Over time, the ectoplasm making up individual manifestations will 
“evaporate” and rise back up to the main body of SCP-460. This 
may take anywhere from several days to a few weeks, depending on 
the temperature and general humidity of the area. Once SCP-460 
starts moving again, any remaining manifestations are 
instantaneously vaporized, and the cycle starts over. After becoming 
mobile, SCP-460 will wander for an indeterminable amount of time, 
with no pattern or common habits. 


Discoveredin near Siberia, where reports of a literal “ghost town” 
had begun to circulate into the press at large. The number of 
ectoplasmic manifestations caused by the long-term stay of 
SCP-460 was overwhelming, and due to the violent nature of the 
now discontented spirits, a large military operation was required to 
secure the area. The surviving personnel now make up what is now 
Mobile Task Force Mu-13 aka. “Ghostbusters”. SCP-460 was 
immediately classified as a Keter class SCP, with all research 
diverted into predicting its movements to avoid further incidents. 


Addendum: Due to the outcome (or lack thereof) of Incident 460-b 
and 460-c, item has been reclassified as Euclid. 


Observation Log 460-a 


All relevant reports from Mu-13 are to be catalogued and formatted 
as follows: 


Subject: Amy Glaskow, formerly a housemaker and mother of 3. 
Date: - - 

DOD: - - 

Location: , Liverpool 

Cause of death: Auto accident. 


retreats to the other side of the chamber. The 
interview was halted by supervising staff 
shortly thereafter.) 


<End Log> 


Closing statement: Following this interview, 
Protocol 3564-MARLOWE was updated to 
protect involved staff behind high-durability 
screens. Investigation into SCP-3564's 
developing hostility and deteriorating 
emotional state is underway. 


Notably, while clearing the interview chamber, 
staff noted a series of extremely damaged 
paper documents, retrieved by SCP-3564 and 
concealed on its person. The precise natures 
of the items are unclear, but they appear to be 
a number of books, specifically intended for 
younger audiences and/or individuals with 
severe reading impairments. Several broken 
writing implements were also located, all of 
which had apparently been crushed with some 
force between the entity's fingers. 


Whether these items were directly responsible 
for SCP-3564's change in behaviour (and, if 
not, whether they should be returned to the 
entity) is currently being debated — due to its 
minor overall threat level, changes to its 
containment are, at the present time, a low 
priority. 


Footnotes 

1. For more information, see Protocol 3564-MARLOWE. 

2. Confirmed by both analysis of SCP-3564's bone structure and 
DNA testing of stored samples, acquired through negotiations with 
Gol-012 (Marshall, Carter and Dark). The corpse is presumed to 
have been liberated from its grave by an unknown group circa 1940, 
and subsequently traded piecemeal on the anomalous goods 


market. 

3. An affectionate nickname given by the containment team, used 
here to maintain cooperation. 

4. A specifically programmed button used to refer to SCP-3564's 
interpretation of Shakespeare's character as they understand them 
(i.e. as the author of their works). 


SCP-3566: Not Even That Funny 


Item #: SCP-3566 
Object Class: Euclid 


Special Containment Procedures: Television studios producing 
situation comedy style shows are to be monitored for SCP-3566 
manifestation. Should any production begin showing signs of 
SCP-3566 manifestation, the studio is to be encouraged to add a 
laughter track to the final edit. Should they resist, the production is to 
be terminated. 


Outside of testing, viewing of affected media should be limited to 
approximately 20 minutes (the typical length of SCP-3566- 
susceptible programmes). 


Description: SCP-3566 is a phenomenon affecting studio 
recordings of television programmes in the situation comedy genre, 
manifesting as the sound of laughter occurring over the top of the 
standard soundtrack of the show. The sound typically consists of an 
unknown number of voices laughing at inappropriate moments 
during the show, and often for extended periods of time. SCP-3566 
manifestations change with each subsequent viewing, and have 
been described by observers as "unsettling" or "manic". The 
occurrence rate of SCP-3566 is currently approximately 10% of 
potential candidate shows; to date no shows have been affected 
retroactively following the airing of their first episode. 


Individuals exposed to SCP-3566 for a prolonged period (greater 
than 30 minutes) will begin to suffer from headaches and dizziness. 
After 60 minutes of exposure, the effect of SCP-3566 will transfer to 
the viewer themselves; they will regularly hear the associated sound 
without any identified source’. 


After suffering from this effect for approximately one month, in 
addition to the mental health issues that would typically arise from 


the presence of frequent auditory hallucinations, the individual will 
begin to undergo personality and behavioural changes. These 
changes are typically expressed as the extreme exaggeration of one 
or more aspects of the individual's personality or demeanour to the 
point that they override all other observable traits. 


SCP-3566 was first discovered in the 1940s. A number of affected 
television programmes at the time were terminated prior to airing 
before it was discovered that the addition of actual laughter, either 
from a live source or added in editing after recording, suppressed 
SCP-3566 manifestations. Encouraging the use of laughter tracks in 
various television studios helped significantly reduce the rate of 
occurrence of SCP-3566 and has since become an accepted norm 
of the format. 


> Examples of results of exposure to SCP-3566 


Subject: D-32562 

Result: Subject showed a dramatic decrease 
in intelligence and information recall over a 
period of three months, forgetting commonly 
known historical events of which they were 
previously aware, frequently misspelling basic 
words, and mispronouncing words they had 
previously used without issue. Culminated in 
an almost total collapse of communication 
skills and information retention after 
approximately six months. 


Subject: D-65121 

Result: Subject began to display a startling 
level of gullibility. After four months, the 
subject had lost all ability to discern truth from 
fiction; he would believe everything told to him, 
even if it contradicted previously given 
information. 


Subject: D-98262 

Result: Subject became increasingly 
aggressive and hostile towards Foundation 
personnel over a two month period, 


culminating in a violent incident over a 
perceived slight in an innocuous greeting that 
resulted in his death. 


Subject: Agent Tam Harding? 

Result: Subject became extremely compliant 
and obedient. Four months after exposure, the 
subject was unable to undertake any action, 
even basic bodily functions, without being 
ordered to do so by a superior. 


Addendum 1 

On 08/11/1972, an SCP-3566 manifestation occurred differing from 
its usual behaviour; instead of laughter, the sound of pained 
screams could be heard over the entirety of the host show. All 
subsequent events since this date have followed the same pattern, 
though the original containment procedures still appear effective at 
suppressing its occurrence. 


Individuals exposed to this new form of manifestation for prolonged 
periods report sensations of dread and impending doom, followed by 
the sudden onset of schizoid personality disorder or, in rare 
instances, extreme cases of paranoid personality disorder. 


Addendum 2 

Following advances in audio analysis techniques, the sounds 
produced by SCP-3566 affected media were analysed and it was 
determined that they all originated from a single voice, distorted to 
sound like multiple people. Comparisons with historical interview 
recordings made in the early days of SCP-3566's containment 
showed the voice to be a match with Tommy Talico, an engineer 
interviewed during the initial investigation. 


Investigators at his last known address found a desiccated corpse 
on a chair in the basement, believed to have died at some point in 
the early 1970s+. The chair was facing a television set, and the 
corpse was wearing a face mask connected to an empty tank of 
nitrous oxideS. Also discovered was a piece of broadcasting 
equipment matching no known design, the purpose of which is 
currently under investigation. 


Footnotes 

1. People suffering from this effect typically describe the sound as 
coming from the left or right of the direction they are currently facing. 
2. Accidentally exposed for approximately 90 minutes when 
rendered unconscious during an unrelated containment breach. 

3. Characterised by apathy, detachment and a lack of emotion. 

4. He was reported as missing to the police on 11/11/1972. 

5. Commonly known as laughing gas. 


SCP-3568: Shapes 


Figure 1: A partially-redacted depiction of SCP-3568 


Item #: SCP-3568 
Object Class: Keter 


Special Containment Procedures: A single copy of SCP-3568 
should be stored on an air-gapped network using no less than AES 
256 bit encryption. Access to the file and its decryption key shall be 
granted only after approval by level 4 personnel or above. 


Where SCP-3568 is to be used in experiment, it should be printed 
onto a single page using UV-activated ink and immediately sealed 
inside a pair of nested envelopes. The outer envelope should be 
labelled ‘SCP-3568’ and nothing more. Once the experiment has 
concluded, all printed copies must be immediately incinerated in- 
situ. Special care must be taken to ensure no descriptions of 
SCP-3568 exist in recordings or transcriptions of the experiment. 
For this reason, audio and video recordings are not authorised and 
transcripts must be adequately censored. 


Upon the Foundation receiving reports of SCP-3568's appearance, 
a field containment team must be immediately dispatched to prevent 
further dissemination. All confirmed copies of SCP-3568 must be 
securely destroyed, along with any electronic devices suspected of 
storing them. 


SCP-3568 must be prevented from propagating online as an 
absolute priority. 


Description: SCP-3568 is a specific arrangement of simple 
geometric symbols that, when observed, causes the viewer's head 
to violently expand and burst, and a twelve (12) digit number to 
appear etched at the nape of the victim's neck. Tests have 
confirmed that witnessing an actual depiction of SCP-3568 is 
sufficient to induce a lethal reaction within thirty (80) seconds whilst 


receiving an adequately detailed description of the symbols will 
trigger the event within five (5) minutes, dependent upon the 
recipient’s ability to visualise abstract images. 


Once SCP-3568 has been pictured, a sequence of events is 
triggered within the body of the victim that cannot be halted or 
reversed, other than by immediate, prearranged intervention (see 
Addendum C): 


¢ 0-5 seconds - subject’s heart rate increases to between two 
hundred (200) and three hundred (300) BPM. 

¢ 5-10 seconds - subject complains of intense headache and 
becomes distressed. 

* 10-15 seconds - pain intensifies further, victim’s eyes redden 
due to subconjunctival haemorrhaging. 

* 15-20 seconds - victim begins externally haemorrhaging from 
the eyes, occasionally loses consciousness. 

* 20-25 seconds - subject becomes calmer, often speaking and 
reciting numbers (see Addendum A). 

¢ 25-30 seconds - subject’s brain undergoes rapid distention, 
shattering the cranium. Death is instant. 

* 30-60 seconds - a number appears at the nape of the 
subject's neck, branded on the skin (see Addendum D). 


The anomaly was first brought to the Foundation’s attention after an 
incident in March 19 designated SCP-3568-A. Over a period of 
three (3) days, a total of two hundred and thirteen (213) physical 
copies of SCP-3568 were mailed to residents of , , resulting 
in three hundred and forty two (342) deaths. The perpetrators of 
SCP-3568-A are unknown, as are their motives. However, given the 
seemingly random nature of the attacks (no links could be found to 
connect the victims) and that no group or individual claimed 
responsibility, it can be assumed that spreading panic was one of 
the primary objectives. Nothing on the scale of incident SCP-3568-A 
has since occurred but there have been numerous isolated cases of 
the anomaly manifesting each year. Addendum B details a selection 
of these. 


+ Addendum A: Noteworthy statements made by subjects exposed to 


Subject Quote 

D-44863 "So blue. So blue. It's so 
blue." [Pause] "Five. Zero. 
Six. Point. One.” 

D-37883 "Wicked creature. Off my 
chest!" [Pause] "Six. One. 
Four. Point. Eight.” 

D-44871 "Foxtire...setting the 
nighttime woods aglow." 
[Pause] "Three. Six. Four. 
Point. Two.” 

D-42309 "Floorboards should stop 
them. But they keep 
coming! Up! Up!" [Pause] 
"Seven. One. Two. Point. 
Eight." 


The significance of the victims’ last words and of the 
numerals scorched on their necks is the subject of 
Ongoing research, though significant progress has 
already been made in this area. Analysis has revealed 
links to superstitions regarding , whilst also raising 
questions about (see Addenda D and E). 
Subsequent investigations in partnership with have 
lead to the discovery of and the extraction of 
(Addendum E). It is hoped that several additional 
may yet be extracted. 


+ Addendum B: Instances of SCP-3568 worldwide 


Location Details Casualties Notes 
, Chile, SCP-3568 14 It is assumed 
19 was drawn in there were at 
a thick layer least two (2) 
of dust ona perpetrators, 
church each holding 
window. half the 


pattern in 


19 


19 


, UK, 


, China, 


, USA, 20 


SCP-3568 
was arranged 
in daffodils in 
the centre of 


a roundabout. 


SCP-3568 
appeared as 
a crop circle. 


An artist 
utilising basic 
polygons in 
her work 
inadvertently 
produced 
SCP-3568. 


their mind. An 
alternative 
theory is that 
the 
perpetrator 
was not 
human and 
hence not 
vulnerable to 
the anomaly's 
effect. 
Casualties 
were mainly 
passengers, 
rather than 
vehicle 
drivers. It is 
now 
understood 
the flowers 
were planted 
weeks before 
the anomaly 
manifested. 
SCP-3568 
could not be 
seen from 
ground level 
but two (2) 
helicopters 
were caused 
to crash. 
Reproduction 
was 92% 
similar to the 
Foundation’s 
stored copy, 
indicating that 
a small 
amount of 


Description: Comparison to pre-death records showed little 
difference in appearance due to manifestation. Subject returned to 
former home, reconciled with husband and children. First noted case 
of pre-mature dematerialization, a week before standard 
evaporation. 


Subject: Richard Bellington, formerly a dock supervisor with ties to 
organized crime. 

Date: - - 

DOD: -- 

Location: , NJ, USA 

Cause of death: Drowning 

Description: Overall manifestation resembled subject, but its 
clothing had changed from former work attire to an old-fashioned 
black and white prison uniform, replete with a ball and chain around 
the left ankle. Subject observed going to a local police station, and 
attempting to provide testimony to indict a local crime boss. Status 
of this investigation is ongoing. Dematerialized normally. 


Subject: Alexsandr Daskovich, formerly an owner of a local bar. 
Date: -- 

DOD: - - 

Location: _, Russia 

Cause of death: Cerebral trauma 

Description: Manifestation resembled a monstrously strong version 
of the subject, demonstrating extremely aggressive behavior. 
Involved in an attack on owners of his former bar, leading to one (1) 
immediate death due to extreme trauma. Two (2) other deaths 
resulted after a fire inside the bar consumed the building. The cause 
of the fire is still unknown. Dematerialized shortly after.