This article is not for the faint-hearted. Web addicts, who patrol the darkest corners of the Internet in search of chilling paranormal conspiracy theories, this is not for you either (for obvious reason). This article is about the SCP Foundation – a secretive, quasi-governmental organization that locates, captures, and contains dangerous supernatural creatures, people, and artifacts.
SCP — which either stands for Secure, Contain, and Protect or Special Containment Procedure —originated in 2007, when SCP-173 was posted as a creepypasta thread in the “paranormal” /x/ forum of 4chan. But what is the Foundation, and what is it protecting and containing?
Attention. If #NewYorkCity reverts to New Amsterdam please give us a call on our toll-free hotline. pic.twitter.com/jTpoT3r3QU
— The SCP Foundation (@scpwiki) April 27, 2016
The Daily Dot calls it “a part wiki, part role-playing game, part storytelling community; a phenomenon that combines creepypasta—the Internet’s version of campfire horror stories—with the obsessive culture of Wikipedia editing.”
CNET calls it “a wondrously creepy place, home to a user-generated database for the mysterious eponymous organization; a clandestine body with a disturbing purpose: securing and containing unexplainable, deeply dangerous artifacts and beings with eldritch powers.”
#CurrentMood #Me pic.twitter.com/1zV38EN0wn
— The SCP Foundation (@scpwiki) April 25, 2016
The SCP Foundation’s official mission statement is:
Operating clandestine and worldwide, the Foundation operates beyond jurisdiction, empowered and entrusted by every major national government with the task of containing anomalous objects, entities, and phenomena. These anomalies pose a significant threat to global security by threatening either physical or psychological harm.
The Foundation operates to maintain normalcy, so that the worldwide civilian population can live and go on with their daily lives without fear, mistrust, or doubt in their personal beliefs, and to maintain human independence from extraterrestrial, extradimensional, and other extranormal influence.
Apparently the American electoral process was upgraded from Euclid to Keter last night? #scp
— mhoye (@mhoye) May 4, 2016
Under the three genre — science fiction, urban fantasy and horror — the SCPs are classified as: “Safe” (for objects understood well enough that they can be contained easily), “Euclid” (for objects that are unpredictable or not well-understood), and “Keter” (for objects that require extensive containment procedures and which pose a large-scale threat to human life).
The SCP Foundation maintains containment procedures for over 2,000 SCPs, including some of the most frightening, intensely odd, surreal, and often disturbing concepts on the Internet. Here are the most chilling and popular SCP entries:
SCP-055: A “self-keeping secret” or “anti-meme,” SCP-055 causes anyone who examines it to forget all of its characteristics, thus making it indescribable.
SCP-1171: It is a two-story house in Australia whose windowpanes are continuously covered in condensation, regardless of relative humidity. A hostile alien actively communicates by writing in the condensation; two-way communication can be accomplished by writing back.
SCP-294: It is a standard coffee vending machine, but with an entry touchpad with buttons corresponding to an English QWERTY keyboard, which can deliver any substance that can exist in liquid state – water, coffee, beer, and soda; sulfuric acid, wiper fluid, and motor oil; or nitrogen, iron and glass.
SCP-682: It is a large, strong, fast, extremely intelligent, brutally violent, vaguely reptile-like creature of unknown origin with a hatred of all life.
SCP-1609: It was previously a peaceful humanoid armchair that teleported to a nearby person who felt the need to sit down. At present, SCP-1609 is a mulch that teleports into the lungs of a nearby person, causing immediate and severe lacerations to the interior of the lungs, as well as pulmonary obstruction, which rapidly leads to the victim’s death.
SCP-087: It is an unlit platform staircase that appears to descend downwards forever. It is inhabited by SCP-087-1, which is described as a face without a mouth, pupils or nostrils.
SCP-604: It is a set of extremely ornate and elaborate tableware and dishes. Whenever an edible solid is placed onto one of the plates, or a liquid is poured into one of the drink vessels, the food will transform into human flesh, or the nearest equivalent organ, body part, or fluid.
SCP-610: It is a contagious skin disease which begins as rash or itching, but causes heavy scar tissues to form in the chest and arm areas, spreading to the legs and back, consuming the victim completely within five hours. After the infected tissues begin to grow and mutate, forming new appendages and growths, the full-body infection results in victim’s death.
SCP-173: The most famous artifact is a deadly monster incapable of moving when in a direct line of sight, but can attack by snapping the neck at the base of the skull, or by strangulation when out of line of sight, including when you’re blinking.
The SCP Foundation has also inspired numerous spin-off works, including the video game SCP – Containment Breach.
Based on the SCP Foundation, a live-action web series also entered production in 2013.
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so anonymous is this a real case? it so man that’s so scary ass shit
No, all SCP’s are fictional storys
I know from having once worked in army intelligence that the Nazi experiments are still happening to this day. And governments are copying these terrorists in places like England and Syria. It is believed that there are old bunkers and mines that harbor mutants from the Hey Day of WW2.
And where do you find your information on these bunkers and experiments? Source?
Its obvious some people have to much time on their hands, they need to get a real job, step out of the basement and into the real world
This is brilliant story material though
And it is obvious you are one of the 8 percent who cant help but think there is truth in this , but would rather wait till its too late, before asking them selves how did this ever happen . try thinking outside the box .
this is just a wiki created from a game called “SCP containment breach” where people create other creatures apart from the ones that appear in the game, i used to read them for fun like 1 year ago, its like mini stories trying to look like reports about those creatures.
It did not come from the game. It came from a 4chan post which inspired SCP-173, the others were created afterwards by the community that soon formed. getcho facts right! jk man
This all is a load of shit thought up by people who’ve read too much into Lovecraft. “ELDRITCH” powers -please. What’s the matter, slow news day?
The same was said about area 51 for years.
Hahaha, like The Warehous show. Ti much real shit to read besides this crap
So if we find one of these strange things in our neighbourhood, who are we gonna call?
clever way to spread disinformation: “the best truths are hidden in between lies”
These are from Doctor Who
What really irks my nerves is whether or not these people believe what they write or simply use it as a creative outlet, who in the Blue Earth do these people think they are to judge? Talking about real things to read, but somehow you ended up here…looking for real things to read. Momma always said if I didnt have anything nice to say, to keep it to myself. So should ya’ll.
Slender man lives on