| Name | Nejepa Crawler |
| Type | Anomalous entity |
| Origin | Amazonian folklore |
| Abilities | Intangibility • Teleportation • Inducing intense fear and hysteria in witnesses |
| Discovered | 1952 by the Department of Extra-Normal Phenomena (DEP) |
| Designation | SCP-1288 |
| Threat level | Significant |
| Research status | Extensive research ongoing to fully understand nature and origins |
| Reason for threat | Cunning and unpredictable nature |
Item Number: SCP-1288
Object Class: Keter
Special Containment Procedures: SCP-1288 is to be contained within a specialized chamber located at DEP Facility-26. The chamber is outfitted with a high-energy electromagnetic field generator and anti-teleportation countermeasures to prevent the entity from breaching containment. All authorized personnel entering the containment area must be equipped with specialized protective gear and undergo intensive psychological screening.
Sightings or encounters with SCP-1288 outside of the containment facility are to be immediately reported to the DEP for rapid response and containment. The general public is to be kept unaware of the entity's existence through the use of misinformation, cover stories, and selective memory alteration when necessary.
Description: SCP-1288, designated the "Nejepa Crawler", is an anomalous entity first documented by the Department of Extra-Normal Phenomena (DEP) in 1952 following a series of unexplained incidents in the Amazonian rainforest of Brazil. The Nejepa Crawler appears to be a humanoid creature around 2 meters in height, with a thin, skeletal frame and unnaturally long limbs. Its skin is a dull, ashen gray color and appears to be intangible or translucent at times.
The primary anomalous properties of SCP-1288 include:
Intangibility: The entity can seemingly pass through solid objects and materials with ease, rendering most physical restraints ineffective. It can also selectively make parts of its body intangible.
Teleportation: SCP-1288 has demonstrated the ability to instantaneously relocate itself over short and long distances, often disappearing from one location and reappearing elsewhere without visual or audible cues.
Psychic/Emotional Manipulation: Witnesses of the Nejepa Crawler have reported feeling overwhelming sensations of fear, panic, and dread in its presence. This effect appears to be projected by the entity and can induce temporary psychosis or hysteria in those affected.
The origins and nature of SCP-1288 are still not fully understood, though it appears to have some connection to ancient Amazonian folklore and mythology. Natives of the region refer to the entity as the "Nejepa", a malevolent spirit associated with the darkest corners of the rainforest. Records indicate that similar descriptions and sightings of the Nejepa Crawler date back centuries, suggesting it has existed for a very long time.
Extensive research is still ongoing at DEP Facility-26 to study SCP-1288's physiology, behaviors, and potential weaknesses in order to develop more effective containment and neutralization strategies. The Nejepa Crawler remains an unpredictable and potentially devastating threat that the DEP is determined to understand and control.
Addendum 1288-A: In 1972, an unsanctioned DEP expedition led by Dr. Elena Gómez entered the Amazon in an attempt to make direct contact with SCP-1288. The team was quickly overwhelmed by the entity's psychic influence and scattered. Only two members, including Dr. Gómez, managed to return to the extraction point. All others perished, their bodies found days later in a state of advanced decomposition. Dr. Gómez's own mental state was severely compromised, requiring extensive psychiatric treatment. This incident highlighted the true danger posed by the Nejepa Crawler and prompted a major increase in security measures for its containment.
