Item #: SCP-XXXX
Object Class: Safe
Special Containment Procedures: The exterior of SCP-XXXX is to kept in a derelict and seemingly abandoned state. Doors and windows are to be fully boarded up. The public side road leading to SCP-XXXX is to be redirected.
All personnel and equipment entering SCP-XXXX are to be closely monitored and removed from SCP-XXXX at least 15 minutes prior to a SCP-XXXX-2 event. SCP-XXXX-1 is not to leave SCP-XXXX.
Description: SCP-XXXX is a Blockbuster store located in a remote forested area of ████████, ███████. The signage on the exterior has been removed by the Foundation, leaving its outside appearance as a nondescript, derelict concrete building. The interior of the store contains several shelves displaying VHS cassettes available for rent, and a store counter behind which SCP-XXXX-1 is found.
SCP-XXXX-1 is an approximately 20 years old human wearing a Blockbuster employee uniform. It claims to be ███████ ██████████, who passed away in a car accident in 19██. SCP-XXXX-1 is calm and amicable, but as of yet has proven incapable of providing substantial information regarding the nature of SCP-XXXX.
The VHS cassettes available for rental within SCP-XXXX vary greatly in release year, however their condition is as pristine as if they were newly made. Notably, all the movies available have had their cover and contents altered in various ways.
Every six hours a SCP-XXXX-2 event will occur. The entirety of SCP-XXXX, including everything inside the building, will freeze in place for a brief moment. After that all affected objects and individuals will rapidly rewind all actions performed in the last six hours, over the course of 7-14 seconds. While rewinding objects and individuals will phase through any and all physical matter to maintain a perfect reversal of their original actions. If phased into matter at the end of the rewind, [REDACTED].
People affected by the rewind lose all memories of what happened during the 6 hours that were rewinded. SCP-XXXX-1 is always affected by the rewind even if removed from SCP-XXXX, resetting its position behind the store counter and removing all memories. SCP-XXXX-2 cannot be stopped in any way, and will rewind any damages sustained by SCP-XXXX or SCP-XXXX-1.
VHS cassettes removed from SCP-XXXX are not affected by SCP-XXXX-2 while outside the building. At the end of each SCP-XXXX-2 event, the shelves are all restocked with new VHS cassettes during a brief jitter of the entire building. This jitter appears similar to glitching effects on screen when using VHS players.
Movie: Star Wars (1977)
Alteration: The character Luke Skywalker has had his head removed from his body, leading only a bleeding stump. Despite this, and his concurrent inability to talk, his body is able to move and the rest of the movie progresses as normal.
Movie: The Terminator (1984)
Alteration: The character Sarah Connor is killed by a gunshot to the forehead in her first encounter with the titular Terminator. The remainder of the movie is a still shot of her corpse.
Movie: The Land Before Time (1988)
Alteration: At 26:37, a massive meteor impact kills the entire cast and causes cataclysmic destruction. The remainder of the film retains the same camera angles as the original, but all the characters are dead and the landscape is ruined and burning.
Movie: Forrest Gump (1994)
Alteration: The titular character has a gun holstered at his hip at all times. At random times he will unholster it and shoot one of the other characters in the scene, killing them and making some of their blood splatter onto his face. No other characters react to this, and the blood remains on his face for the rest of the movie.
Movie: Titanic (1997)
Alteration: All individuals in the movie are crying at all times. They reenact the scenes, but there is no dialogue.
Movie: The Ring (2002)
Alteration: The entire movie has been replaced with the cursed recording featured in the original film. Seven days after its initial viewing, [REDACTED].
Movie: The Avengers (2012)
Alteration: An unknown individual in the background of every shot stares into the camera at all times.
Movie: Parasite (2019)
Alteration: [REDACTED]
<Begin Log>
SCP-XXXX-1: Yo, welcome to Blockbuster. Lemme know if you need any help, k?
Dr. ██████: Yes, hello. I was hoping I'd be able to ask you a few questions?
SCP-XXXX-1: Sure, shoot. I got time to kill.
Dr. ██████: How long have you been working here?
SCP-XXXX-1: Eh, about three months. Think it was the… 14th? Was that a Friday?
Dr. ██████: I don't need the exact date, thank you. So in these three months, have you every noticed anything out of the ordinary with the store?
SCP-XXXX-1: Not really… I mean, the toilet clogs real easily, but I guess that's not what you're after? I get the usual late-night drunks looking for some action flick. We just got Raiders of the Lost Ark yesterday, if you wanna check that one out.
Dr. ██████: Yesterday… if you don't mind me asking, what year do you think it is?
SCP-XXXX-1: 198█. What, you an alien or something?
Dr. ██████: No, I… it's just a standard question. For a survey.
SCP-XXXX-1: Real weird survey.
Dr. ██████: I work for some weird people. By the way, what times are your shifts?
SCP-XXXX-1: 6pm to 12pm. Late nights, but good pay.
Dr. ██████: I see. Well, I have to go for now. I hope we can discuss more later?
SCP-XXXX-1: Sure, gets pretty lonely here. Oh, wanna check out a movie? I bet I could recommend you a good one.
Dr. ██████: Maybe next time.
<End Log>
Closing Statement: The interview was followed by a SCP-XXXX-2 event.
<Begin Log>
SCP-XXXX-1: Yo, welcome to Blockbuster. Lemme know if you need any help, k?
Dr. ██████: Hi, I was hoping we could continue our talk from yesterday?
SCP-XXXX-1: Yesterday? This is the first time I've met you.
Dr. ██████: Are you sure? We've never talked before?
SCP-XXXX-1: Nope. Gotta be confusing me with someone else. I guess I just got one of those faces, huh?
Dr. ██████: I suppose… tell me, have you noticed anything weird about this store while you've been working here?
SCP-XXXX-1: Not really… I mean, the toilet clogs real easily, but I guess that's not what you're after? I get the usual late-night drunks looking for some action flick. We just got Raiders of the Lost Ark yesterday, if you wanna check that one out.
Dr. ██████: I'm good, thanks. What time are your shifts, by the way?
SCP-XXXX-1: 12pm to 6pm. Early days, but good pay.
Dr. ██████: I see. I have to go now, enjoy the rest of your shift.
<End Log>