SCP Foundation

          The SCP (Secure. Contain. Protect.) Foundation first came about in 2007. It is made up of many researchers, agents, and doctors.The foundation's job is to locate and record various and unnatural creatures and objects, which they refer to as SCPs. The most famously known creature within this foundation is SCP173. This SCP is also nicknamed "The Sculpture" because of its appearance. It is a humanoid statue supposedly made of rebar and concrete. It has short limbs, a bloody face, and bizarre green, circular eyes. This SCP, if visited, requires a minimum of three people in its cage at one time because there must be constant gaze locked on it at all times. If all eye contact is broken, this SCP moves at lightning fast speed towards the living subjects and kills them.
          There are hundreds more SCP's that are just as dangerous including a lizard like creature, the size of a human, with sharp claws and razor teeth that draws it's next prey close by mocking the voice of it's previous victim. This particular creepypasta has resulted in a game about the foundation called SCP Containment Breach. There are videos of different gamers playing the horror game on YouTube if you are interested, but I warn you: do not watch it at night.
          I felt that this story, or creepypasta, was Entertaining. I myself got too scared playing the game myself but I enjoyed watching others play it. It gives a horror movie feeling because you never know when the next jumpscare is coming.

Anna Baker's Wedding Dress

          In Blair County, Pennsylvania, stands the Baker Mansion. It may seem fancy on the exterior, but within the walls of the mansion holds something sinister. In the mid 1800's lived a woman named, you guessed it, Anna Baker. She was born into a wealthy family but met a lower class iron worker. The two fell in love and planned a wedding in secret. After she had bought her dress, however, her father found out about the relationship. Upon learning of the relationship he grew furious and forbade the wedding from ever taking place.
          After that, Anna refused to marry any possible higher class suitors that her father introduced her to. She became very angry and bitter for the rest of her days until she died in 1914. Her dress now hangs in her old room and is occasionally seen moving behind the glass. Which wouldn't seem to be odd, except for the fact that it is in an air-tight case. It is said that the dress moving is a result of Anna's spirit dancing her wedding dance that she was never able to have.
          This story was Educational because of the history of the Baker Mansion. It informed me of a mansion that I have not yet heard of.

The Rake

          This week will be about a creepypasta. If you are unaware of what a creepypasta is, it is a horror story passed around all over the internet for entertainment. Whether or not you choose to believe in them is up to you... However, I chose this particular one because it personally gives me the Heeby-Jeebys. This story is about The Rake.

          One evening, a couple awoke in the dead of night. Everything seemed normal except for one thing: a large figure sitting at the foot of their bed. The creature faced away from them but from what they could see, the creature looked like a half-human, half-hairless dog. As if that wasn't scary enough, the creature then suddenly crouched in front of the husbands face, before leaping out of the room and down the hall towards their child's bedroom. The couple quickly sprang up and dashed to the room but they were too late. The creature was nowhere to be seen and their daughter was horribly mutilated and close t death. her last words said are "he is The Rake." 

          There are other accounts to this creature. This particular creepypasta brings Emotion and Entertainment t the table because there are people who love to feel scared reading stories such as this. 

"The Hands Resist Him" Painting

          This painting was created by the artist Bill Stoneham. The painting depicts a young boy standing in front of a dark window with what looks like a very disturbing doll of a young girl standing next to him. But that's not the only sinister thing about it. Behind the glass of the window, little hands are reaching out from the darkness.
          Anyone who has looked at the painting has felt very uneasy and even sick. There have even been stories about the painting where figures in the painting have moved or completely disappeared when night fell. This painting is considered so haunted that people who merely visited the painting have had experiences of the supernatural. Every new owner the painting obtains is passed on the same message: when the night comes, the figures withing the painting will move or disappear all together.
          An "E" that is found within this story is Educated because learning about haunted art is very helpful. It provides information about a painting or piece of art that goes on the list of Never Going to Buy EVER. The information makes people aware of objects to be cautious around, whether you believe in ghosts or not, which I do.

The Castle of Goede Hoop (Good Hope)

          The Castle of Good Hope is one of the most haunted places in the world. It stands in Cape Town, South Africa, and is the oldest building in South Africa. It was built in the 17th century as an establishment for soldiers, but is now a land full of paranormal activity. Apparitions of men jumping to their deaths can commonly be seen, Along with a ghost nicknamed as the Lady in Grey, who has been seen running through the castle hopelessly crying while holding her face in her hands. Additionally, a soldier was once found hanging by the bell-tower rope. Every now and then the bell can be heard ringing by itself.
          Those are just some of the stories about this castle. But the "E's" found in this story are Enlightened and Emotion because of the awareness and sadness of the death echos (ghosts that are trapped reliving their deaths over and over) that roam around this place. They are seen over and over unless they are freed by someone who has an emotional connection to them.