Special Containment Procedures: Each specimen of SCP-1076 is 
to be held in a 1.5m x 2m x 2.5m unfurnished cell with a windowless 
door. Food should be provided three (3) times daily.1 Bedding and 
plumbing facilities are not required. Soundproofing is not strictly 
required but should be provided if possible, to reduce psychological 
stress on guards. One (1) armed guard is to be assigned to each 
cell, chosen from personnel with no children under the age of 21. 


Access to specimens of SCP-1076 for experimentation requires 
level 3 clearance and written approval following a thorough 
psychiatric profile. In no circumstance will access be granted to 
researchers with children under the age of 21. 


Due to their territorial behavior, specimens must be kept separate 
from each other at all times. To guarantee this, it is recommended 
that no two specimens be held in the same building. 


Description: Instances of SCP-1076 appear to be children between 
the ages of 3 and 5 with an unwashed appearance and long matted 
hair, barefoot and dressed in ragged clothing. Cursory physical 
examination reveals signs of moderate to severe malnutrition and 
bruising and scarring consistent with physical abuse. Specimens of 
both sexes have been encountered, and normally appear to be of 
the majority ethnicity of their place of discovery. 


Specimens seem to comprehend simple statements but have not 
displayed any signs of verbal ability. Vocalizations are limited to 
simple grunts, sighs, and (when disturbed) loud shrieking and 
sobbing. Specimens are reluctant to meet the gaze of any individual 
and tend to look downward in the absence of outside stimulus. They 
will respond to simple questions by nodding in the affirmative or 


negative. 


Initial encounters with SCP-1076 occur when a parent? discovers 
the "child" in a state of apparent distress. These incidents occur in 
isolation; there are no known cases with any third-party witnesses. 
Subjects report an "overwhelming feeling of pity" for the specimen 
and, in every recorded case, take it into their home. 


Once established in a home, SCP-1076 begins to monopolize the 
attention of the parents to the exclusion of their own children. 
Children in the home begin to show signs of neglect and malnutrition 
and become depressed, sullen, and withdrawn. Behavioral problems 
such as truancy and running away become frequent, which may 
attract the attention of school authorities or social welfare agents. 
Upon investigating, these authorities become obsessed with the 
welfare of SCP-1076 and subsequently ignore the children. 


An infestation typically ends with the deaths of the parents and other 
caretakers as they neglect their own well-being in order to attend to 
SCP-1076, eventually succumbing to starvation or disease. In the 
few cases where the Foundation was able to contain an infestation 
before this occurrence, subjects separated from the specimen 
became violent or nearly catatonic, and repeatedly demanded to be 
reunited with their "baby". 


If two specimens of SCP-1076 meet, they will attack each other with 
great force, using teeth and fingernails, until one or both are dead. 
Any personnel witnessing such an attack should be treated for 
possible psychological trauma. 


Request 1076-1: Dr. has requested access to an SCP-1076 
specimen for vivisection. Request denied at this time, pending 
completion of less invasive physiological analysis. 


Footnotes 

1. Previous procedure called for providing food to specimens, but it 
has since been determined that SCP-1076 can consume any 
amount of food without showing signs of satiation and can survive 
indefinitely without any food intake whatsoever. 

2. For the purposes of this document, a "parent" refers to a person 
with one or more living children below the age of 21. 


« SCP-1075 | SCP-1076 | SCP-1077 » 


SCP-1077: Devil's Cap Mushroom 


Item #: SCP-1077 
Object Class: Euclid 


Special Containment Procedures: A single specimen of 
SCP-1077 is kept in a secure 3 mx 3m x 3.5 m containment area at 
Bio Site-95. The containment area is filled with soil up to 1 m in 
depth, and a variety of plant species native to SCP-1077’s natural 
habitat, as well as dead plant matter, have been introduced into it to 
provide it with material for decomposition. The containment area is 
to be contained as per standard protocols for a Biosafety Level 4 
containment area. Staff working at Bio Site-95 must be regularly 
tested for SCP-1077 infection; infectees are to be quarantined, 
stripped of security clearance, and treated for systemic mycosis. 
Infectees must be assessed by a medical doctor briefed on 
SCP-1077 before they may be released. 


Instances of SCP-1077 found in the wild are to be destroyed 
immediately using Fungicidal Compound 82a and the surrounding 
area must be monitored for two months in order to ascertain 
possible SCP-1077 resurgence. MTF Upsilon-7 (‘The Glass Jar’) is 
charged with eradication of the wild population; current target date 
for eradication of wild SCP-1077 population is set at / / 


Should SCP-1077 infectees appear outside of Foundation custody, 
they are to be immediately taken into custody or terminated. 
SCP-1077 infectees not affiliated with the Foundation that are 
currently in Foundation custody are to be treated for systemic 
mycosis, and released following administration of an appropriate 
amnestic. SCP-1077 infectees are to be considered Level 4 
biohazards and must be treated or transported in accordance to 
biohazard protocol. Testimony of SCP-1077 infectees is to be 
considered suspect. The bodies of all casualties exposed to 
SCP-1077 must be incinerated immediately. 


Description: SCP-1077 is a species of fungus bearing a distinct 
resemblance to some members of the Genus Agaricus, of the 
Family Agariceae. It is native to the temperate woodland of 
[REDACTED], and has a relatively limited range within this area. 
The fungus grows in soil and produces a fruiting body with a fleshy, 
gilled cap and stalk, white in colouration. Unlike most members of 
this genus, SCP-1077 produces extremely small, translucent spores 
which are largely invisible to the human eye. 


SCP-1077 does not present overtly anomalous properties unless its 
spores are inhaled. While the anomalous effects are present in 
animals, they are most notable in humans. 


When its spores are inhaled in sufficient quantities, SCP-1077 has a 
roughly 70% chance of inducing systemic mycosis of the respiratory 
tract, although this is greater amongst those with compromised 
immune systems. The spores settle in the throat, windpipe and 
lungs, and begin to grow. SCP-1077 infection has no apparent 
symptoms for several days after infection. After this, it begins to 
cause minor irritation to the throat and chest area, as well as 
causing bouts of coughing in infectees. However, symptoms rarely 
progress far beyond this state and many infectees mistake the 
symptoms for a common minor illness. 


However, approximately 12-18 days after initial infection, the primary 
anomalous effects of SCP-1077 infection become apparent. 
Through a currently unknown mechanism, the fungus will alter the 
vocal patterns of the infected. This causes humans infected by the 
fungus to, when speaking, make comments other than those the 
speaker had intended. This begins as slight mistakes or 
replacements of single words, but rapidly develops into a state 
where the fungus appears to be able to manipulate the host’s voice 
completely. The condition appears to have some effect on 
perception as well- subjects often fail to notice the changes in their 
speech unless it is brought to their attention and in some cases will 
fail to notice they have spoken at all. 


Changes in vocal patterns are diverse, initially completely 
incomprehensible to outside observers, but rapidly becoming more 
coherent as the condition progresses. Through the host, SCP-1077 
may manipulate others through changes in the host, or in certain 


cases speak directly to observers. In most cases, changes in 
speech manifest as the infectee making remarks seemingly intended 
to lead to its own death. Infectees may launch into impassioned 
insults and personal attacks in order to provoke others into attacking 
itself; they may threaten violence against others, and may mislead 
others into directly or indirectly bringing about their death. SCP-1077 
can utilise any pertinent information available to the host in order to 
further this effect. 


However, certain instances of SCP-1077 display other, more varied 
vocal alterations not necessarily engineered to result in the host 
body's death, either manipulating people around the host through 
alterations in the language, or in order to directly address others. 
The entity responsible for these alterations appears to be intelligent, 
and capable of extensive forward planning and deception in order to 
achieve its goal, which appears to be the propagation of SCP-1077. 
Each infection of SCP-1077 appears to have a unique identity, and 
refers to the SCP-1077 species in general as their ‘people’, and 
other distinct SCP-1077 instances as their 'siblings'. Instances of 
SCP-1077 appear to vary wildly in personality and individual 
intelligence. Instances of SCP-1077 appear to be able to 
communicate with each other in some manner and transfer 
information. 


SCP-1077 infection does not necessarily lead immediately to the 
development of anomalous effects, and as a result SCP-1077 
infection may not be outwardly identifiable as such for extended 
periods of time, since the entity will sometimes go to extreme 
lengths to conceal itself. After an unknown amount of time, 
SCP-1077 can begin to affect other forms of communication by the 
subject, including sign language, writing, or typing. It should be 
noted that SCP-1077 cannot affect the hosts in any way other than 
altering methods of communication; other activities undertaken by 
the hosts are unaffected. 


Addendum 1077-1: When SCP-1077 was initially contained, its 
capability for altering written documents and its apparent sapience 
were not discovered, and its virulence was severely underestimated. 
Flawed containment procedures written at the time resulted in a 
prolonged containment breach lasting for at least 21 days, during 


which a significant amount of Bio Site-95’s staff were infected by 
SCP-1077, with the breach only being discovered upon an external 
examination, prompted by reports of record numbers of work-related 
deaths and incidents of professional misconduct at the site. 


Following Incident 1077-A, containment procedures were re- 
evaluated and extensive testing conducted to determine SCP-1077’s 
true properties. All infected staff were treated for systemic mycosis 
and have since made a full return to active duty. Upgrade to Keter 
class requested, but ultimately denied following implementation of 
current procedures. 


Addendum 1077-2: 
+ Show Interview Log 1077-B 


Interviewed: Mrs. Amanda Church, a civilian 
affected by SCP-1077 infection. 


Interviewer: Researcher 


Foreword: On / /_ , Mrs. Church called a 
local radio show and demonstrated highly 
sensitive knowledge related to the Foundation. 
Mrs. Church was apprehended by Foundation 
agents shortly thereafter and infection was 
verified. Standard disinformation tactics were 
employed to dismiss her claims as those of an 
eccentric conspiracy theorist. This occurrence 
has been classified Incident 1077-B. 


This interview was conducted via an electronic 
speaker system so that Researcher could 
not be exposed to SCP-1077. Mrs. Church is 
restrained. It is not fully known to what extent 
SCP-1077 altered her voice during this 
conversation, or what Mrs. Church intended to 
say during sections in which her voice was 
altered. 


<Begin Log> 


Researcher : Hello, Mrs. Church. 


Church: Why have you brought me to Bio 
Site-95? 


Researcher : That is not your current 
location. You have been brought here in order 
to assess the danger posed by a fungal entity 
which has infected you. 


Church: What do you mean? —[Subject 
appears to be confused|— 


Researcher : You are infected by an 
unusual strain of fungus capable of altering 
your voice. Please do not panic. You will be 
allowed to leave should you co-operate. From 
now on | will address the entity infecting this 
body. 


Church: This is understood, Researcher 

. From now on, you may assume that all 
remarks made by Mrs. Church are on behalf of 
the one of the people you classify SCP-1077. 


Researcher : How did you gain access to 
the information which you had Mrs. Church 
transmiton / / ? Howdo you know my 
name? 


Church: Everything is shared among us, ina 
way. A sibling of mine was aware of the 
information and has passed it on to me. 


Researcher : You seem unusually willing 
to explain this to me. Why? 


Church: No obfuscation is necessary, as | am 
here to deliver a message. The information | 
coerced Mrs. Church into transmitting was 
both a ploy to attract attention and also a 


demonstration of power. 
Researcher : What is your message? 


Church: Release my sibling at once. Or else 
the next body we find will reveal far more 
damaging information about your organisation. 


Researcher : You want us to remove 
containment on the specimen of SCP-1077 
currently in containment? 


Church: In essence, yes. Cease this 
persecution of the people, and of our sibling, 
or we will use the information our siblings have 
previously acquired from your operatives. That 
is all. 


Researcher : We will consider it. 


Church: We live to spread. Let us spread, or 
suffer the consequences. 


<End Log> 


Closing Statement: Mrs. Church was treated 
as per standard procedure and her body 
incinerated following this interview. 


Since Incident 1077-B, instances of SCP-1077 
infection have occurred, of which led to an attempted 
breach of secrecy. No information has been released 
which was not consistent with the information known to 
personnel involved in Incident 1077-A. So far standard 
disinformation tactics have proven effective at combating 
breaches of secrecy caused by SCP-1077. Relative 
remoteness of the fungi’s inhabited range and low rate of 
human contact have largely prevented SCP-1077 from 
becoming a major threat to Foundation security. 


Further interviews with other SCP-1077 instances have 
indicated that SCP-1077 does not present a united front 


in opposition of the Foundation, and many instances of 
SCP-1077 are not interested in further hostile action, 
considering such actions to be unnecessary and 
antagonistic. 


Due to SCP-1077's largely hostile intent, currently 
uncontained nature, and persistent ability to cause 
information leaks, the stated mission of Mobile Task 
Force Upsilon-7 has been modified to include attempted 
eradication of SCP-1077 from its environment. 


« SCP-1076 | SCP-1077 | SCP-1078 » 


SCP-1078: Sight-Stealing Eye 


Item #: SCP-1078 
Object Class: Safe Euclid 


Special Containment Procedures: SCP-1078 is to be stored ina 
cubical box composed entirely of HDPE plastic at a thickness of no 
less than 5 cm. This box is to be suspended at all times in a Faraday 
cage with mesh of no larger than 0.05 mm and with dimensions of 
no larger than 1m by 1m by 1m. A separate room contained entirely 
within a Faraday cage of similar mesh size will be set aside for all 
testing attempts involving SCP-1078; the cage containing the 
object's box may not be opened unless it is contained in this room 
and the door is closed.