Q: For those unfamiliar, how’d the name “SCP” come to be, and what’s the story behind it? A: SCP comes from the title and subject of the short story that originated the project: SCP-173. A little over 12 years later, and the community has grown and evolved into millions of readers, writers, and fans from all over the world. The story proved to be very popular, and six months later, a repost of the story sparked a series of threads that lead to the creation of the first SCP wiki and the first independent SCP community. Instead, it contained a remarkable vision of a universe where the paranormal was both real and reduced to a bureaucratic consideration by an unknown organization. SCP-173 was revolutionary as a creepypasta because it didn’t focus on visceral body horror or a “gotcha” moment. SCP started in 2007 when a 4chan user who goes by the names Moto42 and USS Walrus wrote SCP-173 as a creepypasta on the paranormal-focused /x/ board. Uniquely, these stories are written in the style of a technical document as a framing device. This can range from ghosts and monsters to complex events that defy the laws of physics. The stories are set in the “New Weird” genre and revolve around the efforts of a fictional organization called the “Foundation” to contain phenomena it deems to be anomalous.
Would you like to start out by giving us some info on the Foundation’s background? How did it form, and what did its mission grow to be? A: Thanks for having us! The SCP Foundation wiki is the largest online collaborative writing project in history, with over 10,000 short stories by over 1,600 authors. Q: Thanks for giving us the chance to interview the SCP Foundation.
Modern_Erasmus, one of the wiki’s administrators and the head of internet outreach, accepted our offer, divulging the full history behind SCP, highlights over the years, personal favorite entries he recommends, and even a few of his very own meme creations from the SCP universe. No stranger to the world of memes, we decided to reach out to the folks at the Foundation for a little interview.
Through the help of a dedicated international community, staff, and years of hard work, the wiki is now the largest online collaborative writing project in history. SCPs, like the infamous “Shy Guy,” first appeared back in 2007 after 4chan user Moto42 shared the creepypasta titled, “SCP-173.” Since then, the SCP Foundation has undergone numerous changes and seen a steady rise in popularity. F you’ve ever found yourself enthralled with creepy internet stories late at night during the last decade or so, chances are you’ve stumbled upon an SCP at one point or another.
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