Simplify!
Today I want to share something a bit fun with you.
I talk a lot about how Horror is a flexible genre, lending itself to novels, comics, games, and films. I’ve also talked at length before about how the internet has created an awesome new outlet for horror in the form of Creepypastas, like digital urban legends or campfire stories for the modern age.
One of my favourite spooky things the internet has created is the SCP Foundation.
For those who don’t know the SCP Foundation is an online creative writing project with hundreds of contributors. It borrows from Horror, Sci-fi and Fantasy (probably why I love it so much) and tells the story (in the form of reports, interviews, logs etc) of the SCP Foundation, SCP standing for Secure, Contain, Protect. The Foundation Secures and Contains individuals, entities, locations, and objects that have anomalous properties E.G: they are bloody strange or cause strange/supernatural/unexplained things to happen when you encounter them.
Some SCP’s are funny, some are sad, some are interesting and some are downright terrifying. It’s absolutely marvellous and if you’ve not experienced it yet, I strongly recommend you do.
That being said, it can be a tricky universe to break into, as there’s an awful lot of it and it’s hard to know where to begin.
But never fear, for I have come today with a wonderful little gem.
A manga knows as Oversimplified SCP, it’s adorable even when it’s telling the story of The Shy guy (not something I thought possible before).
This is a great way to experience the SCP universe for the first time (or the millionth time) as it gives a little taster in an easily digestible format.
Letters from a Horror Writer 