Phew!
There’s an old saying over here at the SCP Foundation.
Once you pop--you can’t stop.
And whilst it will take the innate immortality that comes with being a member of the 05 Council
to truly appreciate the extent of that idiom--it remains the same for us Top 5 Scary Fans of
all things SCP.
We recently dove back into the anomalous archives of one of the most intriguing collaborative
writing projects ever conceived--and you guys seemed to gobble the whole thing up quicker
than 096 at a selfie convention--so, in that case, I guess we better take another gander.
Hello horror fans, what’s going on, and once again welcome back to the scariest channel
on YouTube--Top 5 Scary Videos.
As per usual, I’ll be your horror host Jack Finch, as today, we curiously take a look
at the Top 5 SCP Monsters You Need To Read About--Part 2.
Roll the clip.
For the curious amongst you, that particular clip was from 2012’s The Cabin In The Woods--and
for fans of both The SCP Foundation and Top 5 Scary Videos--you’ll know that movie in
particular has become somewhat of a meme, given the fact that the latter half of Cabin
In The Woods is pretty much The SCP Foundation on the silver screen--and whilst there are
many SCP fan made movies going that deserve your attention, I dunno--Cabin In The Woods
still brings an anomalous smile to my face.
Also, it’s an awesome movie, so any excuse really.
Give it a watch.
Anyway--on with the show.
Kicking off at Number 5--SCP-280
And when we’re talking about monsters--what better way to begin than with a little anomalous,
humanoid, smoke monster--whose corporeal form appears out of thin air to wreak havoc just
for the sake of it.
Thankfully for us though--all it takes is a good old fashioned flashlight to subdue
this creature and shine the light on it’s all encompassing evil to banish it back to
whence it came--but, if you don’t have a flashlight, or any manner of illumination.
Holy moly, you’re in for a pretty terrible time.
As the record states, SCP-280 is a black, human-shaped mass with two large white eyes
where its head should be--and two hands with very long and very thin fingers.
When we talk about just straight up shadow monsters, some of the themes encapsulated
in the SCP Foundation are pretty few and far between--but what is so remarkable and terrifying
here, is that SCP-280 is literally the monster that may or may not be lurking in your closet
or under your bed at night.
It harkens on that theme of hiding under a sheet with a flashlight in the dead of night--just,
this time--it doesn’t care about your feelings--and it will kill you.
You see, SCP-280 appears to be wholly composed of matter that can gain or lose its corporeal
form.
The matter itself is incredibly black--almost vantablack--and resembles smoke as it dissipates
in and out of existence.
When in its vicinity--SCP-280 will slowly move toward any human beings and attempt to
attack them.
In fact, SCP-280 appears to sense human life from wherever it is--and no limit has yet
been found on this ability.
Once it finds its prey--it will use its hands to pull and tear at the subject--resulting
in massive physical trauma--always resulting in a vile and gruesome death.
280 does to eat, breathe or sleep--it does not ingest any of the tissue of its victims--or
appear to have any other use for it’s murderous ways.
It kills, then it disappears in a puff of smoke--and it is literally the worst possible
thing you could ever imagine at a slumber party.
Swinging in at Number 4--SCP-354
And similar to many of our other entries on the previous part 1 of this list--SCP-354
is a bit of a monsterous anomaly in the sense that it isn’t just pertinent to one monster--but
a whole host of them.
Well, potentially, anyway--because really, no one truly knows the full extent of this
particular entry.
As the record states, SCP-354 is a pool of red liquid discovered in the polar areas of
Northern Canada.
The liquid in question is that of a consistency similar to that of human blood--hence the
colloquial name in the Foundation--of Blood Pond.
Now, that’s a death metal band if I’ve ever heard one.
You see, despite its nomenclature--SCP-354 is explicitly not of any sort of biological
nature.
In fact, the pool does not have any definite banks--and it appears that the soil of the
area mixes with the liquid until--at a certain given point--there is just… no more soil--and
the liquid and ground become mostly solid.
The deeper the pool goes--the denser the liquid becomes--and if SCP-354 has a bottom--it has
yet to be reached.
And here's the real kicker--and here’s the reason it deserves our monstrous attention.
You see, periodically-- a number of entities have emerged from the pool, extremely hostile
and incredibly dangerous--that have attempted to escape from the enclosure.
These have varied from--a giant giant--a bear sized mammalian creature covered in razor-sharp
spines that was virtually bulletproof and had to be vaporized via napalm.
SCP-354 has spat out humanoid reptiles--giant tentacular sea creatures--feline creatures
made out of both pure magma and solid ice--even, what appeared to be a metallic humanoid that
resembled the Terminator.
Really, the extent of SCP-354 is kind of staggering--and the actual concept of it’s anomalous design
is incredibly intriguing when we relate it to several other entries that appear to function
in a similar manner.
Essentially it’s a pool of blood in the high arctic of Northern Canada that seems
to spit out the most terrifying entities that you could ever imagine--and well--no one knows
why.
Yeah, this one is a particular favourite.
Next up at Number 3--SCP-1730
And--talking of favourites--this one kind of takes the cake when it comes to anomalous
locations that appear to spit out all manners of horrifying entities.
Have you ever heard the phrase, What Happened to Site-13?
No?
Well, that’s because it’s one of the most elaborate cover ups that has ever occured
in the Foundation’s History--and as the darkest stain on it’s even darker track
record--you’ll certainly understand that that is *kind of* saying something.
It’s no secret that The Foundation is hella messed up, they know that--we know that--and
yet they still want to cover this particular entry up.
You see, whilst there is far more too it--first, let’s give it the exposure it deserves.
As the record states, SCP-1730 is a large complex of structures, 15 kilometers of the
US/Mexico border--located within the Big Bend Ranch State Park--discovered by the Foundation
on June 5th of an undisclosed year.
Due to the isolated nature of the complex, and the low survival rate of individuals that
come into contact with it--it is unknown how long the site has laid abandoned and undiscovered
before it was brought to life.
And you might be thinking, hang on--how could the SCP Foundation have a site that it didn’t
even know about?
And well--here’s where things get timey wimey--because SCP-1730 is actually from an
alternate dimension, where the SCP Foundation is the embodiment of all evil instead of the
grey administrators that we know them as.
You see, in this parallel universe--instead of safely containing the anomalies that the
Foundation secure--their staff and researchers brutally torture and experiment on them--before
dissolving them into an anomalous, toxic, black sludge--referred to as the Body Pit.
If you think D-Class Personnel are treated badly in *our* universe--then, well--put it
this way.
In this parallel universe, their doctors don’t even have names.
Just ID Numbers.
You see, Site-13 was originally overseen by a psychopath named Elliot Emerson--but you
see, all of these terrifying creatures that were spawned from these vile experiments,
eventually revolted against their human overlord--and--well, the Lunatics Had Taken Over The Asylum.
Put it that way.
And if that wasn’t enough--Site-13 just so happened to appear in our universe through
anomalous means--and yeah, if you want to know what happened there, please--dare to
read some of the exploration logs.
That’s a horror story.
Coming in at Number 2--SCP-400
Alright--on the topic of monsters--let’s get back to the true meaning of the theme--and
forget about corporeal smoke murderers and red pools of death for a moment--and imagine,
if you will--one of the most vile and disgusting creatures in the entirety of the SCP Foundation.
Well, actually--by creatures, what I actually mean is an entire species of them.
And by them--I mean bugs.
Ugh.
And gross bugs, too.
And, I will forewarn you--this is possibly one of the most disturbing SCP entries in
the entirety of the Foundation--and if you are a mother, I would highly recommend skipping
the nightmare fuel that is about to ensue.
Honestly.
I’m not exaggerating, this is one of the most messed up entries in the entire Foundation.
Okay.
Phew.
Let’s see what we can do.
As the record states, SCP-400 is the collective designation for an anomalous species of arthropod
that vaguely resembles the common pill bug.
Whilst individually they are similar--they can be distinguished from the pill bug by
the bright red striping patterns on their dorsal carapace.
So, what’s the big deal?
Bugs?
Well--collectively--SCP-400 is a parasitic organism which feeds on human mammary secretions.
Erm.
Human Breast Milk.
SCP-400 feeds on human breast milk--and how does it get that?
Oh.
Jeez guys.
SCP-400 are anomalously attracted toward infants--that then burrow into them--and use the infant
as their host--essentially becoming an active colony.
During a 12 week period--the active colony then anomalously attracts the mother of the
infant--and through their horrific design, they lul the mother into an almost zombified
state--only able to care for the infested infant by breastfeeding it--and then they
use the affected mother as another host for them to continue their vile and abominable
lifecycle.
I’m gonna stop there.
Because really--there is much, much more to this particular entry--and it’s one of the
most difficult SCP’s to read.
If you dare, take a look at SCP-400--because whilst being entirely repulsive and horrific
and just… so damn terrifying--it’s also one of the most original horror concepts I’ve
seen in a while.
So, yeah.
SCP-400 everybody.
No.
Thank.
You.
And finally, coming in at our Number 1 spot--Taboo
Because--whilst certainly SCP-400 takes the cake in pure-gross-out-ness--this particular
entry, known as 4000-Eshu--or more colloquially, simply Taboo--as so far as the actual horror
creation behind it--this one is perhaps the most well conceived entry in the entire Foundation.
And also, it’s going to make things a little difficult to explain--because in the head-canon
of this entry, ugh--essentially, it cannot be described--under threat of unleashing one
of the most powerful Keter class anomalies known to the SCP Foundation, and so it goes
to great lengths in outlining the ambiguity of it’s potential consequences.
But yeah, that’s not going to stop us--now, let’s see if I can remember my Eshu Class
training again.
As the record states, the SCP in question is an extradimensional forested area that
exhibits numerous anomalous qualities--including a… hazardous phenomenon… of sorts.
It is accessed by performing a ritual in … in the woods where you need to speak carefully--where
a well then emerges--and a path appears that guides you to the area that SCP-4000 exists
within.
This unnamed world does not adhere to the constraints of any linear space--and a variety
of anomalous entities native to this nameless habitat have since been documented--and many
of these monsters appear as quasi-humanoid entities with abnormal limbs, often displaying
themselves behind the dense trees that occur in the forest.
In truth, essentially--SCP-4000 is what we would refer to as the Fae.
You see, for those of you familiar with some of the founding head-canon of the SCP Foundation--as
outlined in SCP-001 The Factory--before the Foundation were fully established, they were
at war with a species of creatures known as the Fae, who were eventually all but wiped
out during the Factory Siege.
You see, whatever weapon unmade them--it didn’t actually destroy them entirely, but instead--it
banished them to this strange, bizarre and terrifying glen that shall otherwise remain
unnamed.
Now, if you ever find yourself trapped in the Fae--and under the threat of these anomalous
creatures--remember four things.
1.
Don’t call anything by a consistent name--and 2, don’t answer to any consistent name.
Names are powerful things, and if your name becomes someone else's--who’s to say what
else is theirs, too?
3.
Always accept their gifts--but do not consume their gifts.
And 4--if a ghost tells you it *isn’t* a creature of the Fae--obey it.
And yeah, I think that should be about it.
I think.
Uh, why do I feel like I’m forgetting something?
Oh well.
Well, there we have it folks--our list for the Top 5 SCP Monsters You Need To Read About--Part
2.
Phew.
That was a doozy.
Well, what do you guys think?
Do you agree?
Disagree?
Have any more to add to this particular list?
Then let us know your thoughts down in the comment section below, as well as any choice
picks of your own.
Before we depart from today's video though, let’s first take a quick look at some of
your more creative SCP-based comments from our previous video.
First up, Tho N’Win
-- *Anymore*.
Don’t lie Jack, we all know you’re part of the 05 Council.
--- Yeah Right Tho.
That would just be….
Like…
So ridiculous.
As if I’d ever be a member of the 05 council.
And finally, Catherine Pisces 210 says--
Thank you Captain Jack.
The SCPS are Back.
Your way is the best way.
-- Well, no--thank you Catherine Pisces 210--and I’m glad that you’re enjoying the SCPS
being back.
But--my way is just one of many ways--and in the words of Fleetwood Mac.
You can--indeed--go your own way.
That’s the best way.
Your own way.
Anyway.
On that note, unfortunately that’s all we’ve got time for in todays video--cheers for sticking
around all the way until the end.