SCP-XXXX (The Dreamcatcher)

Item #: SCP-XXXX

Object Class: Safe

Special Containment Procedures: SCP-XXXX is to be contained in an Anomalous Object Containment Chamber in Site-28. The Chamber must always be closely guarded by one Class-C Armed Personnel to ensure that no other personnel use SCP-XXXX without first receiving prior permission and approval from Dr. Reese Blackwell. (An approval form template is provided in Addendum XXXX-1)

SCP-XXXX is not to be used by civilians, or any test participants with prior mental conditions¹.

While researchers are still unsure as to the probability of SCP-XXXX or SCP-XXXX-1 being a threat to civilians or the Foundation, SCP-XXXX and SCP-XXXX test participants must be kept under constant surveillance.

Description: SCP-XXXX is a standard single four-poster bed with a red cushion and mattress laid on it. The wooden carvings on SCP-XXXX² put SCP-XXXX's presumed creation date to be in the late ████s. However, SCP-XXXX's origin is still unable to be recovered by SCP Historians.

The red cushion and mattress on SCP-XXXX cannot be removed, replaced or destroyed in any known way³.

Any subject that lies on SCP-XXXX will immediately enter into an REM sleep cycle. In this state, they are unable to be awoken and cannot be removed from SCP-XXXX until approximately 8 hours have passed, and the subject wakes up by their own accord.

Fig 1. A test subject's illustration of SCP-XXXX-1

If the subject successfully wakes up, they will claim that once they had laid on SCP-XXXX, they dreamt about a tall, black, featureless being named 'The Night Watcher' (Subsequently classified as SCP-XXXX-1). Depending on the subject's background, each of their dreams involving SCP-XXXX-1 will follow a different interaction with a different outcome. (See Test Subject Logs)

Subjects who have used SCP-XXXX and have not died from its use will shortly after develop a strong phobia for sleeping entirely, and will actively try to keep themselves awake. In this case, researchers must use any method available at hand to force the subjects to sleep to prevent them from succumbing to sleep deprivation.

Discovery: SCP-XXXX was first discovered in the charred ruins of a house formerly owned by Mr. ████ ████, on ████ Drive in ████, Romania. Epsilon-6 task force agents were sent to collect SCP-XXXX after it was reported that it remained the only unscathed object in the house after the house was burnt down in ████. As the agents collected SCP-XXXX, they recovered a note in the house premises that researchers presume to be about SCP-XXXX-1. (See Addendum XXXX-2)

SCP-XXXX Test Subject Logs:

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Test Subject 1: Victor

Background: Subject is an avid gambler and smoker. Is often vulgar and rude.

Details: Subject was connected to the EEG machine and used SCP-XXXX at 0900 hours, Monday. At around 1206 hours, the subject began violently screaming, and all attempts to stop the subject's screaming were unsuccessful. Eventually, the subject's screaming ceased at 1300 hours. The subject was subsequently quiet for the next few hours, before he awoke at 1700 hours.

Dream: 'I dreamt that I was in a huge casino in ████,████, with that Night Watcher guy being the operator of the casino. When I played, or attempted to play, a game at the casino, it promptly crushed a stack of casino chips on me, while it loudly proclaimed that I 'lost, that fuckface'. I was subsequently revived again, and it continued to crush me with casino chips. Right before I woke up, it lit the casino floor on fire, and said 'Smoke this, motherfucker. See you soon.' Then, as I was burning, I woke up.'

Addendum: Subject subsequently quit gambling and smoking after using SCP-XXXX, claiming that he did not want to see SCP-XXXX-1 again.

Test Subject 2: Brian

Background: Subject is a former US Army soldier. Prior to using SCP-XXXX, subject reportedly suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder.

Details: Subject was connected to the EEG machine and used SCP-XXXX at 2300 hours, Wednesday. At around 0035 hours, subject could be heard violently pleading and repeating the phrase 'Please stop'. The violent pleading subsequently stopped at 0050 hours, when the subject began screaming and yelling. The screaming and yelling stopped at around 0055 hours, when the EEG machine displayed a flat line, and the subject was found to have died. The subject's later cause of death was determined to be due to a brain haemorrhage.

Addendum: Following subject 2's death, all test subjects were subsequently needed to be deemed mentally fit before they were allowed to use SCP-XXXX.

Test Subject 3: Linda

Background: Subject is a family-loving wife of two kids. Is often kind and caring to her friends and family. Has no history of mental illness.

Details: Subject was connected to the EEG machine and used SCP-XXXX at 1900 hours, Thursday. Subject was subsequently quiet until around 0100 hours, when she began sobbing violently. All attempts to stop the crying were unsuccessful, and the subject continued to cry until she awoke at 0300 hours.

Dream: 'I…I dreamt that I was in my home. My k-kids were there. My husband was there. They were happy. I was h-happy. We had fun. We played games. Then, my eldest son pointed out that someone had been watching us from the window. I looked out the window, and there it was. Called itself the 'Night Watcher'. It was hold-holding my sons' heads in its hands, covered in blood. I thought it was just a trick. Then, I turned back, and I saw my sons' b-bloody, headless corpses lying down on the ground next to me.'

Addendum: After using SCP-XXXX, the subject has not attempted to make any contact with her family, as she claimed that she doesn't want to know if her family is alive or not⁴.

Test Subject 4: Dr. Scott Windham

Background: Subject is the former project supervisor for SCP-XXXX.

Details: [DATA EXPUNGED]

Dream: [DATA EXPUNGED]

Addendum: Dr. Windham was summarily dismissed from his position and replaced with Dr. Blackwood for testing SCP-XXXX despite the fact that he knew that he was not authorised to test any SCPs. All Test Logs involving Dr. Windham was subsequently removed shortly after his dismissal.

Addendum XXXX-1: SCP-XXXX test approval template form

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THIS FORM IS TO CERTIFY THAT I, [Insert Name Here], DO HEREBY SEEK PERMISSION TO USE SCP-XXXX AS A TEST SUBJECT, AND I DO NOT SUFFER FROM ANY KIND OF MENTAL ILLNESS WHATSOEVER.

1. I (HAVE/DO NOT HAVE) DEPRESSION.
2. I (HAVE/DO NOT HAVE) POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER.
3. I (HAVE/DO NOT HAVE) SOCIAL ANXIETY DISORDER.
4. I (HAVE/DO NOT HAVE) DISSOCIATIVE IDENTITY DISORDER.

BY SIGNING ON THIS FORM, I WILLINGLY AND COMPLETELY ACCEPT ANY AND ALL KINDS OF MENTAL, PHYSICAL OR EMOTIONAL PAIN THAT SCP-XXXX AND SCP-XXXX-1 CAN AND WILL INFLICT ON ME. I AM WILLING TO ACCEPT ANY REPURCUSSIONS, AND I HAVE NO REGRETS OVER MY DECISION.

SIGNED,
[Insert Signature Here]

Addendum XXXX-2: Note recovered from SCP-XXXX's discovery site that potentially refers to SCP-XXXX and SCP-XXXX-1

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THE NIGHT WATCHER SEES ALL OF YOU.

HE IS THE SHADOW THAT WALKS UP YOUR BEDROOM WALLS. HE IS THE THING THAT STARES AT YOU FROM THE CORNER. HE IS THE THING THAT WATCHES YOU IN YOUR SLEEP.

HE WILL PUNISH ANYONE WHO SINS, HE WILL MOCK ANYONE HE FINDS BORING. HE KILLS ANYONE HE FINDS IMPERFECT.

HE WILL ALWAYS BE THERE TILL THE END OF TIME. HE WILL ALWAYS BE WATCHING YOU.

AND YOU WILL SEE HIM.

ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS CLOSE YOUR EYES.

Footnotes

1. These mental conditions include depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, social anxiety disorder and dissociative identity disorder.

2. Out of the carvings, illustrations of what researchers presume to be SCP-XXXX-1 can be made out.

3. Similarly, SCP-XXXX cannot be destroyed in any known way.

4. Researchers have proven that Test Subject 3's family is reportedly still alive as of ████.