Item #: SCP-XXXX
Object Class: Safe
Special Containment Procedures: The building containing SCP-XXXX is to be converted into a Foundation storage facility, with the exception of the main printing floor. SCP-XXXX is to be properly maintained and examined for faults; any damage that would prevent proper operation of the device in its active state must be repaired before its next activation. Documents printed by SCP-XXXX are to be kept on-site in storage, and may be accessed by personnel with the approval of Dr. Gaines.
Description: SCP-XXXX is a custom-built four-colour lithographic printing press, assembled in 1947, which has been modified to assist in the printing and production of comic books. Of particular note is a built-in automatic cutter and binder, which accelerates the publication process by reducing the amount of machines required for printing. A cross mark has been etched into the side of the main offset cylinder.
Every two months, SCP-XXXX activates autonomously, publishing 1000 copies of a new issue in the comic book series, The Ghostwriter's Vault (henceforth "SCP-XXXX-1"). SCP-XXXX does not require the installation of new plates, ink, or paper to print copies of SCP-XXXX-1. The series is a horror anthology hosted by the titular "Ghostwriter": a Caucasian woman in stereotypical Gothic horror attire who introduces, concludes, and provides clarifying narration to each story, with a habit of punning on the events of the narrative. Stories vary in length, with the average being eight pages, and typically involve an evildoer receiving poetic justice at the hands of the supernatural. Stories often end with a twist, and universally feature gory imagery1.
Sample narration in SCP-XXXX-1
Excerpt taken from "Where? Wolf!", issue 47, pp. 7
Ghostwriter: Heh, heh… So you see, boils and ghouls, Frankie ended up stealing something the owner'd fight tooth and nail to get back! I'd say the boy should have quit while he was ahead, but… heh, heh… he still is one! Before we move along to the next tale, kiddies, I think you're looking a bit pale! Maybe you should take a break to recover your senses! Oh, and before we continue, I'd say you owe Mr. Severin a big fangs for his role!
Narratives contained in issues of SCP-XXXX-1 appear to describe real events, often at a level of detail that could not be gained through conventional research. For instance, characters and events described in the above-mentioned story, "Where? Wolf!", correlate to the 1946 disappearance of 17-year-old Frank █████████ in Ingels, New York. While events referenced in issues of SCP-XXXX-1 cannot always conclusively be proven to have been anomalous in nature, enough depictions have been accurately confirmed during investigations to suggest that all events referenced in SCP-XXXX-1 instances may actually transpired. Other than their printing procedure and description of anomalous events, issues of SCP-XXXX-1 are entirely non-anomalous.
Addendum: Issue 500 of SCP-XXXX-1, printed ██/██/






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