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SCP-087
The Stairwell
3,393 Words
Due to the results of the final exploration, no personnel are permitted access to SCP-087.
SCP-096
The "Shy Guy"
3,681 Words
There are to be absolutely no video surveillance or optical tools of any kind inside SCP-096's cell.
SCP-610
The Flesh that Hates
7,622 Words
Any living thing coming in physical contact with an organism infected with SCP-610 is considered expendable and is to be immediately terminated and incinerated.
SCP-701
The Hanged King's Tragedy
1,104 Words
During the dress rehearsal period, cast members will begin to spontaneously deviate from the published text of the play.
SCP-804
World Without Man
1,442 Words
If not for the fact that it is not entirely immune to its own effect, SCP-804 would have had the potential to remove all trace of humanity from the globe in a matter of weeks.
SCP-871
Self-Replacing Cake
597 Words
When any instance of SCP-871 is consumed by a human or a collection of humans, it is replaced approximately 24 hours afterward with a similar cake.
SCP-1000
Bigfoot
1,817 Words
Absolutely no contact with wild or captive instances of SCP-1000 is allowed without prior approval by Director Jones.
SCP-1233
The Lunatic
2,440 Words
"Greetings, little girl. I am Moon Champion, champion of the Moon, defender of space justice and destroyer of evil."
SCP-1425
Star Signals
5,609 Words
Unlike nearly all books of the “self-help” genre, SCP-1425 is directly efficacious in assisting the subject in achieving personal goals.
SCP-1459
The Puppy Machine
1,836 Words
While this process is taking place, a recorded message will tell the player, "Yeah, you're totally going to hell for this. Play again?".
SCP-1539
Semantic Dissociator
908 Words
Objects originating from SCP-1539 are to be monitored for a period of no fewer than 90 days.
SCP-1733
Season Opener
1,665 Words
SCP-1733 is a digital recording of the 2010-2011 NBA season opening game played between the Boston Celtics and Miami Heat.
SCP-1762
Where The Dragons Went
1,565 Words
All instances of SCP-1762-2 bear resemblance to various types of dragons, in both Eastern and Western depictions, albeit in forms similar to that of origami models.
SCP-1981
"RONALD REAGAN CUT UP WHILE TALKING"
1,289 Words
However, at 1 minute and 10 seconds, the speech begins to deviate heavily, eventually resembling no known speech ever made by Reagan.
SCP-2000
Deus Ex Machina
2,930 Words
The entrance to SCP-2000 is disguised as a disused Park Ranger station in Yellowstone National Park.
SCP-2006
Too Spooky
831 Words
Every month, SCP-2006 is to be shown at least one new extremely low-quality horror or science fiction movie containing horror elements.
SCP-2317
A Door to Another World
4,531 Words
Upon opening the door, any person stepping through the door frame will be transported to an alternate reality.
SCP-2602, which used to be a library
Exbibliothetic
832 Words
When communicating any information about SCP-2602, subjects are compelled to make frequent reference to the fact that SCP-2602 used to be a library.
SCP-2614
Sometimes I Go Out In Pity For Myself
1,954 Words
"Art is the emanation of Man, Man the Emanation of Nature, God the Grandfather of Art."
SCP-2721
Eli and Lyris
3,611 Words
I think she is beautiful, and she is my friend.
She says the image is only a sketch, that it is unfinished. I do not think so. I think it is perfect.
SCP-2747
As below, so above
2,444 Words
SCP-2747 represents evidence of a naturally-occurring anafabula, or anti-narrative.
SCP-2852
Cousin Johnny
2,102 Words
SCP-2852 instances appear at various Catholic and Anglican religious functions and are treated as being an established member of the family.
SCP-3001
Red Reality
6,948 Words
Initially presumed dead, Dr. Scranton has survived in SCP-3001 for at least five years, 11 months, and 21 days.
SCP-3034
Counting Station
1,832 Words
All occurrences of SCP-3034 follow the same format: A synthesized musical 'tone' plays for approximately 10 seconds, followed by the voice of SCP-3034-A (estimated to be a female adolescent of Russian nationality).
SCP-3074
Kafka's Parking Garage
2,612 Words
Efforts to devise a method of safely leaving SCP-3074 are underway.
SCP-3300
The Rain
3,979 Words
The history of SCP-3300 is unknown. Records of its existence go back to the beginning of the Foundation. Despite this, almost no progress has been made in attempts to research the phenomena.
SCP-3733
Everybody Else
779 Words
SCP-3733 is an infohazard capable of spreading through an unknown vector.
SCP-3790
Department of Abnormalities
1,138 Words
No record of the SCP Foundation ever having a Department of Abnormalities exists.
SCP-3844
To Slay a Dragon
2,620 Words
There was a dragon in the mountains. And it looked just like we'd imagined.
Taboo
Restricted per protocol 4000-Eshu.
4,592 Words
The extradimensional location described below as well as the entities and landmarks contained therein are nomenclative hazards (Eshu Class) and therefore may not be referred to by any name, title, or designation.
SCP-4016
Of Mice and Twine
1,552 Words
SCP-4016 is not allowed to directly interact with any member from the order Rodentia.
SCP-4051
Your Friendly Neighborhood Keter
5,516 Words
SCP-4051 requires extensive psychological screening. These sessions are to be performed weekly with on-site therapist Jules Yesenia, communicating with SCP-4051 via the containment unit's two-way audio-surveillance system.
SCP-4109
FINAL CONCLUSION: EVERYTHING IS TERRIBLE
1,147 Words
SCP-4109-1 resemble the art style, tone, and structure of modern editorial cartoons, particularly those published in print newspapers.
SCP-4228
Karma Kameleon
2,146 Words
Viewing multiple episodes of SCP-4228 not only causes compounding “dream impairments”, but a deterioration of overall creativity and fantastical thinking.
SCP-4612
Not All Gods Decompose
3,196 Words
The corpses of 23 human males of various ages were found surrounding SCP-4612-A.
SCP-4634
Out-of-Order
861 Words
Any room whose entrance is affixed with an instance of SCP-4634 will cease all ability to function as intended.
SCP-4966
Tubbioca: Devourer of Souls, Consumer of Secrets, Lord of Munchies
2,147 Words
SCP-4966 is an animate quadrupedal creature constructed of gray fabric.
SCP-4999
Someone to Watch Over Us
766 Words
SCP-4999 will manifest only in the presence of one solitary human person at a time. All subjects recorded to date have been in terminally poor health, critically injured, or on their deathbeds.
SCP-5031
Yet Another Murder Monster
1,965 Words
I'm not a fan of abandoning a living creature inside a metal box for ten years, no matter how pragmatic it may be.
SCP-5140
EVEREST
1,033 Words
MTF-Delta-14 "Winter Wonderland" will periodically ascend Everest to bury any SCP-5140 instances in the snow.
SCP-5243
The Breach that Keeps On Breaching
3,053 Words
As SCP-5243 is a recurrent catastrophic containment failure, it is "contained" through amelioration of its effects.
SCP-5417
Welcome Home
719 Words
On 09/13/2024, the entire human population was transported into SCP-5417.
SCP-5510
Universal Remote
105 Words
You are currently editing SCP-5510. Your session will expire after 118 seconds of inactivity.
SCP-5595
The Site Director
3,243 Words
SCP-5595 is a United States quarter gumball machine of unknown origin.
SCP-5655
Exactly the Kind of Genie You'd Expect To Find in an Empty Can of Spam
955 Words
When given a request beginning with the words "I wish", SCP-5655-1 will alter reality in an attempt to fulfill the request.
SCP-5732
And I'm Thinking of What Sarah Said
2,177 Words
SCP-5732’s anomalous ability seemed to be in direct conflict with its immune system and organs, with uses of the ability correlating to increased immunodeficiency and organ dysfunction.
SCP-5866
The Namesnake
2,920 Words
SCP-5866 is the conscious, sapient, skeletal remains of an enormous sea serpent. Radiocarbon dating suggests the serpent has been deceased since approximately 4000 BCE.
SCP-6002
All Creatures Great and Small
7,327 Words
Primary containment is to focus on arresting the spread of SCP-6002-B before it reaches the class Mammalia, particularly the Homo sapiens genome.
SCP-6059
HAVE YOU EVER HAD AN ENLIGHTENED EXPERIENCE IN A BALL PIT?
1,998 Words
"THING IN MY PIT. ARE YOU BALLS?"
SCP-6383
The One True Anomaly
434 Words
In contrast to all other forms of existing matter, SCP-6383 has yielded consistently negative results when tested for anomalous properties.
SCP-6448
Not Deer
2,932 Words
The Site-44 Cryptozoology Division is tasked with ongoing research into the ‘not deer’ phenomenon.
SCP-6599
HOGSLICE
3,877 Words
GO AND READ THE ARTICLE, OR SO HELP ME GOD I WILL BEAT YOUR ASS SO HARD YOU WON'T BE ABLE TO SHIT RIGHT FOR WEEKS.
—HOGSLICE
SCP-6670
"Mama?"
4,012 Words
As of the time of writing, the body of Melanie Parker has not yet been found.
SCP-6999
Nearer, My God, To Thee
554 Words
Figured you may be curious about the music. See attached file.
SCP-7005
The Neon God
11,627 Words
SCP-7005 is a multidimensional transport network, commonly known as Lampeter.
SCP-7034
Æ is for Aerials
4,784 Words
According to the sole account of SCP-7034, the space resembles a controlled-access interstate highway.
SCP-7179
E is for Eternity
1,289 Words
There are no known cases of human death where the consciousness does not appear in an SCP-7179.
SCP-7324
you're worth it, i promise
6,517 Words
SCP-7324 can be ordered at any restaurant as long as the individual ordering knows the item's exact name, with variations from location to location.
SCP-7416
Lawbert
3,098 Words
SCP-7416 is to be given access to a physical copy of the Foundation Code of Conduct to ensure compliance.
SCP-7819
no vacancy
3,599 Words
If you are currently under the influence of SCP-7819, please immediately refer to Addendum 1.
SCP-7918
RONALD REAGAN DIES OF ACQUIRED IMMUNODEFICIENCY SYNDROME-RELATED COMPLICATIONS
2,794 Words
"One day I'll wake up in your apartment again, I think. I don't know if you'll be there."
SCP-7999
Meet Me in the Stars
9,776 Words
SCP-7999-1 initially manifested approximately 405,000km from Earth, between the orbits of Earth and Venus.
SCP-8001
The Edge of the World
5,158 Words
Passage beyond SCP-8001 is not currently believed to be survivable. Individuals who pass over SCP-8001 are considered lost.
SCP-8093
Ship of Theseus (But It's Bones!)
655 Words
Standard skeletal misinformation practices are in place.
SCP-8147
Worldbuilder
493 Words
Testing on SCP-8147 is strictly forbidden following the events of Incident 8147-1.
SCP-8320
Seven Hundred Million Wizards
4,771 Words
We have a very big problem on our hands and that problem has appeared in the form of about 700 million wizards.
SCP-8411
Paper Birch Trail
392 Words
It is believed that SCP-8411 instances are "trail markers" created by many individuals across the Appalachians.
SCP-8557
Again, Narcissus?
883 Words
SCP-8557 is a biological phenomenon wherein continuous self-mutilation can cause recent wounds to become sapient oral cavities capable of sustained and coherent communication.
SCP-8595
Everyone's a Critic
1,862 Words
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.
SCP-8626
children, who watch in silence
274 Words
Standard cultural suppression tactics are to be adapted in relation to SCP-8626 to minimize the credibility of all alleged victims.
SCP-8916
Strangefruit
1,880 Words
This file has been partially redacted by the Ethics Committee Office of Sensitivity.
SCP-8999
Feeding the Trolls
1,267 Words
SCP-8999 are largely disinterested in communication that does not involve or center around food.
NOTE: SCP-001 proposals are, for the most part, very dense and rely on more knowledge of the universe than most articles. We suggest reading these only after checking out a good amount of the articles listed above. Keep in mind that there is no one "true" SCP-001.
Jonathan Ball's Proposal
Sheaf of Papers
792 Words
To date, no adequate containment procedure has been developed to deal with the possible threat posed by SCP-001.
Dr. Gears' Proposal
The Prototype
506 Words
Warning: Item displays aggressive and dangerous behavior
Wrong Proposal
The Consensus
3,546 Words
SCP-001 is a successful occurrence of a CK-class restructuring scenario, which generated the current reality via the alteration of a previous iteration of reality.
S. D. Locke's Proposal
When Day Breaks
4,788 Words
Personnel exposed to SCP-001 are to be considered lost. Compromised personnel are to be abandoned. Euthanization is not to be attempted.
Pickman-Blank Proposal
The Frontispiece
16,872 Words
SCP-001 was intentionally created and implemented by the Foundation in 1969, at the height of the Panopticon Crisis.
Nico's Proposal
The Throne of God
2,017 Words
"Ah, hello. Finally ready?" Fritz smiled at the figure at the door.
E. T. Cetera's Proposal
The Conspiracy
3,716 Words
At 5:30 PM (GMT), U.S. President John F. Kennedy was fired upon in Dealey Plaza and struck twice.