Item#: 7731

Containment Class: keter

Secondary Class: uncontained

Disruption Class: dark

Risk Class: caution

Pumpkins generated by SCP-7731-3, photographed upon manifestation.

Special Containment Procedures: SCP-7731 is presently uncontained. Objects created by SCP-7731 events are to be incinerated when possible. Personnel are reminded that Site-48 holds no events or celebrations relating to Halloween.

Description: SCP-7731 is a phenomenon which causes the periodic manifestation of Halloween-related objects and organisms within Site-481. Additionally, SCP-7731 will occasionally make alterations to existing objects. SCP-7731 appears to be targeting Site-48 Director Hiba Nasser.

A chronological list of SCP-7731 events is appended below.

Designation: SCP-7731-1

Location: Site-48 Library, First Sublevel

Date: 22/10/2023, 19:32 Hours

Summary: A candied apple manifested one meter above Junior Researcher Samir Taha before falling on his head. Taha dropped his book and caught the apple in his hands, just as a dozen black bats emerged from the bookshelves around him. The bats swarmed Taha while emitting high-pitched screeches, and proceeded to consume the apple before abruptly turning to plastic and dropping on the floor. Dir. Hiba Nasser entered the library twenty seconds later, having heard the vocalizations from her office. She found Taha unconscious on the floor and immediately alerted security and medical personnel.

Notes: Taha’s fainting is believed to be nonanomalous, as he suffers from chiroptophobia2, and recovered fully after two hours. The plastic bats retained no anomalous qualities and were sent to recycling.

As we're still trying to figure out the nature of this anomaly, I’ve enabled researcher comments and given all Site-48 personnel clearance for this file. Please catalog any new instances here as soon as possible, and view the file frequently for any updates. ~ Dir. H. Nasser.

Designation: SCP-7731-2

Location: Dir. Nasser’s Personal Quarters, Ground Level

Date: 23/10/2023, 17:28 Hours

Summary: Dir. Nasser entered her quarters and found the windows sealed shut, the lights dim and the floor completely covered in cobwebs, with a giant spider waiting at the web's center. The spider immediately began to run towards Nasser, who in turn cursed and attempted to exit the room. Hindered by the webs, however, Nasser slipped and fell to the floor, freezing as the spider crawled on top of her. Security arrived fifteen seconds later with the intent of terminating the entity, but discovered it had been transfigured into a stuffed toy and was no longer a living spider. The “cobwebs” were also found to have been made from thin strings of wool, which had been glued to the floor. Five empty canisters of "The Original Super Glue" were strewn across the floor.

Notes: Although Dir. Nasser was uninjured, she remained unresponsive for a few minutes following the event. However, as Nasser suffers from moderate arachnophobia, this is not considered anomalous. Security footage revealed that the objects manifested instantly twelve minutes before Nasser entered the room.

I’m sensing a pattern here, could it be targeting our phobias? ~ Dr. A. Sigal.

Possibly. For now, burn the spider, and someone better get my room cleaned before I set it on fire too. ~ Dir. H. Nasser.

Designation: SCP-7731-3

Location: Breakroom, Ground Level

Date: 24/10/2023, 10:25 Hours

Summary: Dr. Zeina Hakim and Dir. Nasser entered the breakroom to obtain two cups of coffee. Upon stepping inside, nine large pumpkins and four carving knives manifested midair, immediately falling on the tables and floor. At the same time, the fluorescent lighting changed its color from white to orange. Dr. Vered Shoham, who happened to be in the room, suffered minor cuts from the falling knives.

Notes: First SCP-7731 event to alter existing objects; the lights within the breakroom have yet to return to their original color. All manifested objects possessed no anomalous qualities, though the pumpkins were found to have been stuffed with M&Ms in "Family Size" packaging.

Well there goes that theory. I guess it’s just a Halloween thing, then. Should’ve been obvious in hindsight. ~ Dr. A. Sigal.

Can I please have the pumpkins? I have a recipe I've been dying to try out. ~ Technician D. Eyal.

You’re welcome to bake them in the incinerator. ~ Dir. H. Nasser.

TWO ENTRIES HIDDEN FOR BREVITY

Designation: SCP-7731-6

Location: Site-48 Director’s Office, Ground Level

Date: 26/10/2023, 13:20 Hours

Summary: As Dir. Nasser returned from her lunch break, she discovered a human skeleton sitting in her chair, held upright by metal wires. The office was littered with hundreds of candies3, all wrapped in colorful plastic and cellophane on top of their standard packaging. The view from the windows was anomalously altered to display a Christian4 graveyard in a clearing within a dense pine forest, all beneath a starless night sky. Site-48's physical surroundings were unchanged.

Notes: DNA testing revealed the skeleton was a genetic match for Dir. Nasser, but was otherwise nonanomalous.

Lovely. ~ Dir. H. Nasser.

Noting a mild tone shift from previous instances. ~ Dr. A. Sigal.

EMERGENCY NOTICE FROM THE OFFICE OF THE SITE DIRECTOR

The cafeteria is currently haunted by several violent poltergeists. All personnel are forbidden from entering until a proper exorcism can be performed. Personnel are reminded that eating in the library is forbidden.

~ Dir. H. Nasser

SIX ENTRIES HIDDEN FOR BREVITY

Designation: SCP-7731-13

Location: Restrooms, First Sublevel

Date: 30/10/2023, 17:59 Hours

Summary: Dir. Nasser exited the stall and looked in the mirror which, instead of showing her reflection, displayed her wearing a stereotypical witch costume and the restrooms appropriately decorated for Halloween. Behind her reflected self’s back, the words “PARTY POOPER” were spelled out on the wall with what appeared to be blood.

Notes: The mirror continues to display an anomalous reflection. Different Site-48 personnel have reported different costumes, though only Dir. Nasser's reflection shows writing on the wall.

To anyone asking: no, the magic mirror does not, in fact, show visions from a traumatic past. Nor do I have a deep fear of ruining parties. This anomaly is making me tired. ~ Dir. H. Nasser.

On October 31st, 2023, the frequency of SCP-7731 events increased dramatically, with personnel scrambling to remove, clean, or otherwise destroy manifested objects on the order of Dir. Nasser. At exactly 20:00 Hours, all lights within Site-48 were heavily dimmed, and sounds of howling wind, skittering legs, and low growls echoed in the halls with no clear source.

It was at this exact moment that Dir. Nasser opened the door to her office, having just returned from the restroom.

<Begin log>

<View is from the security camera in the Site Director's office. The lights glow with dim red light instead of their usual fluorescent white.>

<Dir. Nasser stands at the doorway, looking at the entity that hovers above her desk. Billows of shadowy smoke swirl around each other, forming a vaguely humanoid entity. Two glowing red eyes glare at her from within the darkness. It speaks with a deep, gravely voice.>

Entity: Ah, such courage, Director! To come into my lair alone despite knowing of my power!

Nasser: This is my office, dipshit. Get out.

Entity: Do you see how I remade this sad place in my image, how I manipulated and used your own fears against you to sow terror and discord-

<Nasser rolls her eyes.>

Nasser: Yes, I was absolutely petrified with fear when those Hershey’s spilled out of my drawer. Real nice job.

Entity: Hey! Don’t blame me when it is YOU who wouldn’t do your job, Hiba! Look at this place. There’s not even a hint of holiday spirit, not a single pumpkin until I came along! The only skeletons you have are in the closet! And it’s all your fault; you're like the Halloween Grinch! You have no right to insult my fearmongering while you burn all my attempts to-

<A cold rage bubbles inside the Director. She speaks through gritted teeth.>

Nasser: For the last time. We. Don't. Celebrate. Halloween.

<The room is silent for six seconds.>

Entity: What.

Nasser: We celebrate Jewish holidays because a lot of us are Jewish. We celebrate Muslim holidays because a lot of us are Muslim. We don’t celebrate Halloween, because out of fifty-four employees, only three have even a remote connection to that godforsaken, cellophane-ridden holiday, and none of them want anything to do with it! I, as this Site’s goddamn Director, want nothing more than to erase it off the face of the fucking earth! So go ahead and haunt some poor Wisconsin accountant with your five-dollar spooks, just get out of my Site!

<Nasser starts.>

Nasser: Pun, er, intended.

<The entity begins to quiver, shadows swirling erratically.>

Entity: No… no no no, that can’t be right. No bats, no spiders, no candy?! You don’t even dress up in scary costumes? Then why did I… why…

Nasser: No! Well, I guess we do have a costume party during Purim5, and it does contain lots of candy - but that’s beside the point! None of us want you here, do you understand? Pack your things and go.

Entity: Purim you say? Intriguing. I will be there.

<The entity begins to disperse into the air.>

Nasser: What? Wait no-no-no it's not like that! It's not horror-themed! Don't jumpscare any of my…

<The entity disappears completely, leaving Nasser alone in her office. The ceiling lamps flicker back to standard lighting. She sighs, putting her hands to her temples, before sitting down at her desk.>

<End log>

Following the entity's demanifestation, all SCP-7731-related effects abruptly ceased, including objects which had been permanently altered. Preparations for the anomaly's resurgence on Purim (March 23rd, 2024) are underway.