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File: The Ring

SCP#: ALK

Code Name: The VHS Curse

Object Class: Safe

Special Containment Procedures: The sole copy of SCP-ALK in Foundation custody is stored in the storage area of Site-AA. SCP-ALK is regularly used in testing such as psychological and metaphysical experiments or simply to get rid of rebellious Class D personnel. Under no circumstances are any Foundation staff allowed to watch SCP-ALK, any Foundation staff that do so are to be regulated to D Class regardless of their previous classification and rank, there are no exceptions. 

SCP-ALK instances in the wild are to be found and contained by Mobile Task Force Hermes-11 “Home Movies”. Thanks to their specialized helmets they'll be able to easily identify SCP-ALK instances among regular VHS. They are to expand their search to Japan and America as for some reason several copies of both films have been made in both countries. They are also to use the scanners on their helmets to identify those affected and have them terminated at once while utilizing Protocol "The Unknown Killer".

Description: SCP-ALK is a Cognito hazardous VHS tape that once someone views the entirety of the tape they will be cursed by SCP-ALK-1. SCP-ALK-1 is the spirit within the tape, once someone has viewed the entirety of the tape SCP-ALK-1 will contact them through any phone to tell them "Seven days". It should be noted that even if the cursed victim ignores the call the curse is still placed on them regardless. In fact, testing has shown that the moment the video stops the cursed individual dies precisely 168 hours afterwards. Once the seven days are up, SCP-ALK-1 will appear on the nearest television screen and either wait for the cursed individual to view it to kill them or crawl out of the screen and enter our world to kill them regardless of where they are or how far they run away. 

In the meantime, SCP-ALK-1 will appear to the cursed individual in nightmares often mess with them while they are awake, sometimes leading to nosebleeds. When a cursed individual takes a picture or has video recorded of them their face will always appear warped and distorted. There will even come a time where SCP-ALK-1 will appear to them before the seven days are up and grab them leaving a marking on the arm. This mark normally appears when they have three to four days left. Testing has also shown that animals around cursed individuals tend to be filled with fear and insanity when around them for too long even if unprovoked. 

It should be noted that non-cursed individuals can also suffer insanity if they are close to the cursed individuals for too long. This insanity can be accelerated or heightened if said individual is around the cursed individuals when their seven days are up. How this is works or why it happens is unknown. On the rare occasion an uncursed individual witnesses the death of a cursed individual they start to see things in television and drawings that supposedly can't be seen by normal people. They even have the ability to tell how many days a cursed individual has with a single touch. So far, the Foundation is in custody of three of such individuals and have then contained in Foundation owned psychiatric wards. The purpose for doing so is to see the long-term effects if any and to determine if there might be benefits to having been affected by SCP-ALK like this. 

SCP-ALK was discovered in 1998 in rumors of a VHS tape containing a curse that kills you in seven days after watching it started circulating in [data expunged], [data expunged], of Japan. Mobile Task Force Poseidon-3 "Otaku Heart" quickly started an investigation and found several unmarked tapes located in [data expunged]. All the tapes were recovered and sent to the nearest Foundation base where testing with D Class was conducted to see which tape truly was SCP-ALK. Out of sheer luck, SCP-ALK was found right away and testing immediately began to see its full effects. 

Side Note: It has been hypothesized that there are several ways to prevent the one from dying by the hands of SCP-ALK-1, including having the cursed individual make a copy of SCP-ALK and have someone watch said copy. However, the ethics Committee has banned testing for something like this as making a copy of SCP-ALK is in violation of Protocol "Shot Foot".

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SCP: Horror Movie Files