The found-footage anthology franchise is making its biggest leap yet. Before fans even hit play on this October musical-themed entry, V/H/S/MIXTAPE, the next chapter in the series has already secured a landmark deal. V/H/S: SCP will officially bring the franchise to movie theaters, backed by indie powerhouse A24, Deadline reports.
A Historic Leap to the Big Screen
The partnership marks a major milestone for the franchise, which began back in 2012. A24 is co-producing the project alongside Josh Goldbloom and Spooky Pictures founders Roy Lee and Steven Schneider.
Moving from digital and home releases to a full theatrical debut signals a shift toward grander scale. Leveraging A24’s track record of elevating internet-born lore into cinematic hits. The narrative will frame its terrifying segments as redacted field documentation, recovered video evidence, and containment breaches. All while a secretive organization catalogs it.
The Origins of the SCP Foundation
The project draws directly from one of the internet’s most sprawling creative phenomena. Originating in 2008 on an online forum, the SCP Foundation began as a collaborative wiki project centered around a fictional secret agency. The acronym stands for “Secure, Contain, Protect,” which doubles as the organization’s official mission statement. Writers worldwide contribute to this open-source digital database, drafting clinical, heavily redacted files on paranormal phenomena that threaten normal reality. Over nearly two decades, it has evolved into a massive sci-fi and horror universe. One that spawned video games, fan films, and audio projects.
Anatomy of an SCP Object
Within this vast mythos, an “SCP” refers to any anomalous item, entity, location, or event cataloged by the Foundation. Each entry has an item number and is classified by how difficult it is to contain. These anomalies range from inanimate objects with strange properties to terrifying, predatory entities that can alter space and time.
Producers aim to capitalize on this rich lore, tapping directly into internet subcultures to deliver fresh, terrifying stories specifically built for a cinematic audience with V/H/S: SCP.
