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Nition ◴[] No.41229163[source]
Spoilers, but I'll try to phrase this vaguely:

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Near the end, I noticed one or two hints that SCP-4987 was still around. I thought that was going to be the key to the solution at the end, but the story went for the more generic option.

I found a comment by QNTM that the former was actually his original plan[0]. Personally I actually would have preferred that ending but maybe that's just because I thought I'd guessed the twist ahead of time. The whole book is really really good.

If anyone comes into this not having heard of the "SCP Foundation" before, imagine something a bit like the secret government organisation from Men In Black but instead of aliens it's the paranormal.

[0] Major spoilers here if you haven't read the story already: https://scp-wiki.wikidot.com/forum/t-13410227/tombstone#post...

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RangerScience ◴[] No.41233225[source]
Both Scifi Channel's "Warehouse 13" and Remedy Entertainment's "Control" video game (same studio and universe as Alan Wake) are essentially reskins of SCP, if that helps anyone.
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BiteCode_dev ◴[] No.41233687[source]
Warehouse 13 is closer to a goofy comedy though. SCP is very much horror based.

W13 had so much to love, but something was missing to make it stick.

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1. banannaise ◴[] No.41237608[source]
The genre(s) of any given SCP are unclear when you begin reading, and can vary wildly. That's part of the appeal for many readers.