Random SCP Foundation Is Home To Internet's Most Terrifying Monsters (10 items)

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  (#3) The Foundation Got Its Start On 4chan

  Before SCP was a living, breathing online organism, it was a single report posted to 4chan's paranormal page, /x/. In 2007, SCP-173 debuted; it described an aggressive sentient statue, which seemed to move only when an observer broke eye contact.

  The post was a hit, and readers began to make fanart of the statue and create new reports. This influx of creative energy gave the initial SCP creator the inkling to start a wiki.
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  (#8) It Has A Complex Classification System

  If you've casually glanced at the SCP wiki, you've probably noticed the classification system attached to most of the reports. The system breaks down into different categories: Safe, Euclid, Keter, Neutralized, Explained, and Thaumiel. This kind of system can turn off readers who prefer their science fiction with more fiction than science, but they're easy to keep straight: 

  • Safe: Contained, "reliably understood" anomalies.
  • Euclid: "Inherently unpredictable" items not easily understood. These aren't dangerous enough to technically call dangerous. 
  • Keter: The most dangerous items cataloged in SCP "[that] require extensive and complex procedures to contain." 
  • Neutralized: The designation for something either deemed safe, destroyed, or disabled. 
  • Explained: Items "completely and fully understood" or entirely debunked.
  • Thaumiel: These items do not count as highly classified, but standard practices do not easily classify them. Most Thaumiel-class items are super dangerous. 
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  (#9) You Can Write Your Own Report

  Though the SCP seemingly houses a lifetime's worth of reports, the group is always looking for new stories. If you read through the wiki and find yourself burning with inspiration, then you can write an SCP and send it in.

  There are abundant rules when it comes to writing about creepy-crawlies who have invaded our plane of existence. The site's mods prefer to keep the collection organized, so to join, you must apply and learn the rules.
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  (#7) There's An SCP Video Game

  If you'd rather experience your creepy-crawlies via first-person POV, or you've already burned through all the reports on the site, you should check out Containment Breach. This free online game transports you to the world of a researcher who has to deal with SCP-173 (the first anomaly).

  The gameplay follows the player as they investigate a randomly generated SCP facility where 173 is running amuck. Because the creature can only move when you're not looking, you're safe only when it's within eyesight. There is a function in the game where you have to blink, however, so it's not a walk in the park. 
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  (#6) Each Creature Or Phenomenon Has A Special Code

  To make the reports feel realistic, each has a specific code number. For instance, the first report was about SCP-173, a horrific statue. The generic number system doesn't only serve as a handy way to catalog the 3,000+ stories available on the SCP wiki - it's also a way to tell the audience no matter how weird a story's content is, it's entirely rational for the SCP characters.

  The stories have codes assigned at random. So when you're reading through the site, there's no way of knowing whether you're going to get something frightening (SCP-087) or super weird (SCP-261). 
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  (#1) The SCP Is A Modern Science Fiction Community

  The SCP website initially aimed to appear as if the shadow government group "Special Containment Procedure" exists to acquire, research, and catalog all manners of paranormal entities, creatures, and objects. This description may sound dry, but only until you start reading. The site comprises a global online community of science fiction and horror writers who collaborate to create some of the most compelling genre fiction.

  Writers design each "report" to resemble a bare-bones account of creatures and unexplainable phenomena. These range from scary to funny and straight-up weird. The best SCP stories manage to blend the elements mentioned above into one piece. 

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