This SCP went in a completely different direction than I thought it would. I love the seemingly useless device becoming the very thing allowing conversation in the end, made it a hell of a lot more creepy too
The story was incredible. I love the “Every Man” SCP worker talking about his job. The sht like “Spontaneous combustion isn’t random… its actually spread by rats” and “So help me God we will contain the HELL out of it” I get such a kick out of
I really love the ones that start out like a typical horror story and get darker and darker until the very end, where, instead of a gruesome murder or fight, there's a little pathos and a...sad creature. These _'people'_ aren't malicious, they're scared and confused...probably. Love the acting on this one, you really highlighted the different characters with such small changes to your voice
Strong Detective Noir story vibe that the voice characterizations didn't quite pick up (the Briticisms scattered here and there either). Many such stories end up like this one.
@@lordbaysel3135 I think it’s just something that is scared, afraid, never having had a voice or a life. So it lashes out in the only way it can, desperately wanting a life it never got. I don’t think it’s justified, but I can understand why it does what it does: it’s all alone in the dark, and all it can think about is revenge.
Naming the AI Flanagan is a nice touch. The play "Flanagan's Wake" is centered around death and memories of the dead. And Flanagan is dead before the story even really starts.
What a thing to listen to at 3 am while I make pancakes in rural Oklahoma in a partially remodeled but mostly unfinished house with an open floor plan, lots of windows and no curtains
I'm late to the party on this one, but I agree. This is very well written; with the skip having to use the phrases from the interview to communicate, it was incredibly well thought out to make things understandindable when only using bits and pieces of the conversation.
If you love stuff like detective mystery stories mixed with the paranormal happenings/monsters and secretive organizations, you might like Distortion Detective. It's a web novel by the same guys that made Lobotomy Corporation, a game where you manage an SCP-like facility where the skips are instead harvested for energy production.
38:49 'It's never an easy thing for a Foundation agent to knowingly walk into their death, but sometimes there just isn't much of an alternative' D class: You guys are getting alternatives?
It's usually some weird but mundane task that gets them in the worst way. Researcher: "0k now take the key and open the lock with it" (audible antocipation) D-class: "Wait... why?" Researcher: (irritated) "omg dude just do it." D-class: (gets engulfed in flames) Researcher: (sigh) "Another one Doctor. Yep, erupted in flames." Lead Scientist: (gets off phone) "Fantastic. The site director approved 5 more D-class. Tell the next one to think about cats while he opens the lock."
When the phantom of your dead fetal twin wants the other half of your lifespan because it believes it can do better than the sad, miserable excuse for a life you've led, and you agree with it, that hits my depression from a completely unexpected angle.
That was terrifying to listen to. And I don't even know what to make of it, because it says it has to and fairness, but the way The Agent says "We take this one step at a time." And then the log cuts out makes it feel like it DIDNT take it one step at a time. It could have lied, and just immediately killed him. Manipulated him to open the door. Crazy stuff to be left to think about.
There were a lot more points it could have been a smoother talker, though. Saying the death is mostly painless and that it "hoped" the others went willingly aren't really selling itself or the situation that well.
@@-KiTToBuG I know what you meant but a bad analogy until we can manufacture gold from lesser materials. We've been able to make crystal structurally identical to natural diamond for a long time. We're nowhere near processing anything into something even near gold let alone actual true gold. So the difference in value of gold compared to diamond is currently infinite until we lose the ability to produce diamonds or learn the ability to manufacture gold. But pedancy aside I'd agree that both channels are great!
Ah, perfect timing on my favorite comfort/sleep channel. Been watching (and rewatching) your content for a hot minute, and by golly gee is it good. Never stop making, but always keep your own needs in mind and don't burn yourself out!
@@zaytres-_- Gotta pick the good not scary ones man! I'd recommend the Admonition series he's been showcasing, very nice if you enjoy esoteric god stuff, and pataphysics.
Doctors originally thought I was going to be a twin. The loose theory in my family now is that I'm a chimera as a result of vanishing twin syndrome. Gotta say, I wasn't expecting an SCP to be able to feel as personal as this one did. One small request though, TES. Don't repost this again in mid spring. I dont need to hear more spooky stories of this type around my birthday.
Was it fraternal or identical twin? If identical i dont think it would matter that youre a chimaera since the dna is the same and twins mostly differentiate later. If i ever suspected i was a chimaera id get a dna test just to make sure and secure my bragging rights
@@TheHortoman the issue with that is that it can be really hard to find out, sometimes even with a DNA test. But I probably will get a DNA test done eventually. The running theory right now is fraternal, though.
It's so gratifying to see this channel grow from a few hundred subs to what it is now. Your one of the few other people who are also insane enough to be up this late on Sunday all the time.
Also that he’s able to get this amount of attention to his video at this time. Views, likes, and comments. That takes a strong community. I’m happy for him and his growth
Depressing but also kind of creepy at the same time. The fact that this entity is connected to a twin that couldn’t been a part of your life and takes the other half of the time you’d be alive is just sadly unsettling
Not giving Donbry the info at the outset was a ploy. Not to play him for a fool or to leave him out to dry, but to make him more invested in it. He's correct in that the Foundation thinks he cannot beat it. But if he gets embroiled in it personally, is the one searching for answers in order to give his life meaning, he'll record it while it is happening and give them valuable data. When Flanagan says the Foundation "thought it prudent to offer [Donbry] the chance to discover a means to survive," what it meant was that he would know it was coming for him and take steps to keep it out while recording, granting the Foundation info on how the SCP gets to its victims. Additionally, if they really did think that granting him the info and resources would give him the chance to defeat it, they have chosen not to take the risk. After all, it is just harming a few people at a time with somewhat predictable results, meaning the general populace is not at risk. As far as they know, they can afford to allow it to be loose and gather intel on it before moving to contain it. If they were to move on it without caution, it might have some hidden aspect that they stir up and make the situation worse. So they sacrifice an employee that would die anyway in order to get a clearer picture on the overall situation. Sadly, he really is being treated as little more than a D-Class, being used to gather info on a relatively unknown anomaly at the expense of his life, but with the sad fact that he was a target regardless of whether he was put on or not. At least now, he could give meaning to his death.
Idk why but of all the horrifying SCPs Ive read or heard about none have induced such primal fear and anxiety in me as this one. Just imagining a deflated skin sack doppelganger of yourself, you being fully aware and terrified of the coming doom and being powerless to stop as this entity thats stalked and terrorized you for your entire life just waits for the smallest crack or place to slither through and kill you.. is it really your twin? is it really painless? or is the fate awaiting these people akin to feeling like youve been flayed alive? no fkn idea, but whatever the deal is, being completely incapable of stopping it and the growing feeling of “Wait! Please!” just trying to get answers and comprehension thats not truly satisfactory and that wont stop your death is such a disturbing idea. Genuinely one of the best and most horrifyingly written SCPs Ive heard in years. I mean, Ive heard grander and more intricate tales more akin to novels, but in terms of straight just horror content, this hits the spot with a mix of lovecraftian “Things beyond any possible hope of comprehension or stopping” and primal “Dead baby skinwalkers are coming to steal your soul” fear
@@BeefMeisterSupreme Since this scp knows when a person is suppose to die, the victims won’t kill themselves. Because if they do, the scp would have came for them a long time ago
Damn this one grew in shades of creepy.* I think it draws well from the same guiding principle Del Toro cited in his works, wherein monsters must never be the same as when the audience first perceives them (heavily paraphrased/summarized). Monsters are fundamentally that which you simply know you cannot come to know, not in any way that matters or makes your internal hackles un-raise. Many SCPs nail the initial impression or even the final conclusion, but this entry seems particularly adept at weaving the unknown, elements of genuine distress, and growing familiarity together without losing clear sight of both an organic relatable narrative AND unsettling, self-consistent horror which reflects well on the author. Well done to them and well done to TES for once again bringing us an excellent narration and story! *Now that I think about it, the ending left me with a similar impression that I recall feeling from the addendums to The Flesh That Hates - in the interest of avoiding spoilers, it was when the drones captured what was underground. It was one of my first exposures to the SCP universe and was very unexpected at the time. I guess that makes this entry all the more impressive for managing to capture a similar vein of feeling after reading/listening to hundreds of entries at this point.
The ending reminds me of the android from Red Dwarf that judges everyone in the universe throughout time. It would decide whether the person lived a worth while life, the judge of this would be the person themself, a mirror of themselves. If they didn't live worthwhile lives they'd be replaced with an alternate version of themselves that never had a chance to live, a different sperm or egg or something like that. When the scp started asking if they were happy I immediately thought of that.
I’ve been watching you for a long time now. Listening on Spotify too. I’ve had a really ducking horrible day, and I was just laying in bed waiting for something to sleep too and somehow you provided perfectly. Thanks, I can’t express my appreciation enough.
no matter which entries or tales you go over, no matter how gruesome the content, I can always relax listening to you read and explore these. thank you for your efforts, research and this channel.
Agreed. Even if he covers something that goes into visceral detail on the way a victim or personnel dies, I can always enjoy listening to him cover all the SCP article.
This SCP is a masterpiece, I really hope other ones from this "harbinger canon" hold on to that one. I especially love this "god of none" thing, and it even might be related to the pattern screamers as well
I always set a reminder for whenever he’s about to release a new SCP video, so I’d always be able to enjoy it the moment it’s uploaded. That’s how much I love his SCP videos!
didn't realize it until i looked for more works by the author, but they've also written a few of my favourite "character" scps! they do a really amazing job of fleshing out an individual and making them both likable and complex, gotta love it. plus this one is just horribly creepy, like genuine nightmare fuel despite it also being so sad. just really good
Yeah! You barely ever hear him say swear words, so it would make sense he would give us a heads up warning for those that include cursing. But either way his reactions were pretty damn enjoyable and funny!
At the same time, I'd love a version where the agent is flipping out, yelling "frick, frick" every third second. Not as a replacement, but maybe a spiritual -J version of the scip.
I'm a twin. My brother just passed away in November. We were supposed to be triplets, but my brother absorbed him. I wander if he got revenge on him last year. A little morbid humor to cover my grieving.
Wake up on a rainy morning after several days of dry heat. The Exploring Series uploads a new AND long video. Made my morning and probably my day! Love ya ^^ Keep up the good work.
"I will not be censoring the swares". Me: Thank God Exploring Series you are a adult channel. Now you have to get into the more gorey details on the more scary scps and then the scps might me more scary or disturbing at the least.
It makes me so happy when you release a video, I have a great deal of trouble sleeping and these video let me relax and be ready to doze off by the time it’s done. Never stop doing what you’re doing, but don’t burn yourself out. You’re amazing.
I like this one it still gives that feeling that the agent is very much mortal and other than the circumstances hes in is very much non-anomolous and hes just a regular person trying to make sense of whats going on. I feel these are the best kind of stories for depicting how the people of the scp foundation should be, a group of people way out of their element trying to rationalize illogical situations with what little information they have at their disposal and all the courage they can muster while staring directly at the unknown waiting for what could be their own demise just for a chance to fight back
one thing i love about this channel, besides the amazing storytelling of course, is that i have trouble listening to long content like this without also reading it, my adhd makes my mind wander too much to pay attention to just the audio, but your voice is so clear and crisp that auto-generated youtube subtitles don't miss a single beat on what you say, it's pretty much the only reason i'm able to enjoy this great content!
This is very changeling/fetch themed, I was kind of surprised it didn't have a fae/taboo tie on. Reminds me of the fetches of Changeling: The Lost in particular.
Have been listening for about 3 years now, honestly TES, you just keep getting better and better. Kudos brother. You should have 100000 x the subs you have. Keep at it and know we love you. All I really know is that its not round and this was one of your best yet. Literally cant wait for each and every upcoming read.
That was really good. I like ones that slowly get explained and then the ending is like "whoa". I also like the ones where it's not super specifically explained what happens at the end. Like this one you can infer, sure, but it keeps it mysterious. Nice.
Some people say that twins are one soul split into two becoming two identical twins, so if you are born yet the twin didn’t survive, it could be said your souls became one again. But even if you end up becoming one person again before you open your eyes into this world…who’s to say some part of that lost twin doesn’t still exist somewhere and in some form?
This was one was very good. A detective story with a paranormal factor, and what he said, about the fact that he also thought it was fair for the entity to take the later half of his life because he didn't have much to show for the first half, damn that thit me hard, very hard.
Wait the scp foundation sends d class to sweep crime scenes before the actual team arrives thats kinda funny but tbh makes sense why risk an expert when you can just send a d class to play mine sweeper first
I think what got me at the end, besides the vivid description of the entity rushing the car and disappearing under it, was the horrible way it spoke through Flanagan, stealing his perpetually upbeat voice for his own purpose. It was reminiscent of multiple _Doctor Who/Torchwood_ episodes (which pinged more with the many British references in the testing words the agent used).
Me at the start when I heard the description: So what... Like, Human Cicadas? Something made humans evolve over night, they they hatch outta their skin and vanish into the either? Me at the end: Oh... Oh, thats much worse. I didn't need to know that was a thing
This SCP went in a completely different direction than I thought it would. I love the seemingly useless device becoming the very thing allowing conversation in the end, made it a hell of a lot more creepy too
hell yeah it did, and flanagin was tryingto talk at the same time which really added to that creep factor.
@Sabizos Maybe you should avoid reading the comments during the video, sonny.
@Sabizos There was still a lot of mystery in it for me.
@@SomeCleverAliasIt's visible without scrolling down. Opening the video now spoils the video, see the issue.
@@Cykotyk well, don't fucking read it.
The story was incredible. I love the “Every Man” SCP worker talking about his job. The sht like “Spontaneous combustion isn’t random… its actually spread by rats” and “So help me God we will contain the HELL out of it” I get such a kick out of
I really love the ones that start out like a typical horror story and get darker and darker until the very end, where, instead of a gruesome murder or fight, there's a little pathos and a...sad creature. These _'people'_ aren't malicious, they're scared and confused...probably.
Love the acting on this one, you really highlighted the different characters with such small changes to your voice
It get's even darker, entity manipulates victims to give up and die even without a fight.
Strong Detective Noir story vibe that the voice characterizations didn't quite pick up (the Briticisms scattered here and there either). Many such stories end up like this one.
@@markfergerson2145 really? I always felt his voice is Naturally Noir-y
Specially with the typewriter SCP
Reminds me of the story of the shadow people in the Metro series.
@@lordbaysel3135 I think it’s just something that is scared, afraid, never having had a voice or a life. So it lashes out in the only way it can, desperately wanting a life it never got.
I don’t think it’s justified, but I can understand why it does what it does: it’s all alone in the dark, and all it can think about is revenge.
Naming the AI Flanagan is a nice touch. The play "Flanagan's Wake" is centered around death and memories of the dead. And Flanagan is dead before the story even really starts.
isn't it Finnegan's Wake?
@@xXx_Regulus_xXx The play is based on the book by James Joyce but the name is different for copyright reasons I believe.
@@felixrowan646 ohh my eyes glossed over the word play, thank you for clarifying
What a thing to listen to at 3 am while I make pancakes in rural Oklahoma in a partially remodeled but mostly unfinished house with an open floor plan, lots of windows and no curtains
Gosh rest your soul
Yeah no I was driving listening to that and just imagining that shit while actually in a car is Intresting
Tyler...partial...pancake...open...window...Tyler...finished
I could track you down with all that information....I'm coming for you insides
@@Rough_n_tough I go to western Nevada college in Carson City NV, see you when I see you fam
Whoever wrote this one is brilliant, very good use of real life biology and SCP shenanigans.
Same person who wrote Taboo.
@@zetanone7211 and Yet Another Murder Monster. We are all immensely proud of PeppersGhost.
It's one of the best SCPs I've ever come across. The story ropes you in fast and leaves you wanting more. The writer is excellent!
It's a little distracting hearing it being read with a North American accent though.
I'm late to the party on this one, but I agree. This is very well written; with the skip having to use the phrases from the interview to communicate, it was incredibly well thought out to make things understandindable when only using bits and pieces of the conversation.
I'd love to hear a series giving a brief description of the different Harbinger stories if that's something you'd wanna do.
I've read them all and they definitely deserve a full video, or more. Some of the best horror I've read on the scp wiki.
At the least the Burnley Estate should get a video
I'm sure it's only a matter of time.
@@LAN2D what are there entry numbers actually? Id like to read them.
That's what I was thinking. Or a full set of videos, a la the different demons connected to the Storm Kings of Europe.
I love these detective POV articles. Its a reinvention of an old genre that just works so well in the universe
Film noir vibes, love it
If you love stuff like detective mystery stories mixed with the paranormal happenings/monsters and secretive organizations, you might like Distortion Detective. It's a web novel by the same guys that made Lobotomy Corporation, a game where you manage an SCP-like facility where the skips are instead harvested for energy production.
38:49 'It's never an easy thing for a Foundation agent to knowingly walk into their death, but sometimes there just isn't much of an alternative'
D class: You guys are getting alternatives?
Agent: Guess so... *why?*
@@michaelandreipalon359 D Class: Because it always seems like the only ending we get is dying a gruesome death being used as a human guinea pig!
BUZZZZ~Doctor [REDACTED]: please get back to the testing. Now go poke the red thingy with the stick.
I love this
It's usually some weird but mundane task that gets them in the worst way.
Researcher: "0k now take the key and open the lock with it" (audible antocipation)
D-class: "Wait... why?"
Researcher: (irritated) "omg dude just do it."
D-class: (gets engulfed in flames)
Researcher: (sigh) "Another one Doctor. Yep, erupted in flames."
Lead Scientist: (gets off phone) "Fantastic. The site director approved 5 more D-class. Tell the next one to think about cats while he opens the lock."
If you take a shot every time an F bomb drops, then you are entitled to a SCP-500 pill
Pass.
JT Bright depression
Wait how’d you do this two days ago?
@@zaytres-_- I have the power of [REDACTED] and anime by my side
Love it.
When the phantom of your dead fetal twin wants the other half of your lifespan because it believes it can do better than the sad, miserable excuse for a life you've led, and you agree with it, that hits my depression from a completely unexpected angle.
That was terrifying to listen to. And I don't even know what to make of it, because it says it has to and fairness, but the way The Agent says "We take this one step at a time." And then the log cuts out makes it feel like it DIDNT take it one step at a time. It could have lied, and just immediately killed him. Manipulated him to open the door. Crazy stuff to be left to think about.
There were a lot more points it could have been a smoother talker, though. Saying the death is mostly painless and that it "hoped" the others went willingly aren't really selling itself or the situation that well.
Hands down, the best SCP channel.
Best SCP summary channel. I think Volgun just edges him out as voice acting is concerned. Still, we're comparing diamonds to gold.
@@-KiTToBuG I know what you meant but a bad analogy until we can manufacture gold from lesser materials. We've been able to make crystal structurally identical to natural diamond for a long time. We're nowhere near processing anything into something even near gold let alone actual true gold.
So the difference in value of gold compared to diamond is currently infinite until we lose the ability to produce diamonds or learn the ability to manufacture gold.
But pedancy aside I'd agree that both channels are great!
@@-KiTToBuG I think a better comparison is using the karat scalings for stuff and then give like, Lazy Masquerade gold
@@-KiTToBuG apples to oranges is a better analogy
I second this
Ah, perfect timing on my favorite comfort/sleep channel. Been watching (and rewatching) your content for a hot minute, and by golly gee is it good. Never stop making, but always keep your own needs in mind and don't burn yourself out!
As I was reading this and relating, I realized why Ive been having more nightmares in the last year 🫤…
@@zaytres-_- Gotta pick the good not scary ones man! I'd recommend the Admonition series he's been showcasing, very nice if you enjoy esoteric god stuff, and pataphysics.
@@zaytres-_- Ooooooooooh, the Amoni-Ram tales are a good listen as well
There is no sleep for the dead, so do your best not to join them.
@@zaytres-_- listen to "Mr Ballen" for awhile, this will be just as entertaining as they were, but a bit less horrifying.
Doctors originally thought I was going to be a twin. The loose theory in my family now is that I'm a chimera as a result of vanishing twin syndrome. Gotta say, I wasn't expecting an SCP to be able to feel as personal as this one did.
One small request though, TES. Don't repost this again in mid spring. I dont need to hear more spooky stories of this type around my birthday.
I… what?
Well since your twin didn't due completely and remains in you, you should be fine
Its the same thing with me, except my birthday is the exact same as the main characters. Imagine how I feel.
Was it fraternal or identical twin? If identical i dont think it would matter that youre a chimaera since the dna is the same and twins mostly differentiate later. If i ever suspected i was a chimaera id get a dna test just to make sure and secure my bragging rights
@@TheHortoman the issue with that is that it can be really hard to find out, sometimes even with a DNA test. But I probably will get a DNA test done eventually.
The running theory right now is fraternal, though.
It's so gratifying to see this channel grow from a few hundred subs to what it is now. Your one of the few other people who are also insane enough to be up this late on Sunday all the time.
Video goes up on Friday
Also that he’s able to get this amount of attention to his video at this time. Views, likes, and comments. That takes a strong community. I’m happy for him and his growth
Amen brother
Wait until you live in the real world where people work real jobs including on weekends.
Same dudes a legend, his voice fits Scps so well.
"Poor, meaty fucks.". Easily one of my favorite sentences I've heard you utter.
This was the moment I knew the person who was writing this was most likely from the UK 🤣
This better not be skinwalkers.
Anyhow, hope you check out the rest of the miniseries.
Conclusion: What a depressively deep SCP.
Depressing but also kind of creepy at the same time. The fact that this entity is connected to a twin that couldn’t been a part of your life and takes the other half of the time you’d be alive is just sadly unsettling
The skin do be walkin doe
This gives a whole new meaning to 'Birthday Suit'
LMFAO
Yes! You're covering one of the Harbinger SCPs! I recommend everyone go check the other 9 ones. They're all SCP-627X
Best acting you’ve ever done EVER in an SCP Donberry and the AI; dude it fucked up my whole winter. You killed it as agent D!
"have you ever considered stealing life from evil people instead?"
SCP-6273 *dial-up sound* "I’m sorry, I don’t recognize that query"
Not giving Donbry the info at the outset was a ploy. Not to play him for a fool or to leave him out to dry, but to make him more invested in it.
He's correct in that the Foundation thinks he cannot beat it. But if he gets embroiled in it personally, is the one searching for answers in order to give his life meaning, he'll record it while it is happening and give them valuable data. When Flanagan says the Foundation "thought it prudent to offer [Donbry] the chance to discover a means to survive," what it meant was that he would know it was coming for him and take steps to keep it out while recording, granting the Foundation info on how the SCP gets to its victims.
Additionally, if they really did think that granting him the info and resources would give him the chance to defeat it, they have chosen not to take the risk. After all, it is just harming a few people at a time with somewhat predictable results, meaning the general populace is not at risk. As far as they know, they can afford to allow it to be loose and gather intel on it before moving to contain it. If they were to move on it without caution, it might have some hidden aspect that they stir up and make the situation worse. So they sacrifice an employee that would die anyway in order to get a clearer picture on the overall situation.
Sadly, he really is being treated as little more than a D-Class, being used to gather info on a relatively unknown anomaly at the expense of his life, but with the sad fact that he was a target regardless of whether he was put on or not. At least now, he could give meaning to his death.
I gotta say your voice acting was phenomenal with this one, you showed range with that conversation at the end
Idk why but of all the horrifying SCPs Ive read or heard about none have induced such primal fear and anxiety in me as this one. Just imagining a deflated skin sack doppelganger of yourself, you being fully aware and terrified of the coming doom and being powerless to stop as this entity thats stalked and terrorized you for your entire life just waits for the smallest crack or place to slither through and kill you.. is it really your twin? is it really painless? or is the fate awaiting these people akin to feeling like youve been flayed alive? no fkn idea, but whatever the deal is, being completely incapable of stopping it and the growing feeling of “Wait! Please!” just trying to get answers and comprehension thats not truly satisfactory and that wont stop your death is such a disturbing idea. Genuinely one of the best and most horrifyingly written SCPs Ive heard in years. I mean, Ive heard grander and more intricate tales more akin to novels, but in terms of straight just horror content, this hits the spot with a mix of lovecraftian “Things beyond any possible hope of comprehension or stopping” and primal “Dead baby skinwalkers are coming to steal your soul” fear
You'd think the majority of them would kill themselves to avoid the fate.
💯 man this one hit different for some reason, that said screw giving half my life over im hiding in a vacuum chamber haha
I agree. I’ve watched almost every SCP on this channel and this one has disturbed me the most (other than the Santa who uses kids eyes..)
Cut it
@@BeefMeisterSupreme Since this scp knows when a person is suppose to die, the victims won’t kill themselves. Because if they do, the scp would have came for them a long time ago
Welp. This is the first fuckin' time an SCP has actually been legitimately horrifying for me. Mission fucking accomplished, I guess.
Damn this one grew in shades of creepy.* I think it draws well from the same guiding principle Del Toro cited in his works, wherein monsters must never be the same as when the audience first perceives them (heavily paraphrased/summarized). Monsters are fundamentally that which you simply know you cannot come to know, not in any way that matters or makes your internal hackles un-raise. Many SCPs nail the initial impression or even the final conclusion, but this entry seems particularly adept at weaving the unknown, elements of genuine distress, and growing familiarity together without losing clear sight of both an organic relatable narrative AND unsettling, self-consistent horror which reflects well on the author. Well done to them and well done to TES for once again bringing us an excellent narration and story!
*Now that I think about it, the ending left me with a similar impression that I recall feeling from the addendums to The Flesh That Hates - in the interest of avoiding spoilers, it was when the drones captured what was underground. It was one of my first exposures to the SCP universe and was very unexpected at the time. I guess that makes this entry all the more impressive for managing to capture a similar vein of feeling after reading/listening to hundreds of entries at this point.
The ending reminds me of the android from Red Dwarf that judges everyone in the universe throughout time. It would decide whether the person lived a worth while life, the judge of this would be the person themself, a mirror of themselves. If they didn't live worthwhile lives they'd be replaced with an alternate version of themselves that never had a chance to live, a different sperm or egg or something like that. When the scp started asking if they were happy I immediately thought of that.
I’ve been watching you for a long time now. Listening on Spotify too. I’ve had a really ducking horrible day, and I was just laying in bed waiting for something to sleep too and somehow you provided perfectly. Thanks, I can’t express my appreciation enough.
I didn’t realize he had a Spotify until you mentioned it. Thank you
hope you have a better day tomorrow stranger !! these videos help me a lot too and im glad other people find comfort in them too
no matter which entries or tales you go over, no matter how gruesome the content, I can always relax listening to you read and explore these. thank you for your efforts, research and this channel.
Agreed. Even if he covers something that goes into visceral detail on the way a victim or personnel dies, I can always enjoy listening to him cover all the SCP article.
This SCP is a masterpiece, I really hope other ones from this "harbinger canon" hold on to that one. I especially love this "god of none" thing, and it even might be related to the pattern screamers as well
Literally scrolling your channel for a new video when I see this notification. Thank you for the bedtime tales, absolutely fantastic
Same!
I always set a reminder for whenever he’s about to release a new SCP video, so I’d always be able to enjoy it the moment it’s uploaded. That’s how much I love his SCP videos!
didn't realize it until i looked for more works by the author, but they've also written a few of my favourite "character" scps! they do a really amazing job of fleshing out an individual and making them both likable and complex, gotta love it. plus this one is just horribly creepy, like genuine nightmare fuel despite it also being so sad. just really good
Damn this was a good one, I got chills at "please don't mention it". Really rolling out the hits lately my friend.
Your voice, tone, and cadence lends itself very well to investigation stuff like this, and the Lovecraft stories. I cannot put my finger on why.
Warning for Swears. Omg. This is a legit alarming well done SCP, makes me ponder death.
And warning swears. I love this.
Yeah! You barely ever hear him say swear words, so it would make sense he would give us a heads up warning for those that include cursing.
But either way his reactions were pretty damn enjoyable and funny!
And cripplingly sad.
Props on keeping the swearing in this one. It would really weaken this SCP to not have the honest, raw take of the agent in it.
At the same time, I'd love a version where the agent is flipping out, yelling "frick, frick" every third second. Not as a replacement, but maybe a spiritual -J version of the scip.
"blew through Colchester... quite literally" had me howling 🤣🤣🤣
Pepper's Ghost is one of my favs. Another great one!
Hey man, just wanted you to know that I'm very grateful for your SCP content over the years like this. I never missed a single one yet. Thanks a lot!
Been with you since Cthulhu mythos which has been amazing to see you grow so much man.
I'm a twin. My brother just passed away in November. We were supposed to be triplets, but my brother absorbed him. I wander if he got revenge on him last year. A little morbid humor to cover my grieving.
Wake up on a rainy morning after several days of dry heat. The Exploring Series uploads a new AND long video. Made my morning and probably my day! Love ya ^^ Keep up the good work.
Looks like I’m not sleeping for another 40 minutes. Thank god it’s for a good reason.
Excellent voice acting, some part in the middle i forgot it was the same person speaking
God of Gone? Mabye it was trying to say God of the Lost? Utterly fascinating SCP.
Thank for not censoring the story! Keep up the good work!
I absolutely lost it at 20:03 "fuck you too Flanz"
Thank you, TES, as always
"I will not be censoring the swares".
Me: Thank God Exploring Series you are a adult channel. Now you have to get into the more gorey details on the more scary scps and then the scps might me more scary or disturbing at the least.
This one is so effing scary to me. Most probably, my mom had a twin whom she absorbed when grandma was still pregnant. Mom's 57 now.
I'm creeped out 😱
That happens more than you think btw.
It makes me so happy when you release a video, I have a great deal of trouble sleeping and these video let me relax and be ready to doze off by the time it’s done. Never stop doing what you’re doing, but don’t burn yourself out. You’re amazing.
I like this one it still gives that feeling that the agent is very much mortal and other than the circumstances hes in is very much non-anomolous and hes just a regular person trying to make sense of whats going on. I feel these are the best kind of stories for depicting how the people of the scp foundation should be, a group of people way out of their element trying to rationalize illogical situations with what little information they have at their disposal and all the courage they can muster while staring directly at the unknown waiting for what could be their own demise just for a chance to fight back
Damn the emersion is amazing, i genuinely got scared when this thing showed up, great job on this one
This was a really good one. I like hearing the perspective of the murder monster. Really sets it apart from other murder monster scps.
What a banger of a story! I love the detective/PI tales. I didn't see the end coming either.
Birthday's, tomorrow and I'veen told I may have had a vanishing twin. Great timing.
I very much enjoyed this one. Following along with an investigator throughout kept my attention way more than a compilation of documents for an scp.
21:55 overlaying the voice tracks like that, we see the work you put in. that tiny little bit of extra effort is what makes TES so special
The Elder Scrolls
bro no way there’s literally skin on me right now
Well, better be isolated.
...On second thought, *don't be alone. Don't be unhappy.*
one thing i love about this channel, besides the amazing storytelling of course, is that i have trouble listening to long content like this without also reading it, my adhd makes my mind wander too much to pay attention to just the audio, but your voice is so clear and crisp that auto-generated youtube subtitles don't miss a single beat on what you say, it's pretty much the only reason i'm able to enjoy this great content!
This is very changeling/fetch themed, I was kind of surprised it didn't have a fae/taboo tie on. Reminds me of the fetches of Changeling: The Lost in particular.
Donbry does point out that the entity can only quote the parts of the transcript with a name attached to it. 👀
Have been listening for about 3 years now, honestly TES, you just keep getting better and better. Kudos brother. You should have 100000 x the subs you have. Keep at it and know we love you. All I really know is that its not round and this was one of your best yet. Literally cant wait for each and every upcoming read.
_"Poor meaty f***s."_
Great writing lol.
That was really good. I like ones that slowly get explained and then the ending is like "whoa". I also like the ones where it's not super specifically explained what happens at the end. Like this one you can infer, sure, but it keeps it mysterious. Nice.
Flanigan looks like a decent assistant, bitter humans might need to understand the importance of team, no matter how the composite members might be.
16:56 got to be the best line I've ever heard TES deliver
Never did I think I’d hear Mr Blobby get mentioned in an SCP article. Or Jaffa Cakes for that matter.
haven't been to the channel in a while. your narration became amazing. it's like listening to an audio book. Phenomenal. Keep up the great work^^
Goddamn this one gets me. Truly masterfully written and your voice really brought out best in it.
This one's not great for a bedtime story. This one really freaked me out.
Great to see an upload from you, thanks!
This was a really neat one. Very reminiscent of old X-Files
This is by far one of the most interesting SC p's I've listened to in years great Content.
Some people say that twins are one soul split into two becoming two identical twins, so if you are born yet the twin didn’t survive, it could be said your souls became one again. But even if you end up becoming one person again before you open your eyes into this world…who’s to say some part of that lost twin doesn’t still exist somewhere and in some form?
Since souls are a thing that nobody can define properly, nor prove to exist, it doesn't matter.
@@Jake007123 Yeah but life would be boring if we don't believe in something
@@naransolongoboldbayer8030 We can believe in real things. In order to believe something, be should always see the proof of its existance.
@@Jake007123 r/atheism moment 🤡
@@naransolongoboldbayer8030 or you know, believe in normal souls and not whatever OP is saying.
This was one was very good. A detective story with a paranormal factor, and what he said, about the fact that he also thought it was fair for the entity to take the later half of his life because he didn't have much to show for the first half, damn that thit me hard, very hard.
Please do more harbinger scps im really interested in this god of gone
was just about to go to bed and wanted something to listen to can always count on you thanks for the vid
Wait the scp foundation sends d class to sweep crime scenes before the actual team arrives thats kinda funny but tbh makes sense why risk an expert when you can just send a d class to play mine sweeper first
"Poor meaty fucks..." I laughed out loud on my train home :D
your delivery when the anomaly approached him was awesome
This is the first one i enjoyed in a long time. I always love your narrations, but when the story is this good it's way better
This is one of the best ones, in my opinion. I was actually immersed into the story.
This was pretty good
This was a fun one. Hope you cover some of the other Harbinger stories if they are of similar quality.
I think what got me at the end, besides the vivid description of the entity rushing the car and disappearing under it, was the horrible way it spoke through Flanagan, stealing his perpetually upbeat voice for his own purpose. It was reminiscent of multiple _Doctor Who/Torchwood_ episodes (which pinged more with the many British references in the testing words the agent used).
"nobody happy joins the foundation." you know... that is probably fair..
This one was absolutely perfect. I'm shook
You’ve somehow made me look forward to waking up on Monday. Fantastic work as always
Yes I have a terrible fear of death so I'll watch this before I sleep of course
This one was great, would love to see more of the harbinger 2 stories
Excellent reading! Love tuning in every week
Brw to those wondering, Spontaneous Combustion is actually in the SCP Database. Can't remember what number it is though.
I have to say, I really enjoyed this one. It felt like I was listening to a 90's horror movie.
Thanks for the quality content as always! Hope you're doing well!
I *love* interactions like the ending. Getting to hear the other side and seeing reason in the hauntings is wonderful.
Always good to listen to your content on Monday morning before work! Thank you so much for keeping up the content dude
Me at the start when I heard the description: So what... Like, Human Cicadas? Something made humans evolve over night, they they hatch outta their skin and vanish into the either?
Me at the end: Oh... Oh, thats much worse. I didn't need to know that was a thing
I really love this video, partially because it's just a great idea but also because it's fun to listen to my guy here swear.
Best scp channel
"This SCP contains a lot of swearing which I will not be censoring."
Volume UP
"Flannigan, redact 'Fuck'"
"I'm afraid I can't to that"
fuckin fantastic
when flanagan started acting up around 21:50 i really could not think of anything except dr coomer from hlvrai