Special Containment Procedures: As of now, SCP-189-KO cannot be contained, nor does it needs containment.
Description: SCP-189-KO is the fear a pedestrian feels related to the absence or changing of lighting. While the fear itself is a harmless, non-anomalous change of emotion, the probability of harmful events occurring near the person fluctuates depending on the person's subjective interpretation of how intense SCP-189-KO is.
| T Level | Subjective fear | Proabability fluctuation |
|---|---|---|
| 0 | Not afraid | ± 0.0002 |
| 1 | Weak anxiety that can be relieved by a companion. | + 0.0007 |
| 2 | Becomes wary of occasional turned off or flickering lights | + 0.0015 |
| 3 | Often looks back due to a chill down the spine | + 0.0044 |
| 4 | Feels someone chasing after oneself, and becomes extremely sensitive to shadows or footsteps | + 0.008 |
| 5 | Feels terror of a ghost, robber, or a foreigner appearing from a dark alleyway up front | + 0.029 |
| 6 | Fear that THEY will not appear | + 0.044 |
| 7 | Notices that there are more broken lights than lit ones | + 0.066 |
| 8 | Feels that light only illuminates around its source, not being enough to light one's vision | + 0.079 |
| 9 | Is aware that one is in danger that absolutely does exist, but cannot be described | + 0.09 |
| 10 | Blackout without the moon, Complete darkness | 1 |
At 17/09/2020, following a recorded T level of 10, additional research of SCP-189-KO has been on halt.










