Like other species of Tardigrades, SCP-1773 are extremophiles, 
capable of surviving desiccation, freezing and boiling temperatures, 
high amounts of radiation, exposure to vacuum or high pressures, 
and, unusually, the processes of digestion. If their consumer does 
not regurgitate them due to their bitter flavor, SCP-1773 pass 
through the GI tract and are excreted alive and undigested, often 
taking bites of the host’s stomach lining along the way. SCP-1773 
appear to be host to the bacteria responsible for stomach ulcers as 
well. Consumers of SCP-1773 develop a myriad of ulcers in a short 
time, requiring intensive antibiotic treatment. Testing on human 
subjects is currently not permitted, but tests to determine 
SCP-1773's limits of survival are permitted with Level-3 clearance. 


SCP-1773 were discovered by CDC officials tracing a highly 
localized outbreak of stomach illness. Subjects were found living ina 
plastic container labeled “Gumi[sic] Beeps” in a shopping mall candy 
store in , , priced at $2.25 for % of a pound. A small slogan 
printed on the underside of the container read, “Live Fast, Die 
Young.” The manufacturer was billed as “Tardi-Great, Inc!” No such 
company has been found to exist, and the container was free of any 
fingerprints or DNA which might have led to the producer. 


Footnotes 
1. 48+2 based on 15 sampled litters, an abnormally exact result 


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SCP-1774: The Proof's Equipment 


Item #: SCP-1774 
Object Class: Safe 


Special Containment Procedures: Each SCP-1774 instance is to 
be kept in Class-2 Spectral Containment units in separate wings of 
Site 88. SCP-1774-01, -04, and 07 are to have their batteries 
recharged or replaced weekly to ensure that the entities contained 
within are not destroyed due to oversight. Testing is to be performed 
with the permission of Director York. 


Description: SCP-1774 is the collective designation for several 
pieces of equipment formerly used by an amateur paranormal 
investigation agency. Current extant pieces include a handheld 
infrared video camera (SCP-1774-01), a handheld thermographic 
video camera (SCP-1774-02), an EMF detector (SCP-1774-03), a 
"ghost box"! (SCP-1774-04), a "divining pendulum" (SCP-1774-05), 
a digital voice recorder (SCP-1774-06), and an infrared thermometer 
(SCP-1774-07). 


Each instance of SCP-1774 acts as a container for a unique spectral 
entity. Designated SCP-1774-X-A (i.e. SCP-1774-01-A, 
SCP-1774-02-A), all instances are sapient and are only capable of 
being detected and interacted with using their respective SCP-1774 
instance. For example, SCP-1774-01-A is only capable of appearing 
on film recorded by SCP-1774-01, and SCP-1774-06-A can 
communicate via talking over data recorded on SCP-1774-06. 


Data recorded by SCP-1774 instances can vary greatly from what is 
actually occurring. For example, footage from SCP-1774-01 can 
show the manipulation of objects in the room, flickering of lights, and 
alterations in the behavior of recorded individuals when none are 
occurring. All SCP-1774-X-A instances are seemingly capable of 
communication with each other. During testing, individual instances 
have been shown to work in concert with one another in an attempt 


to falsify paranormal evidence. 


All instances of SCP-1774 were used by an amateur paranormal 
investigation society known as "The Proof". The Proof is based out 
of Ohio State University, and investigates various supernatural 
phenomena throughout the Midwestern United States, often 
resorting to creating hoaxes of falsifying evidence for their web show 
"The Truth and The Proof". No members of the organization have 
any knowledge of Foundation activity, and as such, are not 
considered a threat. 


During an investigation on a private property in Cleveland, Ohio, 
police arrested the entirety of The Proof on allegations of breaking 
and entering, trespassing and fraud. Their equipment was taken into 
police custody, where its anomalous properties were first noticed. A 
Foundation recovery team confiscated the equipment and brought it 
to Site 88 for study. 


Test Log 1774 


Test #: 1774-01 

Item(s) Used: SCP-1774-01 

Testing Procedure: SCP-1774-01 was turned on, and used to film 
a portion of the hallway at Site 88 over the course of 12 hours. 
Results: SCP-1774-01-A manifested as a woman, approximately 45 
years of age and wearing a Victorian era dressing gown. 
SCP-1774-01-A paced back and forth through the section of hallway 
visible on the film, disappearing and reappearing in between frames. 


SCP-1774-01-A was shown walking through a research assistant on 
the film, causing them to momentarily convulse and vomit. This 
action did not occur outside of the recording. At one point, 
SCP-1774-01-A's face appeared directly in front of the lens, causing 
the observing researcher to become startled and fall out of his seat. 


| swear to god, she was laughing afterwards. -Dr. Bryant. 


Test #: 1774-05 

Item(s) Used: SCP-1774-02, SCP-1774-07 

Testing Procedures: SCP-1774-02 and SCP-1774-07 were used in 
concert with one another to determine if any communication could 


occur between the separate SCP-1774-X-A entities. 

Results: SCP-1774-02 recorded several thermal anomalies, 
including one humanoid "cold spot" standing in the middle of the 
testing room. SCP-1774-07 seemingly confirmed the existence of 
this "cold spot", registering a drastic temperature change of 15° C. 
However, no temperature change was found by a normal infrared 
thermometer. 


At several points during the test, the digital display on the 
SCP-1774-07 was observed to read "DIE" as opposed to the 
temperature reading. SCP-1774-02-A, as depicted on the film, was 
observed to be laughing for the duration of the test. 


Test #: 1774-07 

Item(s) Used: SCP-1774-04 

Testing Procedures: Dr. Bryant would attempt to communicate with 
SCP-1774-04-A using SCP-1774-04 as a medium for 
communication. 

Results: Dr. Bryant's attempts at conversation were met by silence 
for the first five minutes of testing. Following this, SCP-1774-04 let 
out a screech of feedback, and yelled the words "Get Out" several 
times in a low-pitched voice. Further attempts at communication 
resulted in sounds of sobbing, laughter, and the statement "| love 
this job." 


Test #: 1774-08 

Item(s) Used: SCP-1774-05, SCP-1774-01, SCP-1774-02 
Testing Procedures: SCP-1774-05 was carried by Dr. Bryant 
around the testing chamber, allowed to swing freely. SCP-1774-01 
and SCP-1774-02 recorded the room, which had several light-weight 
objects placed on the floor and tables around it. 

Results: SCP-1774-05 spun more rapidly in certain areas of the 
room. In these areas, SCP-1774-01-A and SCP-1774-02-A were 
shown manifesting on their respective objects; however, 
SCP-1774-01-A could not be detected by SCP-1774-02, and vice 
versa. 


Both SCP-1774-01-A and SCP-1774-02-A were observed to 
manipulate various objects around the room; at one point, 
SCP-1774-01-A was shown throwing a small wooden block at Dr. 
Bryant's head, causing him to react by ducking below it and 


swearing. These actions did not occur outside of the recording. 


Interview Log: Agent Raymond McGee interviewed Tyler Watkins, 
equipment manager for The Proof and presumed creator of 
SCP-1774. Agent McGee was posing as a member of the Cleveland 
Police Department during the interview. 


<Begin Log> 


Watkins: What do you want to know about the 
investigations we did? 


McGee: I've seen the tapes. They're clearly faked. 


Watkins: What do you mean? Those are real ghosts on 
the equipment. 


McGee: Look, we've talked to other paranormal guys. 
The thing on all your tapes? They all say that's the 
Haversham ghost. How is the ghost of a Victorian 
housewife supposed to cross state lines? (leans in to 
Watkins) Unless it was faked. 


Watkins: (long pause)...| don't know what to tell you. 
None of the evidence was faked. Those ghosts were 
real. 


McGee: Don't give me that bullshit. There's no such 
thing as ghosts. And given the fact that your group has 
conned at least five people out of money for 
"investigative services"... 


Watkins: They're real! You wouldn't believe me if | told 
you what really happened, but they're real! 


McGee: You're right. | wouldn't believe you. But I'll 
humor you. 


Watkins: A lot of the stuff we did was faked, you're right 
about that. But Dan? wanted more convincing ways to 
fake the stuff we saw. A Frisbee painted like a UFO ora 
gorilla costume to pose as bigfoot can only take you so 


far. He wanted to make it as real as possible. 
McGee: While still being fake. 


Watkins: The rest of the stuff we did was faked. This... 
was real. (leans back in his chair) | should know. | put 
them on there. 


McGee: Which is it? Was it real or faked? Give me a 
straight answer, or- 


Watkins: The cameras and stuff didn't technically see 
anything. The ghosts were in the cameras, the 
thermometer, the EMF detector, the freakin’ divining 
pendulum... (shakes his head) | found this thing online 
where you could bind spirits to anything you wanted, 
make a haunted box or something. | tried it on the 
pendulum first, in this graveyard near Akron, and it 
worked. After that, | tried a new item at each location we 
filmed at. 


McGee: (rubs his forehead and stays silent for several 
seconds) Let me get this straight. You tried to fake 
paranormal findings and in the process, proved that the 
paranormal existed. That sounds like the plot of a bad 
horror movie. 


Watkins: | know exactly what it sounds like. But it's true! 
| could show you, but you guys impounded all of our 
equipment after we tried to investigate Bourbon House. 


McGee: That's the only part of your story | believe so far. 
(shakes his head) Any other outrageous claims you want 
to make? 


Watkins: They were really useful, actually. | swear to 
god, they were even having fun with it. That ghost box 
we had did a really good evil laugh. And as for 
Haversham... well, apparently she's a fan of The 
Exorcist. She loves doing that thing with the head 
spinning all the way around. 


McGee: Let's say this is actually the truth. Wouldn't it 
have been easier to just do what every other paranormal 
investigator does and fake the evidence in post 
production? 


Watkins: It wouldn't have been as fun. 
<End Log> 


The process used by Mr. Watkins to create SCP-1774 was removed 
from the internet following this interview. Due to the recent "not 
guilty" verdict being delivered in The Proof's trespassing case, 
further monitoring is to occur on the group. 


Footnotes 

1. In reality, a scanning radio that has had its stopping function 
disabled 

2. Daniel Christian, leader of The Proof 


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SCP-1775: Retail Specters 


Item #: SCP-1775 
Object Class: Euclid 


Special Containment Procedures: SCP-1775 has been 
designated as a condemned building; a barbed wire fence has been 
constructed around a 20 metre radius to deter unauthorized access. 
Inquiries into the status of SCP-1775 are to be fielded by Samuel 
Clark Properties, a Foundation construction front. 


During SCP-1775's active phase, researchers are to monitor 
SCP-1775-X instances for any deviations in movement and behavior 
patterns; should any deviations be noted, the current head 
researcher of SCP-1775 is to be informed without delay. 


Description: SCP-1775 is an abandoned Department Store, 
located in Detroit, Michigan. SCP-1775 was closed in 1979 and 
shows wear and damage typical of Detroit's urban decay, with 
interior support beams and ceilings in advanced stages of neglect. 
Although similar in appearance and condition to other abandoned 
buildings in the Detroit area, SCP-1775 is distinguishable by the lack 
of any evidence of impromptu human habitation ("squatting"), such 
as trash and makeshift bedding. 


SCP-1775's anomalous properties manifest between the hours of 
09:00 and 20:00 every day of the week excluding Sunday. During 
this time, the damage to its interior will be repaired, restoring it to 
near perfect condition: walls will be repainted, crumbling support 
beams are restored, etc. Despite these cosmetic changes, the 
interior of SCP-1775 will remain devoid of any material not present 
prior to the activation event, with the exception of SCP-1775-X. 


SCP-1775-X (where "X" designates a number) are a series of 
humanoid spectral entities that manifest within the interior of 
SCP-1775 during an activation event. Aside from occasional 


deviations (see Addendum 1775-A), SCP-1775-X instances follow a 
set pattern of behavior during all activation events. All attempts to 
interact with or directly alter their behavior patterns have failed due 
to their intangible nature. 


After the cessation of an SCP-1775 activation event at 20:00 hours, 
SCP-1775-X instances will vanish, and the interior of SCP-1775 will 
once again resemble its inactive state. Attempts to observe 
SCP-1775 during this transition have been met with failure: 
recording equipment (including personnel tracking devices) placed 
in the interior spontaneously fails, and personnel present during the 
shift have never been recovered. 


SCP-1775-X Behavior Log 


Entity: SCP-1775-3 

Period of Activity: 11:00-17:00, Monday-Thursday 
Description: Manifests near a shelf at the back of the 
store. Spends the entirety of the manifestation event 
bending down, picking up nonexistent objects, and 
"placing" them on the shelf. 


Entity: SCP-1775-9 

Period of Activity: 9:00-18:00, Tuesday-Saturday 
Description: Manifests behind a counter at the front of 
the store. Currently theorized to be a cashier (despite no 
equipment being present). Frequently moves its fingers 
up and down in a typing motion in front of its "register", 
occasionally pausing to make motions with its hands 
resembling the removal and organization of cash. 


Entity: SCP-1775-29 

Period of Activity: 9:00-20:00, Monday-Saturday 
Description: Stands near the entrance to the store, 
holding its hands behind its back. When a person enters 
the store, it will briefly wave at them before returning to 
its previous stance. To date, it has never shown any 
signs of movement unless a person enters the store. 


Addendum 1775-A: On several occasions, SCP-1775-X instances 
have deviated from their recorded behavior. A brief summary of 


these deviations is provided below: 


Entity: SCP-1775-3 

Date: // 

Deviation: Before placing another item on the shelf, it 
placed its hands over its head and assumed a fetal 
position; it remained in this position until the event ended 
at 20:00. 


Entity: SCP-1775-9 

Date: // 

Deviation: Stepped away from the counter and covered 
its face in its hands, in an apparent sign of despondence. 
After 30 minutes, it ceased this action and resumed its 
normal behavior. 


Entity: SCP-1775- 

Date: // 

Deviation: Ran from its manifestation point in the west 
side of the store to the east side, colliding with the 
opposite wall. After colliding, it rapidly punched the wall 
for approximately 3 hours before collapsing and 
remaining motionless until the event ended at 20:00. 


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SCP-1776: The Patriot's Folly 


Item #: SCP-1776 
Object Class: Safe