The staircase goes down.

And down.

And down.

But whatever is crying beneath it never seems to get any closer.

In this episode of Lost in Record, we return to SCP-087 — The Stairwell for the first documented exploration of the anomaly.

A Class-D subject, designated D-8432, is equipped with a flood lamp, recording equipment, and a direct line of communication with Foundation personnel before being ordered to descend into SCP-087.

Almost immediately, D notices something strange.

Despite the strength of his light, the darkness seems to swallow everything beyond the next few steps. Then he hears something from somewhere far below—a child crying, pleading for someone to help.

D continues downward.

Ten flights.

Twenty.

Thirty.

Fifty.

Yet the crying remains approximately the same distance away.

Then, on the fifty-first landing, his light catches something in the darkness.

A face.

No mouth. No nostrils. No pupils.

And it’s staring directly at him.

This is SCP-087: Document 087-I — Exploration I, the first recorded descent into the seemingly endless stairwell.

🎙️ Narrated by: Merx 📁 Series: Lost in Record 📄 File: SCP-087 / Document 087-I 🔒 Object Class: Euclid

CONTENT WARNING: This episode contains strong language, disturbing imagery, psychological horror, and themes of confinement and isolation.

SCP ATTRIBUTION & LICENSING SCP-087, “The Stairwell,” was created by Zaeyde and published through the SCP Foundation collaborative writing project.

This narration is an adaptation of SCP-087 and its associated exploration material.

The SCP Foundation and its works are released under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 3.0 (CC BY-SA 3.0) license. This adaptation is released under the same license.

Lost in Record is not affiliated with or endorsed by the SCP Foundation.

The staircase continues. Document 087-II awaits.