nominal pressure conditions must be thoroughly investigated. If 
possible, the conversion of an entire city the size of to 
SCP-1037-1 is estimated to take years. 


SCP-1037 was found to be the only item unaffected by 
crystallization in a section of [DATA EXPUNGED] rubble, on / 

/2001. The nearby [DATA EXPUNGED] also contained a destroyed 
instance of SCP-1037. Analysis showed that both objects were 
installed sometime in 199 , limiting the exposure radius to 
approximately meters; nevertheless, it was enough to weaken the 
concrete for [DATA EXPUNGED]. 


Addendum 1: Careful analysis and observation of SCP-1037's 
vibrations reveal that crystallization occurs at a random and 
inconsistent speed, with a maximum variation of centimeters per 
year. It is thought that the unknown substance found in the alloy 
does not directly cause the vibrations, but reproduces them by 
resonating to a theorized field, difficult to detect with current 
technology.2 Attempts to triangulate the source of the field using a 
single SCP-1037 failed as the source appears to be highly mobile. 
Any additional instances of SCP-1037 must be brought to Site- and 
then moved to controlled locations around the world (see document 
1037-516-WkK for a list of possible locations) to allow precise 
triangulation. 


Footnotes 

1. Materials such as wood and bone appear to be immune. 
Vulnerability to SCP-1037 seems to depend on the target matter 
being homogenous at a microscopic level, and to have a certain 
degree of hardness. However, this effect has not yet been studied 
conclusively, and so SCP-1037 is to have no physical contact with 
any solid matter while in containment for a period longer than 
hours. 

2. Detection requires the construction of multiple underground 
bubble chambers, each of a 3km radius. 


« SCP-1036 | SCP-1037 | SCP-1038 » 


SCP-1038: An RCA Cable 


Item #: SCP-1038 
Object Class: Safe 


Special Containment Procedures: SCP-1038 is to be kept in a 
locked storage container within the Site-17 audio/visual department, 
with keypad combination in possession of Research Director. Due to 
the nature of the object’s effects, O5-level approval has been 
granted for SCP-1038’s non-experimental, recreational use on a 
weekly basis for all Site personnel on Fridays from 1930 - 2230 
Hours, using previously tested content. 


Description: SCP-1038 is an audio-visual cable measuring 6.096m 
in length with both ends terminating in three standard RCA 
connector plugs, color-coded for composite video and stereo audio. 
There are no markings on the connectors or cable to indicate the 
manufacturer or further specifications of the cable. 


The cable’s properties manifest when it is plugged into a television 
or monitor and a media player (VCR, DVD, streaming media device, 
etc.). While the device plays the selected content, the television will 
instead display what can best be described as an “alternate reality” 
version. As of 11/23/2011, SCP-1038 has displayed content from 
distinct realities (Refer to Addendum-1038-B for a brief experiment 
summary). 


The means by which this effect is generated is unknown, as tests 
have shown no anomalous power draws from the connected 
devices, changes in area radiation, or [DATA EXPUNGED]. 


SCP-1038 appears to exhibit awareness regarding the information 
being passed through it. Should the selected content not exist in the 
alternate reality the cable connects to, SCP-1038 will instead play a 
“closest match” - a VHS recording of a football game, might instead 
show a gladiatorial fight. At the same time, the object will also only 


ever show one alternate version for the particular medium. All DVD 
copies of a film will play the same alternate, which is in turn different 
from VHS copies of the movie. It is unknown if this is a sign of 
intelligence or if the data already exists on the storage media. 


Addendum-1038-A — Recovery Report: SCP-1038 came to the 
attention of the Foundation after a 10/3/19 incident at [REDACTED] 
Elementary School in , OR., in which Ms. attempted to 
show a recording of a “Cable in the Classroom” documentary to her 
4th Grade class. The recorded documentary was about the Great 
Pyramid, but the viewed content was [DATA EXPUNGED]. During 
the ensuing arrests, firings, and lawsuits, Foundation agents took 
custody of the AV equipment used in the incident. Component 
testing revealed only SCP-1038 showed anomalous properties. 
Purchase of the cable was not recorded in any district expense 
reports. 


+ Show Addendum-1038-B 
Addendum-1038-B — Partial Experimentation Log: 


Medium: VHS 

Content: Schindler's List 

Results: SCP-1038 was plugged not into a television, 
but a recording device. Recorded output did not deviate 
in any way from the film. 


We’ve run this experiment several times with different 
players and media, with the same results. We are now 
confident that the object requires a connection to a TV in 
order to view the ‘alternate’. — Dr. _ , Research Dir. 


Medium: VHS 

Content: History of the World, Part | 

Results: A documentary - apparently closely in line with 
our own history. Due to the thoroughness of the film, 
“Part 1” only covers the dawn of the Neolithic. Test 
terminated after 92 minutes when the VHS tape stopped 
playing. Alternate version was in the middle of a segment 
explaining Neolithic agriculture. 


Media: DVR recording (Device provided by Research 
Asst. ) 

Content: 2010 NCAA Football National Championship 
Results: Complete football game, but featuring schools 
[DATA EXPUNGED]. A portion of the half-time show 
reveals that teams were selected using a “play-off” 
format. 


Medium: DVD-RW 

Content: Recording of children playing at [REDACTED] 
Park. (Confiscated from Agent) 

Results: Children played around a statue of 

Plaque on the base calls him “The Hero of Racial Purity.” 


Medium: Previous test's DVD-RW from Agent 

Content: Content of previous test overwritten with tourist 
video of the Washington Monument and Lincoln 
Memorials. 

Results: Statue of similar to the one seen in 
previous test, but approx. 130 meters tall seen in place 
of Washington Monument. Lincoln Memorial seems to 
have suffered blast damage and has not yet been 
repaired. Data overwite apparently only affects viewed 
content, alternate reality content remains unchanged. 


Medium: DVD 

Content: Box set of Seasons 1 and 2 of Sliders 
Results: No changes. Results of frame-by-frame 
analysis pending. 


Medium: DVD-RW 

Content: Collection of footage of Earth and our position 
in the universe, overlaid with greetings in all known 
languages (Similar to the Golden Records carried by the 
Voyager Probes). 

Results: An apparently similar message. Of 
approximately 2,000 verbal greetings, the only 
languages recognized are Ugaritic, what is possibly 
Proto-Minoan, a form of Old Chinese, and Hittite. 
Further, all individuals seen in the footage appear to be 
[DATA EXPUNGED]. Permission for further 


communication attempts pending. 


« SCP-1037 | SCP-1038 | SCP-1039 » 


SCP-1039: The Gathering Doll 


Item #: SCP-1039 
Object Class: Euclid 


Special Containment Procedures: SCP-1039 is to be kept within a 
sealed, ten (10) meter by ten (10) meter containment cell at all 
times. No unauthorized personnel are permitted to enter the 
containment cell unless specifically instructed by a Security 
Clearance Level 4 (or higher) site supervisor. The interior of the cell 
is to be kept under constant remote surveillance through the 
designated wall-mounted security camera, the footage of which is to 
be periodically reviewed by assigned staff. All abnormalities and 
changes in behavior discovered during review of the surveillance 
footage are to be recorded and reported to researchers assigned to 
the object. 


Any personnel entering within a forty (40) meter exterior radius of 
the containment cell are to have all items on their person removed 
and accounted for before being temporarily deposited within a 
locked and secured container outside the perimeter of SCP-1039's 
area of effect unless they are instructed to retain possession of said 
items by a site supervisor prior to entering the area. Once personnel 
exit the area of effect, they may withdraw any items that had been 
removed from their person. 


If any items that were previously deposited in the sealed container 
cannot be found after returning from within the area of effect, this is 
to be reported to research staff assigned to the object, who will 
promptly search SCP-1039 for the item. If the item cannot be found 
in SCP-1039, such an incident is most likely theft and is to be 
reported to Site Security, who will execute an independent 
investigation of the matter to the best of their abilities. 


Under no circumstances are other SCP objects or other items 
specifically protected by the Foundation either for research or any 


alternative reasons to be brought within SCP-1039's area of effect 
unless a Security Clearance Level 5 site supervisor has specifically 
instructed this course of action be executed in order to research the 
effects of SCP-1039 on these objects in a controlled environment. 


Description: SCP-1039 is a thirty (30) centimeter tall, thirteen (13) 
centimeter wide doll constructed mostly of a tightly woven textile 
fiber, with artwork on the torso resembling that of a crude human 
ribcage. The head of SCP-1039 is composed of hardened clay 
molded into a grotesque and misshapen human skull. The back of 
SCP-1039 is marked with a symbol of unclear cultural origin which 
has yet to be translated. 


SCP-1039 displays the ability to instantaneously and remotely 
transport items within an estimated forty (40) meter radius from their 
initial locations into the interior of its own body. As SCP-1039 is 
mostly a hollow fabric sack aside from the clay-molded head piece, 
items are transported from their original location to within the empty 
internal torso area of the fabric body. SCP-1039 appears to only 
transport a single item at a time and the incidents of said 
transportation are inconsistent and seemingly random. 


Staff who have had their personal belongings transferred to the 
inside of SCP-1039 report that the item disappears from their person 
and seems to instantly rematerialize within the body of SCP-1039. 
Any object forcibly placed into the interior of SCP-1039 will be 
transported to another random location within the forty (40) meter 
area of effect. How SCP-1039 remotely displaces the foreign objects 
has not yet been determined. SCP-1039 was not originally 
recovered with any objects inside of it. 


During review of surveillance footage, assigned staff began to notice 
regular bursts of visual static, after which the viewing personnel 
reported that SCP-1039 had relocated itself to another area of the 
cell. The static along with the movement of SCP-1039 appear to 
occur at random intervals. Whether or not SCP-1039 is the direct 
cause of the wall-mounted camera's malfunctioning is 
undetermined, but despite the remote surveillance footage 
displaying SCP-1039's apparent teleportation abilities, when 
personnel enter the containment cell SCP-1039 is always located in 
the center point of the chamber. The object does not demonstrate 


any shifts in location or characteristics of movement for as long as 
the individual remains within the confines of the cell. 


The head of SCP-1039 has been known to turn towards agents 
within the containment cell, independent of the body, as if staring at 
them. Many personnel have reported increasing discomfort and 
paranoia as the head of SCP-1039 continues to follow their 
movement across the chamber. 


All items extracted from within SCP-1039 seem to give off an odor 
similar to that of gasoline exhaust for several hours. The cause of 
this remains unknown. 


Experiment Log 
+ Experiment 1039-1 


In a test to demonstrate what items SCP-1039 is capable 
of transporting, personnel were to place a large 
assortment of polystyrene test cubes ranging in size from 
five (5) centimeter by five (5) centimeter by five (5) 
centimeter cubes, to one (1) meter by one (1) meter by 
one (1) meter cubes within SCP-1039's area of effect. 
Initially, SCP-1039 did not exhibit the ability to transport 
any of the larger test cubes, seeming to focus exclusively 
on the cubes no bigger than itself. However, as 
SCP-1039 continued to transfer items into itself, the 
torso area of the object began to physically expand both 
vertically and horizontally to accommodate more items. 
As SCP-1039 enlarged in size it began to transport the 
larger test cubes. 


As more test cubes were transported into the interior of 
SCP-1039, the fabric of the torso stretched further 
outward. The test continued for approximately four (4) 
hours before SCP-1039 was temporarily unwoven and 
the objects were removed. By the end of the test, 
SCP-1039 measured four (4) meters across and five (5) 
meters vertically. As the objects were removed from the 
interior of SCP-1039 the torso began to gradually 
contract until it had returned to its original length and 


width. No limit to this expansion has been found. 
+ Experiment 1039-2 


Due to SCP-1039's ability to independently transport 
itself across its containment cell specifically while it is 
unoccupied by foreign entities as well as its ability to 
physically move its head in the direction of any 
supplementary occupants of the chamber, Dr. 
hypothesized that SCP-1039 may be sentient. To test 
this further, agent D-1039-1 was sent into the 
containment cell with an apple and given the order to 
attempt to coax SCP-1039 into transporting the apple 
into itself. D-1039-1 continually asked SCP-1039 to take 
the apple. SCP-1039 did not respond to these requests. 
When D-1039-1 waved the apple several centimeters 
from SCP-1039's face, the head appeared to follow the 
movement of the apple, displaying at least a simple 
awareness of its surroundings and confirming that it is 
sentient. However, SCP-1039 continued to be 
unresponsive to D-1039-1's requests to retrieve the 


apple. 


Approximately seventeen (17) minutes into the test, 
D-1039-1 exclaimed "The stupid motherfucker isn't 
taking the apple, assholes!" before forcefully hurling the 
apple across the containment cell. As the apple collided 
with the wall on the opposite end of the chamber, 
SCP-1039's head turned 180° towards where the apple 
made contact with the wall. SCP-1039's head retained its 
position for about five (5) seconds before reversing back 
to its initial location, at which point D-1039-1 began to 
convulse violently before collapsing onto the chamber 
floor. Medical staff declared D-1039-1 dead several 
minutes after the incident. 


When the contents of SCP-1039 were examined, its 
torso contained a sizable chunk of brain matter. The 
autopsy of D-1039-1 later revealed the entire frontal lobe 
of his brain had been removed. Dr. is no longer 
permitted to test the awareness or consciousness of 


SCP-1039. 
+ Experiment 1039-3 


In order to examine the ability of the fibers of SCP-1039's 
torso to seemingly stretch infinitely without 
demonstrating any signs of damage or tearing, a small 
strip of fabric measuring four (4) centimeters in length 
and five (5) centimeters in width was removed from 
SCP-1039. One end of the fabric strip was placed into a 
pair of stationary clamps at the beginning of the three- 
hundred (300) meter by ten (10) meter test chamber 
located twenty (20) meters from the SCP-1039's area of 
effect. The other end of the fabric was placed within the 
clamps of a motorized remote control rover designated 
R-1039-1. R-1039-1 was to be driven down the three 
hundred (300) meter length of the test chamber.