SCP-173, as the monster was known, eventually inspired 4chan users to write entries of their own, and in 2008, the SCP Foundation was officially born. Advertisement Related Content ...

SCP is a collection of community-sourced short stories in a shared world, it began on Paranormal /x/ 4chan in 2007. Not only is SCP-173 one of the most iconic monsters from the community, but it ...

Administrators of the Wiki now note that SCP-173 is uniquely inspiring, because it relies on the fear that emerges from wonder and possibility, rather than a jump scare.

SCP-173.(Credit: The SCP Foundation) And then there's the most famous artefact: SCP-173, a deadly monster that remains completely still while being observed, but moves with deadly intent when out ...

The original image of SCP-173, titled Untitled 2004, is actually the oldest one on the site according to the SCP Foundation, who stated the image “orginat[ed] with SCP itself on 4chan in 2007.” ...

You can reset your blink-timer at any time, but blinking at the wrong time allows SCP-173 free reign to mess you up, like being in a room full of Weeping Angels from Doctor Who.

It’s also a creative mixture of SCP-173 and SCP-683, two entries on the SCP Foundation wiki – a vast collaborative fiction project written by hundreds of contributors.