When you think of something dangerous, what do you imagine?
Sharp teeth, pointed claws, radiating bloodlust, right?
It would make sense for dangerous thing to, well, look dangerous.
But that, unfortunately, is too simple of an understanding of all of the potentially
harmful stuff in our ever-expanding universe.
There are multitudes of objects that take the form of something harmless, yet still
find a way to be terrifyingly perilous.
Like the aggressive mimicry exploited by species like venus flytraps and snow leopards, these
SCP objects present themselves as something mundane before using their latent abilities
to cause all sorts of trouble.
Hello horror heads, and welcome back to the scariest channel on YouTube: Top5ScaryVideos.
I’m your horror host, Keegan Hughes.
Today, we’re counting down the Top 5 Scary SCP Objects You Need to Know About.
Before we get started on this list, make sure you give us a big thumbs up, and subscribe
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Let’s get started.
NUMBER FIVE: SCP-2297 This weather-altering entity has the appearance
of your average programmable thermostat.
You know, that thing that controls the temperature that your dad won’t let anyone touch.
You’re cold?
Put on another sweater!
This thermostat is a little different than most, mostly thanks to the fact that the casing
is filled with fleshy organs instead of wires and LEDs.
The organs are visually similar to human lungs and kidneys, and are comprised of a series
of valves and flaps meant to intake and output oxygen.
The actual function of these organs is still unknown, and they are highly resistant to
mechanical sampling.
The thermostat will function as a normal house-heater unless it rests face-up on a flat surface.
This is where things get interesting.
When left flat, it will display a message in the format “[X] IS NORMAL”
Observed messages have included, FIRE IS NORMAL, ICE IS NORMAL, NOTHING IS NORMAL, HEIGHT IS
NORMAL, and WATER IS NORMAL.
These messages pertain to anomalous conditions that are exhibited in the room in which it
is activated.
FIRE IS NORMAL will gradually increase the room in question to a spicy 1113 degrees celsius,
while ICE IS NORMAL will drop the room to a chilly -195.
HEIGHT IS NORMAL decreases the air pressure in the room so low that fluid accumulates
in test-subjects lungs.
Now, you would think that these insane weather events would cause distress in those also
occupying the room, but… no.
Subjects are not concerned with the changes, and do not consider themselves to be in danger.
Even when ON FIRE, subjects claim that they feel normal.
THIS IS FINE.
I AM OKAY WITH THE EVENTS THAT ARE UNFOLDING CURRENTLY.
MY FACE IS MELTING, THAT’S OKAY.
The effects, although not bothersome to those in the room, are permanent and will take full
effect once the subject leaves.
It’s like a time-delay on crippling blows to the body.
After four minutes of insanity, the room will return to normal, and SCP-2297 will resume
functioning as a regular thermostat.
So, yeah.
Be careful when you get a new thermostat.
Maybe dad did know what he was talking about…
NUMBER FOUR: SCP-3154 You’d be best to avoid playing with broken
plate glass in general, but definitely keep a fair distance away from this sharp shard.
SCP-3154 is a triangular piece of plate glass, with traces of human blood from multiple subjects
present on and around the tip.
Its edges are very sharp, so be careful not to cut yourself.
What?
You did cut yourself?
Well, get ready for Sigma State.
This is a unique, coma-like state induced on those who are injured by the SCP.
The amount of damage necessary to induce the state varies between people, and often correlates
to size, health, and age.
Some properties include: Absence of breathing and heartbeat, unresponsiveness
to all external stimuli, blood settling in lower areas of the subject’s body, discolouration
of the skin, reduced body temperature, stiffness of limbs, and the cessation of immune system
activity.
In short, your body just stops working, but you remain alive and in whatever position
you were in while being cut.
This gets gross pretty fast.
Organisms like worms, flies, and microbes in the environment can start to consume your
body, and foul odors manifest pretty quickly.
You begin to physically change as well, with symptoms like sagging skin, hair loss, and
more.
Refrigeration and preservative chemicals can help delay these symptoms, but the Foundation
has requested that no resources be wasted on this.
Sigma State is non-reversible, so they’ve stopped testing ways to preserve subjects.
Sheesh, thats cold-blooded.
Heh.
So are people in Sigma State.
NUMBER THREE: SCP-1731 I love this one, just because of a phrase
coined in the report: “FRIDGE RITUAL.”
Name a better two-word phrase, I dare you.
This SCP is a fridge, spray painted red, with a variety of objects attached to its outer
surface.
These include cell phones, skeletal remains of mammals, and an unidentified human foot.
Unless the ritual is performed, it functions like a normal fridge.
And this is likely how it will function, as the ritual is EXTREMELY specific.
There are 100 steps to complete it, all detailed in a handwritten set of instructions.
Allow me to outline a few of the steps highlighted in the report:
-Draw a perfect circle with a diameter of exactly 46.345m in the middle of a barren
patch of farmland around the fridge and write the words, “Je ne suis pas mort” anywhere
within it -Make a man with dirty blonde hair and no
left hand stand in the middle of the circle -Make the man drink [unreadable] il he can’t
anymore.
-Take seven roses, douse them in gasoline, set them aflame with a fire used to burn gold,
frankensence, and myrrh.
-Stick six plastic forks into the ground in the shape of a hexagram.
You get the idea.
It would take a lot of planning to make this ritual happen, no accidental demon summonings
through this fridge.
It was originally discovered when the Foundation heard reports of a group conducting a “FRIDGE
RITUAL” in the area.
Again, love that phrase.
I think I’m gonna start calling the process of loading groceries into the fridge my “FRIDGE
RITUAL.”
So, what happened was, they found around 100 people running through the steps to the ritual.
The fridge was emitting red light and autonomously opening and shutting its doors.
The Foundation shut down the ritual, and took the fridge into custody.
Once safely contained, experiments were done to see the full extent of the ritual.
There were some accidental deaths of animals, Foundation personnel, and researchers, but
in the end they made it all the way to step 100.
Around step 50, a large amorphous entity started to emerge while speaking in an unknown language.
This compelled everyone within ten metres to chant in that same tongue.
However, it's around this point that the fridge often falls over, and the ritual ends.
But, step 100 was indeed completed, and subsequently marked safe.
As long as nobody else tests it out.
NUMBER TWO: SCP-2590 Apparently semi-trucks have deep ties to American
horror.
Stephen King wrote that short story, countless horror movies set up hitchhiker-murder plots
using long-haul drivers, and there’s even that episode of Bob’s Burgers where the
Belchers almost get splattered by an angry, tiny, trucker.
SCP-2590 is a semi-trailer truck from International ProStar DayCab with an attached trailer.
No license plates, no identification.
The manufacturer claims to have no knowledge of producing a vehicle like this.
It appears to be driven by a humanoid figure, without any identifying physical features.
We’ll call him SCP-2590-1.
2590-1 looks like a shadow, and has unknown significance to the functioning of the truck
itself.
However, it will wipe the memories of people approaching it on foot, leaving it unquestioned
at the current moment.
The truck and driver can selectively interact with tangible objects, meaning it can pass
through physical matter.
As such, it has yet to be contained by the Foundation.
Since first being observed, the truck has not refuelled, or broken any traffic laws.
How considerate.
Every once in a while, it will park and pop open the trailer for 60 seconds.
While the doors are open, the trailer will be occupied by a single, unique object.
No repeats.
Some objects that have been observed are: A Kit Kat Chunky.
An unlabelled VHS tape.
A human male.
An eyeball.
A large steel slab with a Foundation logo, dripping blood.
Hmmmm, hard to discern a pattern.
No one has been able to enter the trailer, due to an invisible barrier, although on occasion
the item will be ejected.
One case in particular lead to the deaths of two Foundation agents, when the steel slab
was ejected, along with a huge amount of blood, at 190kmph.
If only it were the Kit Kat Chunky instead…
NUMBER ONE: SCP-251 Picking up on some serious Krampus vibes with
this one, SCP-251 is a seemingly-average small snow globe.
However, it is partially animate, as looking at photos taken over time reveals that the
scene inside changes.
When viewed directly, there is no apparent movement aside from a perpetual “blizzard.”
Since being locked in its container, the globe has not been moved, but the fake snow inside
is always agitated.
The scenes displayed in our crystalline globe are always violent or morbid, ranging from
the fantastical to realistic brutality.
Some examples of observed scenes are: A man with a briefcase running from a giant
spider.
Two police officers preparing to shoot a man, execution style.
A couple of men in overalls tossing children into a well.
Not your typical rosy-cheeked Christmas cherubs, huh.
All who have been left alone with the globe have later displayed extreme violence, xenophobia,
and emotional distress.
Therefore, anyone left alone in the container is to be treated as violently hostile, and
terminated with extreme prejudice.
Because of these effects, the container is always guarded by armed personnel.
Sometimes the sounds of screaming, gunfire, and fires can be heard from within.
This is normal.
All that’s missing are some Christmas carolers, singing the standards.
Ahh, nothing cozier than some festive music, a crackling fire, and carnage.
OUTRO And there you have it: our top 5 scariest
SCP objects you need to know about.
Don’t you feel so much safer now that you know what to look out for?
Let me know if you’ve got any other objects we should know about down in the comments.
Before I let you go, let’s take a look at some of the comments from our more intrepid
viewers.
Ghostbait1 says “Am I the only one who thought 1-0 after he said SCP 902”
SCP 90210.
Causes drama in and around Beverly Hills.
Could be interesting!
Stormywaters13 says “I’m digging the serial killer mustache”
Who told you I was a serial killer?
I mean…
Thank you…
Adam Jenks says “Never trust a snake oil salesman, although ‘Dr. Snakeoil’ sounds
like a cool band name.
Honestly!
Have you heard their new single “Placebo Effect?”
I’m not usually one for thrash metal, but it definitely bangs.
That’s all for today, thanks for watching.