Painted Fear

SCP-4885

Item #: SCP-4885

Object Class: Euclid

Special Containment Procedures: SCP-4885 is located within Site-45's C-Block Containment Chamber #13. C-Block Containment Chamber #13 will henceforth be designated as SCP-4885-1. A viewing window has been installed in the room adjacent to SCP-4885-1.

Under no circumstances should personnel enter SCP-4885-1 unless required for testing purposes. Testing involving SCP-4885 or SCP-4885-1 will require permission from the Head Researcher on-duty.

Description: SCP-4885 is a copy of the painting "The Scream" by Edvard Munch. Testing have shown that SCP-4885 is a perfect duplicate of the original painting. Every physical aspect of SCP-4885 is identical to the original painting including, but not limited to, the thickness of the paint, the height and width of the canvas, the hues of the paint, and even the age of the painting.

When SCP-4885 is placed within an interior location, whether it be a vehicle or a room, the interior location (Now SCP-4885-1) will produce a strong memetic effect towards any individual who is inside of SCP-4885-1. SCP-4885-1 seems to moderately enhance a subject's largest fear by changing the interior of SCP-4885-1, these changes can only be seen by the subject connected with the certain fear that triggered the effect. Subject's have claimed that the longer the duration they are inside of SCP-4885, the more obscure and terrifying the changes become.

Retrieval Log:

[ RETRIEVAL LOG EPSILON-6 ]

Retrieval Mission Audio Log Transcript
Date: 27/03/2016
Task Force: Epsilon-6
Members: E6-1, E6-2, E6-3

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[Begin Log]
E6-1: -should do the trick. Device should be recording now, check your mics everyone.

E6-2: E6-2, check.

E6-3: E6-3, check.

E6-1: E6-1, check. That makes all of us. This is Epsilon-6 "Village Idiots", still dislike that designation, in investigating local reports of a "painting that shows you your greatest fear when you look at it." According to details, we're in front of the house holding this painting.

E6-3: I personally don't believe in this mumbo jumbo, it's probably all an act to get money off of people.

E6-2: You seriously don't believe that this thing exists? After all we've gone through? Remember that cat that had a TV as a head?

E6-3: Well, even if it is real, it won't work on me. Nothin' scares me.

E6-1: Yeah, only one way to find out, tough guy. Let's move in.

(3 pairs of footsteps are heard)

E6-3: Place seems empty. Should we knock on the door and say hello?

E6-2: Bugger off, I'll set up the hydraulic, you two keep an eye out.

(The sound of a small focused explosion is heard from the recording)

E6-2: Say goodbye to that lock! We're in!

E6-1: Sweep the place down pat! If there's anyone here, we're taking them in! I don't want anyone slipping away.

E6-2: I got this area, you can head the other way.

E6-3: I'll head upstairs.

(Multiple sounds of footsteps and doors are heard through Epsilon-6's mics)

E6-2: Kitchen, clear!

E6-2: Living room, clear!