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.

SCP-173 and the beginnings of the internets largest community horror literature. SCP-173 is being reimagine through fanart everywhere.

But one of the most popular of these phenomena is SCP-173, or the statue (it’s also affectionately known as Peanut). According to the SCP site, these are the origins and destructive abilities of ...