SCP-173, as the monster was known, eventually inspired 4chan users to write entries of their own, and in 2008, the SCP Foundation was officially born. Advertisement Related Content ...

SCP is a collection of community-sourced short stories in a shared world, it began on Paranormal /x/ 4chan in 2007. Not only is SCP-173 one of the most iconic monsters from the community, but it ...

And now, SCP-173 is in the limelight again, spurring artists across the internet to draw their interpretations of the monster. Why? It all boils down to a simple issue of copyright and fair use.