It was brought to staff attention that hawkmark (account age 269 days, site membership 4 days) posted the article: https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/scp-8066, which contained multiple indicators of AI-generation.
Item #: SCP-8066
OBJECT CLASS: Keter
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-8066 is to be contained in a 6m x 6m x 3m reinforced concrete cell at Site-██. The cell must remain hermetically sealed at all times. Any unauthorized personnel entering the cell will be immediately quarantined and likely terminated. Authorized staff must wear full hazmat suits with respirators during any interaction with SCP-8066.
DESCRIPTION: SCP-8066 is a 2.4m tall humanoid entity with decaying grayish skin. Its eye sockets are empty but ooze a viscous black liquid. Its jaw is filled with jagged, pointy teeth and a putrid, forked tongue hangs from its mouth. SCP-8066 emanates a pestilential stench of rotting flesh.
SCP-8066 has the ability to invade the dreams of sleeping individuals within a 10 km radius. Once inside their subconscious, it embodies their worst fears and horrors, mentally torturing them for what feels like an eternity. Victims wake up disoriented, seized by terror, and often displaying physical injuries matching the trauma experienced in their nightmares. In extreme cases, prolonged exposure to SCP-8066 can lead to irreversible degradation of mental health, coma or death.
SCP-8066 appears to feed on the fear and suffering of its victims. The more individuals it tortures, the more it grows in strength and reach. Its origin and motivations remain unknown. Attempts at communication have only elicited guttural growls and demonic laughter. Destroying SCP-8066 has proven impossible so far, with its body regenerating after each attack. Research is ongoing to find a way to permanently neutralize it.
Addendum 8066-1: On ██/██/20██, Site-██ experienced an unexplained power outage. During the 6 minutes before backup generators came online, agonized screams were heard emanating from SCP-8066's cell. When the lights returned, the walls were found covered in inscriptions carved in an unknown language resembling ancient glyphs. A technician who deciphered the inscriptions was discovered dead hours later, face frozen in a rictus of pure terror. Cause of death remains undetermined.
Since this incident, staff have reported fleeting visions of a nightmarish silhouette stalking the corridors near the cell. Investigations are underway to determine if SCP-8066 is developing an ability to project itself beyond its containment or affect reality in a more tangible way.
Addendum 8066-2: Recently uncovered historical documents suggest SCP-8066 may be linked to an ancient cult worshipping an entity known as "The Corruptor of Dreams". Archaeological excavations are planned at a site where this cult allegedly performed occult rituals aimed at merging our reality with nightmarish dimensions. Maximum precautions have been ordered for these digs, out of fear that unearthing these buried secrets may inadvertently strengthen SCP-8066's power.
Dr. ███████ has proposed the hypothesis that SCP-8066 acts as a vector of contamination, slowly spreading its nightmarish influence through the dreams of its victims. The Foundation fears it seeks to transform our world into a realm of terror it could rule over. Experiments to test this theory are under review, with non-essential personnel from Site-██ as potential test subjects.
The threat posed by SCP-8066 must not be underestimated. Permanent containment is imperative at all costs. In case of a containment breach, the Moonlight Protocol is to be initiated immediately and the Omicron-6 "Dream Catchers" task force deployed to attempt to recapture SCP-8066.
Addendum 8066-3: In-depth research on the cult linked to SCP-8066 has uncovered disturbing information. It appears the followers sought to open a portal to a nightmarish dream dimension to draw dark power from it. Fragmented writings mention a ritual called "The Harvest of Broken Souls", aiming to offer tormented minds as sacrifices to their dark deity.
Photos from the temple ruins show unsettling frescoes depicting human figures twisted in anguish, their faces frozen in masks of sheer terror. Archaeologists working on the site have reported recurrent nightmares and a growing sense of paranoia, some refusing to sleep out of fear of what awaits them in their dreams.
Addendum 8066-4: Following the incident during the testing of the Morpheus Protocol, Agent Mercer had to be placed in isolation in the psychiatric ward. His bouts of dementia have worsened, leading him to claw his own eyes out while screaming that "the nightmares are becoming real". Before slipping into a catatonic state, he described an ancient, malevolent presence lurking in the dark recesses of our minds, waiting to unleash itself upon the waking world.
Dr. Samesh hypothesized that SCP-8066 could be a manifestation of humanity's primordial fear, a Jungian archetype born from our collective anguish. If so, its destruction may prove impossible as it is a part of our unconscious. Containing such an entity would be akin to imprisoning a force of nature. Yet, leaving it free would doom humanity to slowly spiral into alienating terror.
Research teams have been assigned the daunting task of probing the true nature of SCP-8066 and developing countermeasures to protect our dreams, for it is perhaps within them that the fate of our reality is at stake. Experimental group oneiric therapy sessions are underway, but results remain highly unstable and at best temporary. Some subjects claim to perceive a presence spying on them at the threshold of their slumber. Time is running out, SCP-8066 is growing stronger and our grasp on reason falters a little more each night…
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