of 99.9, theoretically rendering it immune to reality-based alterations.

25 Feruary 2023 - selected by Dr Trintavon

Featured page: SCP-7699 (Our Quiet Death) by Dr Trintavon does not match any existing user name and Jack Waltz
He stares into the distance ahead of him. His gaze is intently fixated on the planet in front of him.

March 2023:

1 March 2023 - selected by Uncle Nicolini

Featured page: SCP-057-INT (Detective Marw and the Case of the Extra Facility) by Uncle Nicolini, Rounderhouse, and HarryBlank
And when I slinked through the underground passages of Facility-57 that day, my senses were telling me all hell was about to break loose.

9 March 2023 - selected by SYTYCFanon

Featured page: SCP-6952 (Hephaestus's Anomalous Weapons Manual) by SYTYCFanon
SCP-6952 is a manual on the creation and development of anomalous weapons and armor, hereby classified as SCP-6952-1 instances.

17 March 2023 - selected by scalykitty

Featured page: Dr. Anderson's Failing Marriage by scalykitty
The words chased George out of the kitchen, like a swarm of wasps, and stung him as he gathered his things for work.

25 March 2023 - selected by Rify

Featured page: SCP-7960 (Self-Improvement Koala) by J Dune
SCP-7960 is remarkably durable, as all attempts to harm the entity do not result in any observable damage.

April 2023:

1 April 2023 - selected by XHAWK77X

Featured page: I Didn't Forget Pt 1: The Galaxy Plaza Disaster by XHAWK77X
A second later, he flipped to the inside back cover. For some reason, what he saw there made him gasp.

9 April 2023 - selected by Kilerpoyo

Featured page: SCP-7162 (Lo Barato Sale Caro (Pinche Rana Envidiosa)) by Agente Shuffle and Doc slash
SCP-7162 was discovered during the investigations of an individual's death following an unusual chain of events related to a robbery he carried out two days ago.

17 April 2023 - selected by Palias

Featured page: SPC-2316 by Alzin Cdag
Should you pass an SRS while viewing this file, take a nice long swim until your brain is too tired to resist any longer.

25 April 2023 - selected by Zoobeeny

Featured page: SCP-4238 (SCP-4238: The Child, The Monster, and the Angel) by Zoobeeny
Discrepancies are highlighted in red in the following transcript.

2023 REVIEWERS’ SPOTLIGHT MAY - AUGUST

May 2023:

1 May 2023 - selected by AstersQuill

Featured page: Borne on the FM Waves of the Heart by Uncle Nicolini
She was waiting for her date to arrive.

9 May 2023 - selected by Avalon3131

Featured page: SCP-2256 (Very Tall Things) by qntm
SCP-2256 was the largest species to have lived on Earth.

17 May 2023 - selected by Fish^12

Featured page: Swatches of a Sunrise by flowerfirst
I've never seen the sun.

25 May 2023 - selected by Anky swallow

Featured page: SCP-6759 (The Beating Heart of New York) by Anky swallow
SCP-6759 does not adhere to any known laws of physics; gravity is inconsistent and matter can be created and destroyed, with temporal anomalies being common.

June 2023:

1 June 2023 - selected by FlyPurgatorio

Featured page: SCP-7422: A random string of 1s and 0s by FlyPurgatorio
Welcome to the SwanTran Translation and Transcription tool. I am an artificial intelligence, here to make your filing and updating work a little easier!

9 June 2023 - selected by XHAWK77X

Featured page: Seasonal Emergence by XHAWK77X
I’ve done everything I can to make myself look less remarkable.

17 June 2023 - selected by Zoobeeny

Featured page: A Very Small Eternity by Cydhra
"Do you sometimes think about going away?"

25 June 2023 - selected by Zara Calico

Featured page: How Not to Ouija, and Other Halloween Psychology Experiments for Idiots (The Beating Heart of New York) by Zara Calico
“Why would you be wearing knife-point stiletto heels to a cabin in the woods?”

July 2023:

1 July 2023 - selected by Barbarous Bread

Featured page: SCP-7252: Frostbound by Barbarous Bread
SCP-7252 is the clockwork structure of the Parham University Clock tower located in Youngstown, Ohio, USA.

9 July 2023 - selected by OriTiefling

Featured page: The mundanity of you and him by FlyPurgatorio
It could have been any other Tuesday afternoon.

17 July 2023 - selected by Anky swallow

Featured page: Christ In Scarlet by UraniumEmpire
Might as well go with what you know.

25 July 2023 - selected by teapet

Featured page: SCP-7084: I don't care who the IRS sends I am not paying taxes by TroutMaskReplica
Use this form to amend your previously filed tax return in the event of a containment breach.

August 2023:

1 August 2023 - selected by IndustryStandard

Featured page: Manifest 390: History Hath Triumphed by StrangerSwing
When the Cargo manifests, the colonists are convinced that they are Englishmen residing on the isle of Roanoke in 1585.

9 August 2023 - selected by AwhRyan

Featured page: SCP-7574: Even Stars Go Out by ThatGuyThatTime
“I can see clearly. I can see the stars. I can see you.”

17 August 2023 - selected by Doctor Fullham

Featured page: SCP-7713: Green with Envy by Iszth
In space, no one can hear you smile.

25 August 2023 - selected by Zoobeeny

Featured page: SCP-6923: Mother Weans With Gasoline by PoufyPoufson
As of 23-09-2011, primary containment of SCP-6923 has been deemed impossible.

2023 REVIEWERS’ SPOTLIGHT SEPTEMBER - DECEMBER

September 2023:

1 September 2023 - selected by StrangerSwing

Featured page: On the Multiversal Cargo Train by Tufto
She was in a train car hurtling at some impossible speed, something she couldn't keep track of.

9 September 2023 - selected by PoufyPoufson

Featured page: SCP-7977: Rewritten Livelihoods by DianaBerry
SCP-7977-2: (SCP-7977-2 giggles.) You're so silly. I don't get it.
SCP-7977-1: I don't get you either.

17 September 2023 - selected by EstrellaYoshte

Featured page: The World I Knew by MisatoKS
You arrive in your old neighborhood. It feels different.

25 September 2023 - selected by Mew-ltiverse

Featured page: You Have a Doppelgänger. by Mew-ltiverse
You have a doppelgänger. This would usually shock you. If you were anyone else.

October 2023:

1 October 2023 - selected by DianaBerry

Featured page: Standing On The Shore At Dusk by NotOrteil
She was watching. She was always watching. They had to be nothing less than perfect.

9 October 2023 - selected by Angryman22

Featured page: SCP-7262: I'm Not Okay But I'm Living Anyway by Mew-ltiverse
When in a heightened emotional state, SCP-7262’s body will undergo multiple physiological changes that would typically result in death.

17 October 2023 - selected by pab07

Featured page: pab07's art gallery thingy (?) by pab07
Neat posters inside, with a side of some other things.

25 October 2023 - selected by Zoobeeny

Featured page: SCP-6229: Till Bonds Break by Zoobeeny
SCP-6229 consistently repels reality away from itself, resulting in a negative reality space where it should physically exist.

November 2023: