Xian was an early containment fiction author who wrote several lasting contributions to SCP Series 1, including SCP-002 and SCP-003. While there is no explicit record of Xian writing/publishing SCP-002 on EditThis archives, records show that SCP-002 and SCP-003 were written by the same anonymous author on /x/.[1]https://archive.ph/QNbYp#selection-7983.0-7983.63 Works SCP-003 (“Biological Motherboard”) SCP-003 is Xian’s ..
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Note: This article deals with mature themes. Reader discretion is advised. SCP-166 “Teenage Succubus”, currently titled “Just a Teenage Gaea”, was an article of containment fiction about a female succubus between the ages of 16-18, who has the ability to sexually control males upon eye contact, and who requires sperm as sustenance.[1]https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/scp-series It was written ..
“A thing that does a thing”, or ATTDAT in acronym, is a common phrase in containment fiction to describe an article that lacks narrative development, and that is primarily composed of an anomalous object and a mechanism of action. The concept is strongly associated with Series 1 and pre-Series 1 SCPs. For example, SCP-173 is ..
Redaction/expungement are literary devices common to containment fiction articles that censor information in order to create mystery, intrigue, and drama. The tactic is associated with containment fiction documents/articles, and not precedent forms of fiction, e.g. The Holders or creepypasta in general. The device originated on 4chan’s /x/ in an effort to further convey a bureaucratic ..
This article is a work in progress. “I can’t speak for others, but to me, my tales are much more personal. An SCP is built according to a preexisting format, and you can usually only go so far with one. A tale, on the other hand, is pure creative potential. I’m defensive about my tales ..
“The central idea isn’t that important… it’s what you do with it.”[1]https://youtu.be/mojMBWGhrCs?list=PLVF4WscnYxkRAjIzGnBGfZdB817SThya8&t=1611— WikiDot user and SCP author Grigori Karpin “Anomaly As Vehicle” is a broad compositional philosophy and methodology that considers the anomaly of a containment fiction entry as secondary or negligible with respect to the article’s narrative intent and focus. While more popular in ..
For the character, please refer to the Fandom Wiki entry. Dr Gears, previously known as “Cog”, is an author of containment fiction and creepypasta, and one of the earliest and most notable contributors to the SCP Series/Wiki. He is the author of classic SCPs such as SCP-682, SCP-106, SCP-882, SCP-914, and numerous other works. He ..
Thread #573348,[1]https://archive.vn/dIUWj also known as The Emergence of Dr Gears, was a thread on 4chan’s /x/, started on April 3, 2008. It represents a third wave of new SCP entries from /x/ (the first two being Thread #448755 and Thread #453291) and marks the introduction of numerous notable SCPs, most of which were written & posted by ..
“milk +1” is an idiom for a style of comment used to express favor and adulation on a containment fiction article. The comments are short, blunt, and sometimes of the format “[topical object/buzzword/phrase] +1”. They otherwise typically (1) repeat the subject matter of the article in few words, (2) offer one-word adjudications (e.g. “good”), and/or (3) ..
“What makes this win is how different each one is from the last. The Holders series, while creepy for the first few you read, eventually becomes so formulaic that all its scary potential is gone. Working on my own SCP now.”[1]https://archive.ph/QNbYp#selection-16533.10-16533.242 Thread #448755 is a thread on 4chan’s /x/, started on January 20, 2008. It ..