The Mystery Behind the Most Disturbing SCP File

SCP-1981: Ronald Reagan Cut Up While Talking, is a corrupted Betamax recording of Ronald Reagan’s “Evil Empire” speech from March 1983. Watch as I dive into the mystery behind one of the internets most disturbing anomalies.
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Credits:
SCP-1981 Footage by Ekian M - • SCP-1981 "RONALD REAGA...
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Deadlock by Cinematic Music - • Deadlock - Creepy Horr...
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The Dark Forest by Vivek Abhishek - • [ No Copyright ] The D...
The Offering by Vivek Abhishek - • [No Copyright Music] T...
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[@BillyStyler]

No, you're not safe in the comments.

[@alexanderneve2323]

I missed you so much man

[@Gosh..]

:(

[@teaoftraffic]

D:

[@critiquing_chad9520]

You aren't either.

[@computerman_frank]

Finally you uploaded jeez what took u so long

[@jimboanimations4041]

Billy Styler really is the type of youtuber to go silent for over a year, then post a video about a Ronald Reagan creepypasta.

[@BillyStyler]

*happy ronald reagan noises*

[@friendlyneighborhoodspaceman]

S.C.P get it correct

[@Glue_Eater06]

​@@friendlyneighborhoodspacemanSpooky CreepyPasta

[@RAC00NFANGIRL]

@@BillyStylerhe came back I wish you come back with more creepy stuff I loved Minecraft video!

[@geist6032]

​@@Glue_Eater06 Spicey Cooked Potato

[@austinreed5805]

I remember when the SCP wiki only had about 2000-3000 SCP’s back in the mid-2010’s and when the fandom was a lot smaller than it is now. This SCP was one of very few “Safe” SCP’s where I was genuinely creeped out as a kid. It’s wild how unique, yet unnerving, it is.

[@BillyStyler]

Right? This one gave me chills when I was younger.

[@C_rrptd]

096 eating magdonal

[@reedman0780]

remember the holders lol Yea that was a great time, back when it wasnt really that popular.

[@sn4ketooth220]

magdonal@@C_rrptd

[@C_rrptd]

Magdonal

[@crazymelomanka]

wtf am I watching this in the middle of the night??

[@hotfightinghistory9224]

I know right? I was watching a channel of a guy who cleans out storm drains during heavy rain in his spare time (channel called Post10) .... Gonna head back there now I think lol :)

[@mikes8386]

tape cuts out.. 22 minutes..34 seconds for a reason .. it's fake for one thing.. BUT... 22..34 means april 7th.... GET GROCERIES BY THE 4th... TRUST ME...... get 2 weeks of groceries.

[@jannythewonderwomen2215]

Because you are still awake ⏰. Good Night.

[@jannythewonderwomen2215]

​@@mikes8386. That's what I've been hearing. Full tank of gas. Buy water. Which I do anyway. Good luck Brother.

[@UnknownHomie]

Because you chose to push on it

[@FEAROWNAGE]

It takes an insane amount of creativity to write dark quotes that are actually effective like this.

[@gizmothehusky7676]

So all the scp stuff is fake? I barely stumbled upon this

[@user-cv4sq4hh6s]

@@gizmothehusky7676 nah man this shit could never be real lol

[@thatdawghouse]

​@@user-cv4sq4hh6sthe real scary stuff makes SCO look like jelly & ice cream at an infants birthday, believe🍦

[@PanzerMan332]

This one gave me chills as a teen discovering the SCP wiki for the first time. This one, and the recording of a basketball game where the people in it slowly realize over repeated viewings that they're trapped in a loop. Edit: SCP-1733. Not that anyone asked, but I think the most existentially terrifying part is that the Foundation doesn't destroy it, they just say "Yeah that got pretty bad we shouldn't test it anymore" and stored it away. The people inside are just hanging in stasis, waiting to wake up in the next loop. And the actual people in attendance left and lived their lives, these are just the copies that lost the coin toss and ended up in hell for no reason.

[@benjamina6618]

are you thinking about the basketball tape that gets more disturbing as its replayed, or are these separate creepy basketball tapes

[@fora1924]

@@benjamina6618Its the first one, he's talking about scp 1733

[@OdenqueenVulpes]

Wait that basketball one sounds really cool, do you remember which it was?

[@mfnuke7839]

​@@OdenqueenVulpesscp 1733

[@rockycuro7737]

Dude same, the season opener and this one were the big ones that creeped me out when I first discovered the foundation. They're so well made

[@blueturret5596]

Billy Styler uploads are a lot like condors. They’re extremely rare, but seeing one is always a memorable experience.

[@BillyStyler]

There's a flock of condors coming over the horizon soon

[@Hushedgnat]

​@@BillyStyleri hope so man I love your content and I can only watch dead bart/godzilla creepy pasta/that arcade game i forgot about so many times

[@Hushedgnat]

Oh and chess prodigys in a chess machine

[@helloworldmasteredmusic]

​@@HushedgnatDo you mean Polybius?

[@sammykane5967]

​@@BillyStylerWonderful

[@RecycledSoul]

As a Near Death Experiencer, I can tell you that the only hell I saw was attached to and in the hearts of people living in this life experience as human beings. It was heartbreaking. Those I loved most being some of the most tarnished. This isn't a statement to add to the theatrics of this SPC either. Learn to love others the way YOU want to be loved, and do it without the expectation of being rewarded for it. That's why we're here. The love of others and our own is all that matters.

[@jennifernorman9655]

Huh. I've read a lot of comments today and I think this is the most pertinent. Thank you 😊

[@RecycledSoul]

@@jennifernorman9655 You're welcome. Pass it on🫶🙏❤️

[@marinabrola110]

AJ Miller says you're spot on🕊

[@peppersanches412]

A real authentic comment. Thx.

[@A-Grammie-On-the-ROCK]

And love and faith in Jesus Christ.

[@DanielReidTheEditor0]

6:40 all sounds like the best attempt to try and get an A.I voice synthesizer to say the words properly, such as "Human" "Yield" & "Damns". I know what I am hearing and its A.I voice editing. One day it will be so good it will be very hard for me to know the difference. Clever editing and story

[@Jrako_DuTcH]

Amen preach G

[@Swerv0.]

Well I mean duh. That’s the point. You think all scp is real or something?? 🤣

[@AiMR]

Definitely some sort of primitive AI fine-tuned to mimic Reagan.

[@xenbaker3532]

I wouldn’t say it’s the most disturbing SCP as I’ve read way too many SCP articles, but it’s still up there with one of the most disturbing even unnerving articles

[@BillyStyler]

I have a list of about 7 that are all tied for first place in my head. So many good ones out there.

[@sheeeenogoji7603]

@@BillyStyler could you tell us which ones?

[@sallyisbestgirl6908]

agreed. imo in concept this one comes nowhere close to the yule man or 2718, but the execution of it definitely puts this scp up there. idk what it is but something about this scp is just so unnerving.

[@gabbyn.3049]

​@@BillyStylerdo tell us.

[@bruhsauce644]

⁠@@BillyStyler im down to watch 6 more disturbing scp videos

[@logantillman7409]

What I love about SCP is that the ratings of Safe, Euclid and Keter are not how dangerous they are. SCP-1981 is Safe but it severely affects your psyche and one and be Keter and just be a friendly little guy, it's all about how hard they are to contain

[@nouhorni3229]

That's how it was intended, not everyone is aware of that. Naming the containable class "safe" was a mistake, apart from being a misnomer it drove people to overuse Keter and Euclid where they shouldn't.

[@ADcommenter]

If SCP 999 was able to squeeze through any containment chamber, then that would therefore make it "apollyon". Or if SCP 096 simply had a bag on it's head, and all of it's photos are destroyed, then it's technically "safe".

[@thunderspark1536]

@@ADcommenter There's a reason the classifications are basic and more general, it's to help get new people adjusted to the whole idea (both irl and in universe) of the scps.

[@haka-katyt7439]

​@youraverageyoutubecommente5212 thing is 096 was at one point a wild animal in the Himilayas(?) (Somewhere in the mountains) and if it's face were to be seen it would break through any barrier on its warpath. During said proposed breach it has a high likelihood of tearing the bag. Remember 4 pixels killed countless people. And it's impossible to know how many photos of its face exist until it's triggered. So imo Euclid is a fair classification for the skinny white boy

[@haka-katyt7439]

​@@ADcommenter Also 999 would still be safe since 999 has 0 intent nor purpose to escape containment, making it perfectly safe. As compared to 682, 106, etc etc. It's all about how hard it is to contain, what risks are posed during containment, and if it's capable and or willing to breach

[@someguythatlookslikeme8306]

Well done! I was a kid when he gave that speech, and I remember it well. Back then, whoever the President was, you watched the National Address. It was to Unify, not divide. Wow buddy, you really pinned the horror behind this one.

[@nosaj9167]

Absolutely love this kind of content thanks

[@bloodrunsclear]

As a kid this Creepypasta got me. The sheer creepiness of a person horribly mutilated but not seeming to care was terrifying

[@AoiUsagiOtoko]

incongruity/dissonance like that can be REALLY effective in horror. the fact that they're not reacting how they "should" just makes the whole thing feel so much more uneasy, it's great tbh

[@stara_garda_3]

@@AoiUsagiOtoko it really is great. Do you know any movies/other pieces of media with this trope?

[@kiernanhowell-mackinley1733]

​@@stara_garda_3the 2017 Punisher series has a dream sequence where Frank Castle (The Punisher) relives watching his family be killed while he's tied down at his dinner table. He's the only one who notices what's happening while his family members remain totally oblivious even as they're all being gunned down.

[@stara_garda_3]

@@kiernanhowell-mackinley1733 thanks brother. Wasn't that scene made into a meme recently?

[@tonypeppermint5329]

​@@stara_garda_3Yep.

[@veryunusualshrimp]

i'm so glad you're back and tackling a classic. 1981 goes so underappreciated for how much it nails the horror factor compared to a good load of other scips on the site. welcome back billy! now there you go again.

[@thewhitewolf58]

I mean the horror in it is the fact that despite his condition no one reacts to it. Which is honestly more scary than anything.

[@Beepers559]

Makes me think that this scp is scarier than, in my opinion, scps like 106

[@ExanRev]

SCP-1981 definitely deserves some credit as an early instance of analog horror, years before the genre was really defined.

[@Phoebe5448]

The supplemental story with it is really creepy too! Two FBI agents manage to show Ronald Regan the tape and he starts mouthing along to it. The agents then get caught trying to steal amnestics. Something went so wrong, Regan's condition got worse, it was covered up by the Foundation as complications with Alziemers and the FBI agents were mind wiped. One of my favourite underrated SCPs, its so creepy!

[@LordDarthMorphine]

This is the very first time ive ever heard of anything like this.

[@lindsay6343]

Me too..??

[@DistantWailer]

That's because all of a sudden there is a I know.. I mean this is obviously just like a creepy pasta type of joke thing

[@derrickrr5516]

@@DistantWailerI don’t know what creepy pasta is either. Sounds gross though.

[@Swerv0.]

@@derrickrr5516creepypasta is basically what an SCP is. It’s a scary story made and written online. Like slender man or smiley dog if you’re old enough to remember those.

[@pumpkinpuna4087]

​@@derrickrr5516slender man is a creepy pasta story. For example. Hope this helps 👍

[@lylecarpenter3121]

Just awesome!! Love the work!

[@enriqueterry4101]

This SCP terrified me for years. Its the only one that truly brought fear to me. Crazy to think this SCP isnt very well known too.

[@kin4386]

I think what I find most disturbing about it is that everything he's saying, while obviously not real, is written and delivered in a way that feels like someone in his position would say. It feels.. Conceivable.

[@KeDe1606]

It helps that this one is a lot more grounded than most other ones. Like, I can appreciate a good doomsday scenario once in a while, but SCP has like… 500 of them now. It gets draining after a while. This one, despite how „mundane“ it seems, is actually rather refreshing

[@Dr.Oofers]

@@KeDe1606 Back then, most SCPs delved into the “weird” and “unsettling” factor. That’s what made SCP so fascinating; you had your world-ending SCPs, but it's like it could end the world in a weird or unsettling way and not some generic "doomsday" scenario (there's a reason "When Day Breaks" is popular when it comes to this). Like, there was one SCP that’s just a self-multiplying cake, and it actually posed a serious threat to the world since it’d drown/suffocate the world in cake. One SCP (not sure what object it is) is literally indestructible and only exists to annoy and anger you. It straight up cannot do anything but just sit there and verbally insult you. People got creative in making weird stuff, and I love it. I just hope more SCP authors delve into that more.

[@KeDe1606]

@@Dr.Oofers I hope so too. That’s what made SCP so unique and beloved in the first place. Just this collection of weird, unexplainable things and what their impact on the world might be.

[@humanity_moment.]

​@@Dr.Oofers There's also a sea creature that will cause intense hydrophobia due to it appearing in _any_ body of water you see. At this point, you are infected, and will be transported to the ocean if you submerge yourself in any body of water, be it a bathtub or a public pool. As time goes by, this transportation will only get more relentless. You will be able to fall into the ocean through a puddle on the street, or through the puddle in your own shower. You cannot have this massive entity described to you in any way. Not verbally, through an audio or video recording, a picture, a drawing made by a little child, or even something as simple as seeing someone else fall through a puddle. Nothing, or you will suffer this fate. This is *SCP-1128.* It is a prime example of an infohazard. In the SCP world, I probably have killed us, the creator of the video, and a LOT of commenters.

[@TheFoxFromSplashMountain]

The most fascinating SCPs to me aren't the scary monsters or Lovecraftian entities, but the unique ones like this that take something so normal and mundane and turn it into something sinister.

[@megamillion5852]

The cow bell is still one of my absolute favorites for this exact reason. How something so benign could produce results so malevolent stirs the mind.

[@thatoneweirdphoenix709]

I think this one was a pattern screamer

[@edgarramos1499]

The tape is possessed by the spirit of a person who was tortured and murdered at Regan's request. The spirit is trapped inside and it's only from of getting back at Regan is to constantly assault his image and character? The hooded figure is the original victim in captivity.

[@kvasman834]

Where did you get that from?

[@ChiqueChiing]

U brought some new things to my attention, thank u

[@tylerk6206]

This is my favorite SCP as well. This one, and SCP-1733 (the basketball DVR recording where the people in the recording remember previous plays of the DVR ) are top notch!

[@relwod83]

We call it algorithm now. Watching you, watching them.

[@freeirishmexicanamericangi9199]

The moment your phone starts acting super sketchy and glitching while you're watching this video😳😅

[@MisterVish]

Spoopy!

[@Wardaddy51-50]

My phone stays that way.

[@The_WumboTM]

I can’t believe they missed the opportunity to call it “Ronald Reagan cut on tape”

[@StalinLovsMsmZioglowfagz]

Wait, what? What am I missing, here?

[@Raptorworld22]

@@StalinLovsMsmZioglowfagz I'm guessing it's a joke relating to how in some accents "cut" and "caught" can sound the same, so like a clickbait title? eg. "Ronald Reagan Caught on Tape (NOT CLICKBAIT! GONE WILD!)"

[@StalinLovsMsmZioglowfagz]

@@Raptorworld22 oh, thanks. Cheers

[@Raptorworld22]

@@StalinLovsMsmZioglowfagz No worries, have a good day.

[@UserRedZero]

SCP-674 is a supernatural ‘Nintendo Zapper’ that can shoot characters, fictional or otherwise, in television media. This would be the PERFECT SCP to cross test here with the mysterious entities in the tape.

[@bcactus3510]

Hmmm interesting tell us more

[@FriskDrinksBrisk]

We have a division that uses it on the ends of detective movies.

[@Greywolf74]

SCP-1981, also known as "RONALD REAGAN CUT UP WHILE TALKING," is a fictional entry from the SCP Foundation, a collaborative writing website that presents itself as a collection of reports about various supernatural entities and phenomena. The SCP Foundation is entirely a work of fiction, created and maintained by a community of writers and enthusiasts.

[@Gigi1111Layna]

Not sure if I believe you. But I wish it were true. *edit and from what I've seen and heard of with my own eyes and abilities...I know there's more fckery going on than ppl realize..33s

[@Amaan_Ahmad_786]

Cry about It !

[@jessielakes8118]

But everything on the internet is true. Believe everything and you'll be right half the time.

[@just-a-fella3212]

@@jessielakes8118 haha... and wrong the other half.

[@justinberry3991]

You can tell his speech is edited. People that believe this shit is what's wrong with America today. Ghosts, Liberals... Insane asylums were shut down because of some bad shit but their intentions were just

[@jasongaudreau2075]

Love this!!! I need more!

[@mrprogamer4111]

Let's agree that Billy style is the best creepypasta explained person

[@BillyStyler]

Thank you so much

[@EngineerMonkey-zp3yj]

NO, I WILL NOT AGREE! AHAHAHAHAHAHA!

[@DickDestroyer182]

I haven’t seen too many so I reserve my judgment, but he definitely knows how to capture the atmosphere correctly for these types of videos

[@helloworldmasteredmusic]

​@@EngineerMonkey-zp3yjok engineer monkey

[@nicholasbaca8065]

No. That's Wendigoon.

[@nickb2844]

Someone could actually make something like this with AI nowadays. Where every time you watch it’s different.

[@snowflakepillow8697]

Should be a 24/7 channel like the Seinfeld one

[@tonypeppermint5329]

Damn.

[@witchywomen6650]

Yup n why it's not interesting anymore. It's all bs. Boring.

[@tristancraven3685]

Youre watching it . The whole thing is fake

[@chazlabreck]

bet it was only done with betamax transfers and clever video editing

[@diontaedaughtry974]

Great video 👍👍

[@j.f.r.blackwolf6532]

The interesting thing about Regan is he is responsible for all corporations having the power they have. From power and water companies on down the long list.

[@icydawn4257]

Big pharma got a massive win from Reagan 😡

[@papermr.magolorguy7957]

The most terrifying part was when Ronald Reagan talked about Reaganomics. Truly, the most bone-chilling idea I've ever heard.

[@Jolis_Parsec]

You sure you’re not actually talking about Joe Biden talking about Bidenomics? Just sayin’ since that’s infinitely more scary if you ask me. 😹

[@Cartoonjellywolf]

@@Jolis_Parsec I know your trying to be funny, but reganomics has basically doomed America, and first-world countries like the US and Canada are currently suffering the consequences of Reagan.

[@jirojhasuo2ndgrandcompany745]

​@@Jolis_Parsecimagine defending Reagan by whining about Biden lol

[@Jolis_Parsec]

@@jirojhasuo2ndgrandcompany745 I dunno, bruh. Biden’s doing a heckuva job making himself out to be far worse than anybody before him, even Reagan and the Orange Man. 🤷🏻

[@caucasoidape8838]

@@Jolis_Parsec Yes, it is scary how the democratic party turned neoliberal after Reagan.

[@CAIN9S]

I can’t say this is the most disturbing SCP but how unnatural and abnormal this SCP is despite it just being a short edited video, it makes it horrifying for sure. Not to mention how unique it is compared to other SCPS. also welcome back :D

[@rupertchappelle5303]

Do not disappoint your master.

[@user-vk5dx6bj3d]

Evidence of how the television has its own way of covering the real image of a being

[@NinjasticFlare]

THIS is an incredible use of AI voiced lines. It makes the SCP even creepier!

[@ArDeeMee]

THIS is how deepfakes are used responsibly. In an explicitly fictional context.

[@forestforce2951]

This appeared before Ai voiced boom

[@mojojojo6400]

​@@forestforce2951exactly

[@GF_Burke]

@@forestforce2951 Like we can't tell. lulz

[@ItIsWhatItIs-ie1cr]

​@@forestforce2951Well that's just what I was thinking.. "if" there indeed was a tape and it was found in '91.

[@Mint-Lynx]

Like with any horror story, the best SCP's are the ones with enough unnerving information to intrigue and enough ambiguity to leave that info stirring in your head as you ponder what you know and wonder about what you don't.

[@BillyStyler]

Yupp, I agree. I prefer things unexplained.

[@bullettime1116]

​@@BillyStylerwhat do you think of "there once was a crooked man" that scp is kind of unnerving for me

[@TayWoode]

Unfortunately the young kids who create one can’t grasp that idea coz they think everything has to be explained coz other kids always want answers

[@Mint-Lynx]

@@TayWoode Probably had their narrative mentality ruined by watching Matpat's videos. Watching so many of them warping their perception of a good narrative and missing that a level of ambiguity is what allows for such elaborate theories.

[@TayWoode]

@@Mint-Lynx I’ve never heard of matpat but I’ll check him out although I did hear he hosted the disastrous streamy awards which I’ve only just heard about a few days ago that I’m guessing is aimed at young kids if people like mr beast always win or make tip girls

[@TasmanianTigerGrrr]

I have seen the tape apparently. At one point in the broadcast Reagans body is perfectly segmented along the vertical plain, like he was sliced down the middle with a very sharp blade and you can see everything from his muscles moving , the heart pumping , blood flowing through valves and arteries, a perfect cross section segmentation . He appears unfazed by this bizarre spectacle.

[@Your_online_dude]

The SCP foundation is not for the most of people. We Secure Contain and Protect. I, myself have discovered a new anomaly. Found in Newcastle, Oklahoma. In the neighborhood of Wyndemere. Subjects put into the neighborhood have not been able to leave. The boundaries are similar to that of a video game. I as being apart of the ***** MTF BRANCH, we saw horrific images inside of the house where this activity occurred. The house was built on top of an old cult site. This is suspect of being the source of the activity. The investigation is ongoing, and we as the Mobile Task Force will Secure, Contain, And Protect.

[@DanielCatano-ex2pu]

I was there in 81. I saw everything. They killed the whole audience. I was in the bathroom. I had diarrhea. It saved my life. I snuck out the back emergency exit.

[@redpillnibbler4423]

Talk about being shit scared!

[@diarrhea_splatter]

Diarrhea, you say?

[@redpillnibbler4423]

@@diarrhea_splatter (Biarrhea if you’re a trans)

[@robyneanderton9253]

what audience? can you tell me more about this?

[@SpaceLord2025]

to bad you escaped huh?

[@theorigamiking8783]

THIS is the type of scp videos i enjoy. The type that go in depth on the anomaly and actually make you shit yourself. I feel that many modern channels have failed to recreate what this video did. Keep up the good work

[@ShawnCaldwell11]

thanks for the nightmares. the best christmas gift ever lol

[@farkasbelabill5969]

Great Job 🎇

[@aspookylich4153]

I remember this SCP gave me nightmares and sleepless nights, I still think it is one of the best SCPs with the right amount of unsettling descriptions and unexplained events.

[@EkianM]

Thank you so much for making this! When I made the Scp-1981 video, the author of it, Digiwizzard, reached out to tell me how much they enjoyed my project. I asked them about the theory I had on Scp-1981, basically trying to parse the true explanation behind what it is, which I was speculating was a consciousness that spontaneously came into existence onto the recording on the tape, and was using deimatic behavior i.e. a startle display , bluffing behavior, instead of predatory violence to defend itself from the entire universe, which it had not yet been able to come to an understanding of. Eventually it realized it's stuck on an analog tape that will eventually and decay until the consciousness disappears with the recording, and everything it's done since has been calculated maneuvering to get itself in a pristine preservation environment where it will be looked after in stable temperatures and low moisture storage and no longer even played. This was I think justly shot down, as this is what Digiwizzard eloquently put: "Your theory is definitely very well thought out but I don't really subscribe to it myself. My problem with it, is that it's very explicit in defining and explaining what SCP-1981 is and that kind of neuters it. It's a bit like explaining a joke. A joke is at it's funniest when you can make the implicit and unexpected connection in your head. If you don't "get" a joke and someone explains to you why it's funny, it loses its power. You might be able to rationally understand why it's funny, but it's not as funny as if you implicitly got the joke from the start. This is because part of humour is being able to see those implicit glimpses of a larger whole and putting those pieces together in unexpected and hilarious ways. When you're explicit about it and pull back the curtain then something is inevitably lost. You are able to dismantle and take it apart, to dissect it. And by dissecting it, you are able to understand how the thing worked when it was alive. But in the process you needed to kill the thing to take it apart. It renders something living into something lifeless, static, dead, and gives you power over it. I feel the same is true for fear. Admittedly, I haven't really paid attention to SCP's for a long time now, but what makes a good SCP for me is that it attempts to dissect the unknowable and fails. A spider, or a volcano, or a car crash, can all be dangerous and life threatening. But they aren't really scary in the same way an SCP can be, because we understand the origins and processes that govern Volcanos and Car Crashes and how they come to exist. SCP's don't even exist, but they're frightening because of what they represent. They represent an epistemic gap. It represents the brightest minds humanity has to offer using the best dissection techniques possible on something we don't understand, and then watching that dissected thing rise off the table and strangle them. It's about attempting to understand and categorize that which actively resists being defined or understood. It's about reaching the very limits of human understanding, and having to accept that we don't understand this thing because we either don't have the data, or the tools to understand it. Or even more worryingly, that we just can't understand it, and will be incapable of ever understanding it, because of what we are, in the same way an ant or a blade of grass will never understand what a volcano or a meteor strike is. It's the implicit anxiety of not knowing, of facing something that is utterly unknowable, that makes SCP's feel dangerous and disturbing and alive. So if you know exactly how SCP-1981 functions and everything about how it came to be and why it came to be, you don't have to worry about it anymore. It's a problem that's "Solved". Maybe it poses a threat, but it's a threat you can understand and plan for and anticipate. For me, SCP-1981-1 isn't trapped in the tape. It's something that actively resists observation and categorization. It knows it's being observed and tells us this. And the fact that it's no longer on the tape shows how little control we have over it, if we had any control at all. Similarly, SCP-1981 is just a betamax tape. And the fact that it's just a betamax tape is part of what makes it so disturbing. Physically, there's nothing that distinguishes this tape from millions of other Betamax tapes. It didn't appear ex-nihilo. It was manufactured in a facility in Japan with thousands of other tapes in the Autumn of 1980. After that point, all we know is that someone did something to the tape that caused it to break reality. And we don't know what that is or who did it. All we can infer is that whoever did do it was interested in the betamax format, and for whatever reason elected to misspell "Reagan" on a haunted snuff tape of the president being mutilated. This is the only clue we have to their identity. It could have been a mistake because they were careless with their spelling, or it could have been deliberate for a reason we don't understand."

[@BillyStyler]

Thanks so much for the insight! You definitely pose great points. I’m the type to prefer unexplained horrors such as SCP-1981. It’s fun to speculate, but not knowing is what makes it exciting.

[@averyspecificdragon8780]

That’s such an interesting idea, and I think that person really pinned down what makes an SCP memorable and good. The implicit itch and anxiety of not knowing and not being ABLE to know.

[@tonypeppermint5329]

Interesting.

[@DannyBoYfutube]

You do know the meaning of creepypasta right?

[@FlatEarthOracle]

I would highly disagree with your assertion that a spider can’t be terrifying in the same way an SCP can be.

[@robertmcwhinney4596]

What's really weird is when Regan was running for President and Bush VP, I was watching them at the podium and everyone was laughing and Bush tugged on Regan sleve and asked Regan ( while laughing) "what are we laughing about?" and Regan just looked at Bush, shrugged his shoulders as if to say "i don't know" looked back at the attendees and continued to laugh! At the time I thought How Stupid! Everyone's laughing and no one knows why. After seeing this video, that came back to my mind, kinda creeps me out!😳

[@JasmonTP]

Wow, learn something new everyday, this is the first I have ever heard of SCP.

[@WhiteMageBenoni]

Yes. Billy Styler videos are always a sight to behold. Honestly this one feels like it COULD be real. I don't know how, but it feels like it could. Can't wait for October, I binge your videos on that month. And as always, amazing video. Much love, man

[@BillyStyler]

Wow, thank you! I'll make sure to have plenty of new vids for you to watch this spooky season.

[@theRPGmaster]

@@BillyStyler Spooky scary season content is all we have to brace ourselves for winter. Thanks for providing all the spooky stuff, Mr. Styler.

[@nicolehansen1026]

I think so too… gut feeling

[@indigo8130]

Gotta love horrors beyond comprehension, a classic!

[@NECRONOMICON7-7-7]

The demonicly possessed sometimes desplay these type of injurys

[@sexyscramblesclanton9470]

You seem proud of this Tony. I'd really like to hear the four minute speech. Anybody know any experienced lip readers?

[@ThatNubcakes]

these videos just get better and better, i don’t care if it takes a year, quality over quantity

[@BillyStyler]

dont worry more coming without months long wait

[@bruh4138]

​​@@BillyStyler HELL YEAH ! Keep it up dude , ever scince your trevor henderson videos , i watched all of your new uploads everytime

[@fishie4826]

man I remember subscribing since last video, kinda glad to see this video pop up out of nowhere

[@motomutant]

I love this scp because of how creepy it is despite being much less crazy then other scps… it’s such a specific scp that it’s actually scary, especially since there is no reason for its existence.

[@aporue5893]

''I see circles that are not circles'' that really doesn't make any sense.

[@skohtihamilton9443]

SCP and Back Rooms is new to me. Having a lot of fun watching (and being watched)

[@Razumen]

I really like SCPs like this more than the cliched "eldritch god/catastrophe that will end reality as we know it" SCPs. It's simple, but fascinating, focused and doesn't feel the need to explain too much.

[@Autrone]

Very glad to have been subscribed to you for years, I love the way you present creepypastas, it actually scares me!

[@mrs.liberty7109]

This is scary. I love conspiracy theories but this one I've never heard of before. Thank you for sharing and I looked forward to learning more about this topic.

[@TisJustMe...]

One SCP that rocks me to the Core is SCP 1875 (Victorian Chessboard). The notion/idea that a Soul can be "contained" after death. As In one of the rewind speeches alleged in the above video where Reagan mentioned "billions of dead Souls inside containment" ... Has me rethinking Autopsies, Organ donations ...

[@Deffine]

Its fiction and all these LARPING comments are ultra cringe. Grow up.

[@TisJustMe...]

😇🥰@@Deffine

[@janetduncan87]

Well, if they know, they know. I have no fear, I am saved by grace through faith in Christ. What can man do to me?. Like Davids poem said, " I will fear no evil, for thou art with me."

[@Ars00]

Listen, whether this gets age restricted or not, you gotta admit, the amount of effort he put into something so scary just makes it scarier and that's something scary in itself. Keep it up man you got talent!

[@SashJo]

Now THIS is what ai should be used for, to make creepypasta/SCPs come to life

[@michaellevine2566]

I love Ron, but this cracks me up! Would love to meet the editor 😂 Alaska-Nebraska 😅

[@ludwigvanbeethoven61]

In the age of AI (with all the image generetion AIs, that NEVER can render the exact picture again even with the same prompt) this becomes even more scary.

[@VHM1313]

Idk what takes you so, so long to make these videos, but it’s always worth the wait. Keep up the good work!

[@MarcyTheKindaCoolWizard]

I adore the concept of this one, and the edits and recreations people have made add a lot imo, and the descriptions are very vivid and incredible, definetly one of my favorite ones Missed ya dude, cant wait for more of your content

[@nelsonjohnston3528]

omg! That's my friend in the commercial. She is the trainer . AWESOME!

[@bowieb359]

Look in to a place you dare not look and you will find billy styler staring back at you!

[@goodboispiffy]

Holy crap he actually returned. I’m so glad to see you back! I’ve been rewatching your videos recently so this came out at just the perfect time!! Again, Love your writing and editing style!! It’s super well done ^^ Edit: For the first time in 6-7 years, I felt a shiver up my spine at 8:33 BAHA

[@anthonyburca6405]

The fact I’ve waited this long is worth it, nice to see you again billy!

[@mitchkupietz]

This isn’t even CLOSE to the most disturbing SCP

[@tinalouise1764]

That's not even Reagan's voice. He spoke slowly. Listen to his speech where he talks about earth being invaded by aliens, then says "and yet I ask you, is there not already an alien force that walks among us?"

[@aquariandawn4750]

This isn't real, and they're not portraying it to be real. This is an SCP story and they clearly told us that this is an SCP story. It's the type of story you'll find in the fiction section at the library. Fiction.

[@bulletmog]

the scariest part is that i have to watch a ronald reagan speech

[@dex1lsp]

For real. Thankfully, he gets brutally mutilated throughout it. I find that aspect of it cathartic af. 🙂

[@TayWoode]

Thirty years time it’ll be a Biden speech, a normal one that’ll be just as horrific 😂

[@dex1lsp]

@@TayWoode Yup, f em all!

[@greatwhite3676]

@@TayWoodejust wait until the Biden child sacrifice tapes hit the dark web. Liberal cucks will still say “but Trump..”

[@MPHILLYAVA1]

People can’t stand seeing a President who was a great speaker, talker and leader that happened to be a Republican. The same people who have Trump derangement syndrome! These people need to be shipped to North Korea and dropped off immediately to get a reality check….safe spaces create insane people who have no reality in truth. Same people who think men can have babies and women can do anything a man can……..Delusional

[@odgyt4546]

Worth the wait! Glad to see you back man.

[@tmsact]

According to Wikipedia. SCP is a fictional secret organization. This is my first time watching a video about it. Never heard of it before.

[@DoubleMonoLR]

They openly state it's for fictional stories on their own website, many people don't bother looking into anything, and want to believe obviously invented stories.

[@Smokinjoewhite]

@@DoubleMonoLR That's exactly what they want you to think. Wake up sheeple.

[@capyfan123]

this scp is really unique and terrifying and i love your commentary i’m glad you tackled this one!!

[@XertiqWasTaken]

Yo Billy Styler coming back with an absolute banger! Awesome work as always man I enjoyed this thoroughly, always heard about this SCP in bits and pieces but never the full thing!

[@davidcaceres9184]

"do you know what I saw" "Hell" Then everyone laughed, funniest sh!t ive ever see- did 106 breach again?

[@ludwigvanbeethoven61]

This is absolutely genius, it creeped the shit out of me.

[@Soulicide845]

I like how with the advancements in AI generated speech we can feasibly make ronald regan say what was described in the tapes

[@j.b.phillips8868]

Yeah but you can still tell it’s AI. I’m waiting till it has proper inflection and you can’t tell the difference.

[@evilsnaill]

so happy to see ur content again man. terrifying and amazing video as always

[@BillyStyler]

Thank you for watching!

[@ImAllTheWayUp]

I was watching this alone at the laundromat and a man comes in by himself and stands beside me at the door jiggling his bag of change and all that’s on my mind is, “I see you,” as I’m trying to see what he’s doing with peripheral vision.

[@jameshawkins6043]

Someone needs to show this to the world

[@Prod.SaDsage]

8:05 "I've been to the steel mills of Alaska, and the cornfields of Nebraska." The SCP got bars tho

[@rockycuro7737]

You guys know that there's more to this SCP? At some point after Reagan's presidency he was told that the foundation had discovered an SCP based around him. He was curious and decided to go to the facility and asked to see the tape. The foundation was hesitant of course and gave Reagan a lot of warnings about the nature of the SCP and told him he would be allowed to take mind wiping chemicals so he could forget about them afterwards but he decided against it. So the foundation sat him down and played the tape. As the tape played Reagan was visibly uncomfortable and would squirm in his seat as the tape played, but then suddenly he leaned in and started paying closer attention. It was then that he started mouthing the words that the tape Reagan was saying as if he remembered saying them before. After the tape ended he got up and left after thanking the foundation for letting him see it. A couple months later a break in at an SCP storage facility took place in which 2 secret service members were seen stealing boxes of those memory wiping chemicals. The foundation tracked them down to Reagans house where they saw that Reagan had suddenly been driven to some sort of madness. The secret service members held Reagan down and started injecting him with the chemicals. Soon enough Reagan stopped moving and the some foundation members burst in and realized that Reagan quickly needed medical attention. The madness was driven away but Reagan's mind was left empty due to the overabundant use of memory wipes. The SCP foundation created a cover story about Reagan being diagnosed with Dementia and the secret service agents were given a small amount of amnestics to forget about the experience.

[@scaper8]

"Dr. Robinson's Statement," right? Great addition to the story. (And Reagan seemed able to gleem some future knowledge from it. The lawyer from Chicago, for example.) There's also "Cut Up While Thinking." It takes place from the point of view of a dementia-riddled Reagan "remembering" the versions on the tape. It seems to suggest that his deteriorating mental state is related in some way to the tape. It takes part of his mind when it makes new versions or it connects his mind to the alternate realities that the tape shows, or its combining him/his mind/our reality with those alternate realities or something else. It leave it up to us to decide. But they are connected. I'd highly recommend both to anyone who likes SCP-1981 in general.

[@kin4386]

Shit. Pretty interesting story there.

[@fetB]

how does any of this make sense to you people

[@JeffSal999]

Why would they have to break in to this place to steal "memory wiping" drugs, wouldn't they already have the power, authority and connections to just make a phone call, and have them brought right to them?

[@rockycuro7737]

@@JeffSal999 you think 2 secret service agents would want to tell their superiors that president Ronald Reagan is currently raving like a mad man and that they want to get a bunch of mind wiping drugs so that they can try and remove his memories?

[@ThePCExpertAmateur]

What software did you use to alter the Reagan recording? Nice story.

[@JessicaSmith-pz4pj]

Sorry, I just have a THOUGHT that I have NEVER heard voiced: With the explosion of Nuclear weapons, has ANYONE considered the effects of the explosions on PARALLEL Universes???

[@captaincat4361]

You earned a sub. This popped up on my feed and I was like wow. Awesome video

[@capercody]

It’s my first time watching your channel and the quality of the videos is so good!!!! You just gained a new subscriber❤

[@BillyStyler]

Thank you so much! I haven't uploaded much recently, but I hope you enjoy my previous catalogue. A lot more to come over the coming weeks though!

[@markserpa4511]

Sounds like They live movie creatures While mimicking talking heads. Creepy.

[@user-jv1qn8yn9u]

7:52 Anyone else notice the cartoonishly large skull with one eye?😶‍🌫️

[@greydragon7777]

you are definitely one of the best horror channels out there, along with hoodohoodlums, baptismonfire, mrcreepypasta, superhorrorbro, dead meat, etc

[@colinpartridge9943]

Thank you so much for bringing attention to this SCP. A lot of people have this belief that all SCPs are, are just weird scary creatures. Bringing attention to this terrifying SCP really highlights that an SCP can be anything, and still be horrifying. PLEASE DO MORE VIDEOS LIKE THIS!

[@jannythewonderwomen2215]

This is the weirdest thing but I remember listening and watching this clip year's ago. Really I'm not kidding! This was put on the net year's ago right?

[@oppastoppa9786]

Yeah, SCPs are pretty old and spread away from SCP forums

[@mallorca1guy]

this is a speech synth emulating his voice

[@AuriofTheHooligans]

Ooh, a Billy Styler video. A rare gem these days.

[@oreofudgeman]

I don't understand how 1981 is still so unknown. It's one of the best ever written.

[@YoMama9150]

Being vague works against it I guess. Especially for new fans.

[@notballer365]

I mean, it's one of the highest rated works on the site. I wouldn't call it "unknown"

[@toneenorman2135]

@@YoMama9150Yea,I’m confused….is someone trying to claim this tape is REAL? Seems kinda silly,but,I’ve never seen anything like it….but, I won’t look at more,just in case it’s true that “If you study evil, you are studied by evil”..Namaste!

[@cindyl329]

It's not real at all. It's all made-up, very creative and detailed stories, much like creepy pastas.

[@choiceofyahuwah]

Scriptural code talk only a few can understand in this awakening.

[@DefenderHomesteading]

I got to the part where he said "where officials observed this snippet" and then it immediately cut to and ad that was like "Do you know what's in your protein powder?!" 🤣

[@mistermanners6661]

This is by far my favorite SCP, and is a shining example of what a lot of them should be. There should be ambiguity and genuine intrigue. Everybody wants to have their SCPs all fleshed out, with a role in everything and a long backstory, but many don't realize that when you have been given too much, they cease to be creepy anymore.

[@Uedukai]

Exactly. There needs to be mystery.