At the wedding reception, SCP-2852 will take the role of 
the best man and give a speech. This speech, as all 
vocalizations of SCP-2852, will be nonsensical with no 
pattern to the words used. Individuals will react to the 
speech with mixed emotions, some crying uncontrollably 
and others falling into hysterical laughter. After the 
speech, SCP-2852 will produce a gift for the married 
couple. This gift, currently, has always been 3.5 kg of 
human hair of various colors, 13 deceased specimen of 
Tibicen linnei, and 23 human teeth in a cardboard box. 
DNA testing on all gifts have been inconclusive. 


The bride and groom of a White-Level event will divorce, 
on average, two years after their wedding, usually as the 
result of domestic violence. Any children produced 
during their marriage will have Cluster B personality 
disorders or life-threatening disfigurements. All married 
individuals attending the event will find themselves 
unable to have children, despite a lack of detectable 
changes to fertility-related biology. Soerm counts and 
sperm quality remain unaffected. Ovulation also remains 
unchanged, and no genetic irregularities have been 
observed in eggs. 


The Foundation has arranged a statistically significant 
number of hysterectomies for guests at White-Level 
events. The surgeries are prescribed and administered 
by third-party agents in the medical industry. Exhaustive 
biopsies, chemical analyses, and mechanical inspections 
of the extracted uteri and ovaries have failed to yield any 
signs of abnormality. 


All children involved in a White-Level event will avoid 
romantic relationships, and nine out of ten commit 
suicide by the age of 18. Roughly half pull out their teeth 
until blood completely blocks the airways, and the others 


and dimensions are tremendously variable. SCP-337 is fully 
animate, capable of a wide range of locomotion, and can exert force 
in excess of 18 KN. It also seems to possess some level of 
sentience, although attempts at communication have thus far met 
with limited success (see Incident 337-B). 


The object is able to manipulate any hair directly connected to its 
central mass, with precision down to the individual strand. The 
method by which SCP-337 mobilizes its components is still under 
investigation. Analysis of filaments attached to the object has shown 
them to be identical to regular human hair, and strands that are 
periodically shed from the object are similarly normal, aside from 
being drained of pigmentation. Filaments display typical tensile 
strength and can be easily damaged by fire, blades, or consumer- 
grade chemical clog remover. 


Although it displays no obvious sensory organs, SCP-337 is highly 
aware of its surroundings, and may even possess perceptive 
abilities exceeding those of humans. For the most part, these 
senses are tuned toward detecting and acquiring its principal form of 
sustenance: fresh, human hair. 


When a human being with any hair measuring longer than 5 cm 
comes within approximately 30 m of SCP-337, it enters what could 
be described as a "predatory" state, rapidly braiding together several 
dense tendrils of hair in the direction of its prey. The object's range 
of perception seems to be unhindered by the walls of its 
containment chamber. 


The object will then close in on its target at great speed, attempting 
to overtake and envelop it. When successful, SCP-337 restrains the 
subject's limbs and begins to "harvest" all hair of sufficient length 
from the body. Hair is painlessly removed from the dermis at the 
base (root included), and is immediately incorporated into the 
object’s mass via knotting or weaving. Patterns of bruising, bleeding, 
and sebaceous eruption on subjects following feedings suggest 
follicles are partially loosened from the inner sheath prior to 
extraction. This appears to sometimes accelerate hair regrowth even 
in regions where it is typically stunted; to date, researchers have 
failed to replicate this effect artificially. 


bite their own wrists until exsanguinated. 
+ Black-Level 


Black-Level events are notable in that any attempt to 
disrupt the event, through any means, result in the actor 
becoming a participant in the event. Currently, there 
exists no way to stop or end a Black-Level event. Any 
attempts at barring SCP-2852 instances from the church 
or funeral home result in SCP-2852 simply appearing in 
a pew. 


During a Black-Level event, SCP-2852 will take the place 
of the eulogizer, even if one was not scheduled to speak 
during the mass. The speech, as any vocalization by 
SCP-2852, will be nonsensical, with no patterns being 
found. However, as the subject speaks, the individual 
closest to the departed will open the casket and produce 
a long knife. The knives produced during a Black-Level 
event are not seen before the event and disappear after 
the event. 


The individual will then exsanguinate themselves, 
normally from the wrists, but there have been instances 
where individuals have slit their throats. In turn, two by 
two, each attendant will use the knife to pour their blood 
into the casket. Children too young to exsanguinate 
themselves are helped by adults. Despite many losing 
enough blood to result in death, no physical effects are 
seen in the participants. SCP-2852's speech eventually 
turns into the song of an adult male Tibicen linnei. All 
participants will respond with the same call, despite the 
song of the cicada being limited to the male. SCP-2852 
will stand at the pulpit until each individual has bled 
themselves and then will walk to the casket and vomit a 
mixture of blood, wood pulp, and dead specimen of 
Tibicen linnei. \t is currently unknown how SCP-2852 
instances are able to hold the mixture within themselves, 
due to the lack of any cavity of sufficient size in its body. 


Once finished, the funeral mass will go on as normal, 


and the casket, filled with blood and SCP-2852's vomit, 
will be taken to the cemetery and lowered into the earth 
as is normal for a Catholic or Anglican funeral service. 
Black-Level events normally will end here. 


If a family gathering was planned to take place after the 
funeral, SCP-2852 will attend. SCP-2852 will, once all 
individuals affected have come to the location, vomit a 
similar mixture of blood, wood pulp, and dead Tibicen 
linnei into a bowl. This mixture will be primarily eaten by 
the affected children. After this has been eaten, 
SCP-2852 will give another speech of nonsensical words 
without patterns, strip itself, and lay upon a table. The 
participants, then, will eat SCP-2852's flesh until there is 
nothing left. During this, SCP-2852 will still vocalize, 
even when suffering from mortal injuries. Participants 
have been known to carry on friendly conversation with 
SCP-2852 while eating it. Children unable to chew whole 
food properly will be fed mouth-to-mouth by any 
caregivers. 


All participants of a Black-Level event will break from 
their family either through suicide, moving, or divorce. 
Every individual involved in an event will be rendered 
sterile. Domestic violence in participants of Black-Level 
events will usually be of a cannibalistic nature, resulting 
in the death of one or both individuals. Six out of ten 
children involved will attempt to murder one or both of 
their parents before they turn 18. It is theorized that 
nearly a third of Catholic and Anglican D-Class were 
involved in a Black-Level event. 


For further research regarding related phenomena, please see the 
database entry for SCP-3004. 


« SCP-2851 | SCP-2852 | SCP-2853 » 


SCP-2853: From Dust to Dawn 


One instance of SCP-2853's interior 


Item #: SCP-2853 
Object Class: Euclid 


Special Containment Procedures: Due to the nature of SCP-2853, 
containment is only partially feasible. A perimeter is to be 
established in a 250 meter radius of SCP-2853 and heavily 
monitored for activity. All civilian access points should be 
appropriately closed down under the guise of military operations. 


Since the events of Incident 2853-1-1A, the containment measures 
have been updated to adapt to [SECURITY CREDENTIALS 
INADEQUATE]. 


Description: SCP-2853 is a dilapidated two story house located 
approximately km outside of , Oregon. No known records 
of the construction or ownership of SCP-2853 exist at this time (See 
Addendum 2853-1-B). Despite the degrading architecture, the house 
is sealed completely, and all attempts to break or peer through the 
windows have failed. 


For approximately twenty minutes per day, the front and back doors 
of SCP-2853 unlock and open via an anomalous means. The doors 
will close and reseal themselves after this interval has passed. 


If a human enters SCP-2853 during this period, the doors will 
immediately seal themselves until the next day. 


Multiple exploration attempts have been recorded and have yielded 
additional data about the anomalous effects of the house, as 
described below. 


Record of Exploration Logs 2853-A through C: 


Exploration 2853-A 


On -- at :: hours, SCP-2853's doors were 
observed opening. A D-class equipped with video and 
audio monitoring systems and one day's worth of rations 
was sent to observe the inside of the house. 


Immediately after entry via the back entrance, the doors 
of SCP-2853 swung shut with a loud slam heard only 
through the audio feedback of D-3248's recording 
equipment. 


D-3248: (startled) Shit! | knew the door would shut on 
me, but the thing damn near took my foot off. Couldn't 
wait to have company. 


Control: Noted. Please activate your camera and 
headlamp and begin observations. 


Camera flicks on, revealing the interior to match the age 
and wear of the outside structure. Heavy amounts of 
dust coat all surfaces and cloud the windows. Despite 
the current time of day, the headlamp is deemed 
unnecessary, as the house seems illuminated by a dull 
daytime light through the shrouded windows. D-3248 is 
seen attempting to clear one to see outside, but the 
layers of sediment do not seem to give way at all. 


D-3248 starts to move around the current room, panning 
the camera for Control. Several doors are present, as 
well as a set of stairs leading to the second floor. The 
interior is mostly unremarkable, containing a worn couch 
bearing a faded floral pattern aside a small table. Several 
chairs are skewed about haphazardly. Cobwebs and 
dust layer everything, including the walls and some 
various gardening tools kept by the rear door. 


D-3248: Pretty drab house. The air in here is fucking 
stale. 


Control: Please observe the rest of the house, 3248. 


D-3248: Yeah, yeah. 


D-3248 is seen choosing the first door to the left of the 
entrance. Upon entering, the door opens to a small 
kitchen and dining area that would comfortably fit a 
family of four. Dust once again coats all surfaces. 3248's 
movements are seen kicking up particles from the floor. 
D-3248 takes a minute to brush off his clothes and 
coughs several times. 


D-3248: Now, I'm not one for house cleaning, but this 
dust seems a bit excessive. Agh, my eye. Hold up. 


3248 takes the water bottle out of his rations kit and 
presumably flushes his eye with a small amount off 
camera. 


D-3248: Better, continuing on. 


Subject is seen moving around the kitchen, checking 
cupboards and inspecting the room. Sets of plates and 
tarnished silverware are found among the items, but 
nothing of interest aside from the heavy accumulation of 
dust, approximately one centimeter on most surfaces, 
even in the interior of the cabinets. D-3248 stops several 
times to cough and flush his eyes. 


D-3248: God damn. This place is the worst. How long 
until the door opens again? 


Control: Another twenty-two hours, probably. 


D-3248: Jesus Christ. | gotta save some of this water for 
drinking, my throat is dry as hell. This sink doesn't work. 


Control: Noted, again. Please continue. 


D-3248: (laughs) You guys don't give a shit about me, do 
you? Dumb question, sorry. 


3248 continues around the perimeter of the kitchen. 
Camera shows uneaten food on the dining table. Despite 


the heavy coating of dust, no mold is observed on the 
food itself. Mild camera and audio interference is seen at 
control, though GPS location still reads in accordance to 
D-3248's position. 


After finishing with the kitchen, 3248 moves back into the 
main room and takes the next door on his left. A small 
bathroom fills the camera's view. Subject is seen hastily 
checking the sink for water but the tap yields nothing. 
D-3248 moves to the shower and toilet respectively, both 
having the same result. 


D-3248: (coughing) There's so much dust. So much. 


Control: Try to avoid breathing it in, conserve your 
remaining water. You'll be fine. 


3248 does not respond and leaves the room. Another 
door exists to its left, but has been nailed shut with 
boards. After a moment of hesitation, 3248 opts to take 
the stairs to the second floor. 


The second floor landing comes into view and extends in 
both directions. At least three other rooms are present. 
The accumulation of dust on this floor is at least three 
centimeters high. Large amounts are kicked up from 
D-3248's movement as his breathing becomes ragged. 


A low groaning sound in the 15-20 Hz range is picked up 
in the background of 3248's recording equipment. The 
camera jerks suddenly, cutting temporarily, possibly due 
to D-3248 panicking. Quality of the audio degrades 
further but remains functioning. 


D-3248: (distorted) -so hot, dry too. Worse than (coughs) 
below, like seriously can't stand this air- (distorted) -last 
of my fucking water too, fucking fuck. What- 


Video contact is reestablished, but the camera is pointed 
straight down. The unusually large amount of dust on the 
floor appears to be ebbing and flowing like water. 3248 


appears to shudder and fall, gasping for air. Camera 
becomes inoperable again due to worsening static 
distortion. Audio recording still works to a degree, 
although 3248's voice is hoarse and dry. 


D-3248: (distorted) -gotta get me outta here, it- 
(distorted) -in my fucking lungs! | can feel it! Can't- 
(wracking cough) -fuck, help me- (distorted) -in my eyes 
and in my lungs! It's in my head. -(distorted) -my eyes 
and in my head! In my eyes in my lungs IN MY HEA- 


A loud drone is heard before the audio is overcome by 
static and then cuts abruptly. Subject's GPS tracking fails 
and D-3248 is assumed lost. SCP-2853's doors open 
ahead of schedule. 


Exploration 2853-B 


On -- at : : , SCP-2853's doors open once more, 
and a D-Class is prepared for entry. Given the air quality 
and nature of the house observed in the previous log, it 
was deemed appropriate to equip the subject with an air 
filtration suit and several extra bottles of water. 


Upon entry via the front door, the house loudly seals. 
The slam is once again only heard through the 
microphone on D-8113's person. Subject activates 
camera without instruction and begins observation. Light 
level confirmed as the same as before, despite the high 
sun. 


D-8113: | can already tell, this place is full of laughs, isn't 
it? Gonna be a grand time in dusty-musty McMansion. 
Honestly this kind of reminds me of my Aunt Cheryl's- 


Control: 8113, please commence your search of the 
house. 


D-8113: Sorry, Doc. | babble when I'm nervous. 


Control: It's fine. 


Subject takes a quick loop of the entry room, which is 
identical to the previous test, aside from the gardening 
tools, which have been seemingly used recently. Dust is 
only beginning to form on the dirt-covered trowels. 
Control notes this but does not tell the subject. 


Upon entering the kitchen, more changes are noted, 
mostly in the form of moved kitchenware and the 
absence of food on the table. Dust still heavily coats all 
surfaces.