Siren Head

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Siren Head
Full Name	Siren Head
Alias	Siren Head Sirenhead Patron Saint of Going Missing Without a Trace of Creeping Dread,of Bad Things Coming Their Enemies from the Void
Creation Date	August 18, 2018
Origin	Trevor Henderson's work, precisely at the grave. (Though Trevor released images of cave paintings of him dating back to 40,000 years ago)
Height Size	40​ feet
Powers/Skills	Haunting skills Camouflage Audiokinesis (The ability to play sounds loud enough to cause brain damage or explode/rupture eardrums and soft tissue.) Tremendous strength High speed Stealth Incorporeality Electric Interference Photographic Memory Shapeshifting Aura Status Infliction Surface Scaling Perception Manipulation Adaptation Dimensional Travel (possibly) Stalking
Hobby	Stalk/ambush its victims.
Goals	Lure and ambush human prey for sadistic or animalistic reasons
Deeds	Mass Murder Stalking Man-eating Audio assault Haunting of humanity
Family Tree	Siren Head Family(Most members of this group are fan-made, except for Siren Head & Light Head)
Cryptid Type	Mummified Monster Corpse Thought-being / Tulpa(Confirmed by Trevor itself)

“	She was on vacation with her husband and they were scoping out graveyards on the way, as you do, when she saw it. Rising out of the old cemetery, big as an old (macabre) telephone pole. Was this some kind of bizarre art piece the authorities hadn't gotten wise to yet? Even as she stepped out of the car, the megaphones on it's "head" screeched to life. "NINE. EIGHTEEN. ONE. CHILD. SEVENTEEN. REMOVE. VILE.". A buzzing, doubled voice screamed random words at her. At this point, it jerked into motion, striding down the hill towards her.	„
	~ The caption of the first original drawing of Siren Head

Siren Head is a well-known fictional monster created by the Canadian artist known as Trevor Henderson. It is twelve meters tall, humanoid, and described as having a heavily emaciated, near skeletal frame covered in mummified flesh with a color similar to rusted metal. It is capable of emitting various noises using its Sirens, some notable noises it has been documented creating include radio broadcasts, white noise, and human voices. The fact that it can transmit radio broadcasts is fascinating, as this requires the ability to pick up radio waves, decode them, and relay them in real time.

Appearance

Siren Head is known for its tall stature and its iconic siren-like head structures. It is known to be hostile. Acting as an ambush predator, it usually hunts in rural towns and wooded areas. The first widely known modern sighting occurred in 1966, when a family on vacation in the Arizona Desert captured an image of Siren Head. However, a creature that closely matches the description of Siren Head has been seen in cave paintings, implying a long lineage of Siren Head. Its limbs are disproportionately long and thin, with arms almost as long as its entire body that end in huge, bony hands. Where a human's head and neck would be is a thin pole of flesh with two sirens attached to them facing in opposite directions (hence its name), and several black wires snaking around its "neck" and into its upper shoulders, pressed against its abdomen. The speakers are fused to the neck by tendrils of skin and capable of swiveling around, much like the head of an owl. Some images depict Siren Head's speakers with toothy, lip-less, human-like jaws and a long, retractable, thin, snake-like tongue, though Henderson has said that the teeth are only visible on a certain radio frequency.

Some photographs depict Siren Head as having multiple sirens, or having a street lamp in place of its head. Both of these imply that either Siren Head has the ability to change its appearance to better blend in with its surroundings, or that sub-species of Siren Head exist (which, as confirmed by Trevor, are now deceased).

Siren Head is not a being of the materium; it is not limited by our laws of nature. Rather, Siren Head is a constantly changing manifestation, which almost always appears different in the victim’s view of it. The information changes all knowledge we have on Siren Head, which opens various theories about the creature. It is not known how Siren Head came to have Sirens in the distant past before actual Sirens were invented.

Trevor has recently revealed many more facts about Siren Head. It is actually the static form of an unfathomable supernatural entity. Despite its lack of eyes, it can still see. It also has the ability to manipulate technology by playing sounds through other devices. It spends most of its time standing still, but it has the ability to move very fast. Victims of Siren Head have apparently been found with their "eyes/eardrums/gums/sinuses burst and bleeding", a description which matches the aftermath of a recent incident where the majority of a town was found killed in this fashion. Weapons such as arrows or spears do not typically work on the entity. It has almost never been spotted in populated areas. Despite the teeth in its speakers, Siren Head does not eat, meaning that it may not actually be a predator in the traditional sense, though there is contradictory evidence in this regard.

Sighting

The first sighting of Siren Head occurred in 1966, when a family on vacation in the Arizona Desert captured an image of the creature in a graveyard. Twenty-nine years later, on July 16, 1995, Chad and his friends were hiking in the woods of Tanyard Creek, where they found Siren Head to be lurking. According to Chad, his friends got snatched by something gigantic striding through the trees that mimicked their voices. Chad was found alive with a few injuries, while the others were gone, either taken or killed by Siren Head. In total, there have been thirteen reports of Siren Head, the stories of which were all released by the victims.

One example is a photo of Siren Head in Indiana, where citizens started disappearing and it was seen on the streets in a photo. Although, these incidents are not the first depictions of Siren Head. Ancient rock paintings of Siren Head have been found all across the continent of North America, which indicates that Siren Head is not a new species/creature on earth. There have also been sightings of creatures that resemble Siren Head, but lacking similar features.

A photo of Siren Head was released where it appears to have a streetlight for a head while trying to blend in with the other streetlights by standing still. It is possible that Siren Head has the ability to transform into various urban structures in order to resemble and lure his victims. However, there are theories that Siren Head is actually a hostile species, and that there were formerly lots of creatures similar to Siren Head that are now deceased, with Siren Head being the last remaining member of its species. This is just speculation though, and not confirmed by Trevor yet.

Another possible sighting of Siren Head which is noticeably very different from the usual instances. The picture appears to show a variation of Siren Head with many more Sirens on its neck, about five being visible. The caption also describes how a majority of the population (either of a neighborhood or a small town) were found dead in their homes or on the streets.

Behavior and Origins

Siren Head is a very dangerous and hostile creature. It is known to be very fast, as well as always remaining camouflaged and hidden. Siren Head is mostly spotted in rural towns, wooded areas and sometimes in dry forests. The victims of Siren Head are typically lost travelers, hikers and children. It uses sounds that mimic a human in distress to lure victims into the woods. Since Siren Head can blend in very well within trees, making it difficult to be noticed. It could make its brutal attack at any time and capture its victims while imitations of their loved ones' voices are being played from its sirens.

Trevor has posted several drawings of Siren Head along with concept art of its anatomy. He states that he likes the idea that Siren Head’s body is “stuffed full of loose cassette tapes and giant pulsing reel-to-reel tape recorders, connected by organic fibers and veins.” It is possible that these tapes store the various noises that Siren Head broadcasts, however this has not been confirmed yet. Trevor has also said that is possible that Siren Head “consistently changes” over the years, or that its appearance could be incomprehensible to humans, resulting in our eyes perceiving the closest approximation to its actual appearance. However, he has yet to confirm either option.

Trevor responded to an ask on Twitter regarding how Siren Head could resemble technology from the 90’s or 2000’s in ancient times with, “What we're seeing might be the most recent form, or maybe a slightly outdated form, of something that consistently changes. Maybe our eyes just show us the closest approximation to what's actually there and this ‘fits’.” This could possibly mean that Siren Head changes itself depending on the era it is in in order to blend in more easily, or that what we see is not its real form, but the closest thing the human mind can associate with it."

Hunting Tactics

Siren Head hunts by silently blending into its environment (mostly Ohio) in order to ambush prey. It is unknown what happens to siren head's victims, however a popular theory is that it kills for sport. Other notable theories include consuming its prey or collecting their voices. It is important to note that Siren Head is not above fooling its prey with the voice of their deceased friend. One sighting suggests that it also blocks out the screams of its devoured victims with other sounds, in order to prevent anyone from coming to the victim's aid. This implies that while weapons rarely work on Siren Head, it still attempts to conceal its attacks, i.e. attempting to avoid harm. Such a way to harm it, however, is unknown at the moment. Alternatively, this may be done to ensure a successful hunt by confusing and disorienting the prey, or it may just be simple cruelty.

Siren Head mainly uses an ambush strategy to hunt, disguising itself in deep forest or rural areas before attacking its prey. With its sound-based abilities, it can mimic other sounds (music, talking, alerts, etc.) to lure in prey or drown out their cries for help. It is also possible Siren Head can concentrate its sounds into a large sonic blast or a specific tone to take out a large group of people. Despite its silent ambush hunting tactic, once engaged into combat by another entity, it will rush at them in an enraged or violent state. If enough pressure is put onto siren head during such an encounter, be it hunger or injury, it will use every possible tactical advantage to defeat its challenger.

For camouflage, it uses its brown mummified skin matching the pattern of rusty metal or tree bark to blend in. Siren Head is also described as being blindingly fast, able to keep pace with a speeding car. Although they are not visible, Siren Head has eyes, these eyes however are described as being incomprehensible or invisible to the naked eye.

Power and Abilities

• Acoustikinesis: Can mimic voices. Is implied that it killed some of its victims via blasting their ear drums. Siren Head constantly pumps out sounds, which includes strange music, conversations, angrily shouted words and numbers.
• Heightened Strength: It is believed that Siren Head is extremely powerful due to its size. Siren Head is able to break down trees or various heavy objects at will. Can kidnap an entire United States family of four at once.
• Tracking Evasion: Siren Head can blend inside of a forest or behind a tree. It has been known to stand still for days at a time to blend in with its surroundings, its body is infested with parasites, with Trevor mentioning on his Tumblr that Siren Head can cling to ceilings sometimes to make its body blend in with the wires and look like a PA system, stating that he might have used this tactic to take several people in Detroit. Siren Head often uses this ability along with his camoflauge to ambush and kill prey. Trevor also mentioned that Siren Head makes no sound while moving, saying it can be “almost completely silent, with yet another post saying it was able to move when someone’s back was turned without the person knowing.
• Enhanced Speed: Able to keep pace with a speeding car according to Trevor, a couple reported that Siren Head can be incredibly agile. The couple were driving home, until they saw the graveyard. They ended up checking out the grave, where they saw Siren Head. According to the story, Siren Head started running towards them at an extremely rapid pace.
• Transformation: It appears to be a shapeshifter, being able to transform its head into functioning Sirens and street lights. Trevor mentioned on his Tumblr that Siren Head was able to copy the appearance of home furnishings and pipes in the walls to kidnap a family of four. Appearance can vary greatly by adapting to its surroundings. It was able to somehow take them from their home in its new form or lure them from without having to enter, as the only sign of their disappearance was the open backyard patio door. The latest sighting shows a multi-headed variation, which could either be a subspecies or the same Siren Head creating more of its kind to kill off many more people. In some cases, Siren Head can freely contort its body and remove its head. Trevor's response to an ask on Twitter also states that it is possible that Siren Head “consistently changes,” or that its appearance could somehow be incomprehensible to humans, so our eyes see the closest approximation to its actual appearance. However, Trevor has left both interpretations open and has not confirmed either.
• Disguise Mastery: Appearance has been mistaken for trees, and its main form of hiding is using its similar appearance as other objects like telephone poles and lamp posts.
• Adaptation: Can survive and adapt to different situations to blend in with new environments.
• Corruption : It is implied that it can parasitize mummified corpses, this is however not concretely confirmed and could be outdated

History

The Past

Siren Head was first introduced to the world in 2018, when Trevor Henderson created Tumblr and Twitter posts in which he published Siren Head for the first time. On October 31st, 2018, a group of game developers known as Modus Interactive released a horror game for Siren Head, boosting its popularity even further. On December 7, 2019, a game developer known as Thuleanpaneton created his own Siren Head horror game as well. The video games highly influenced Siren Head's gain in popularity, and it was even proposed to the SCP Foundation to become a SCP of it's own. However, it was declined by the Foundation, who stated that Siren Head is not an SCP. Any source implying Siren Head to be a SCP is false.

In Popular Culture

On April 30th, 2020, a film creator and TikTok persona known as Alex Howard created a video of Siren Head moving around in the background while police and gunfire can be heard. The video gained popularity very quickly, gaining over 20 million views in one week. The video escalated in popularity to the point of many fan edits being spread around on social media. The original background sounds were replaced by numerous different songs and audio-clips, making it seem like Siren Head is blasting music from its speakers. One example is the video "Siren Head Gangnam Style" by Largetrap, where Siren Head is seen dancing while playing the song Gangnam Style by PSY.

There are 3 Siren Head short horror films made by popular VFX Youtuber Raghav, also known as ''Shutter Authority'' online. They are all about various people and their encounters with Siren Head. These short films later went viral, with the first short gaining 17 million views in 2 weeks, and being remade in Minecraft by other creators. Raghav has also made a Cartoon Cat Short Horror Film and a Long Horse Short Horror Film.

Trivia

• As while Siren Head is NOT an SCP, it amuses people in a scary way, like many SCPs do. Once it was proposed to the SCP Foundation site as the non-canon article. But it got declined.
• Siren Head's movement is almost “completely silent”.
• When awake, Siren Head will emit snippets of music, emergency alert messages, air raid Sirens, imitations of people's voices, and radio chatter, like a Siren would, though it is as of yet unknown whether or not this entity is capable of imitating sounds from other sources.
• Siren Head may be able to imitate the sounds of local fauna in order to lull prey into a false sense of security by providing ambient background noise. The creator of this entity, Trevor Henderson, stated in a post on Tumblr that Siren Head would use any trick to its advantage if "hungry" enough. This quote also supports the idea that Siren Head may kill out of hunger, not for sport.
• An image created by the artist behind creations such as Siren Head posted an image with the caption "Siren Head(s)". The photo depicts several different Siren Head-looking creatures in different colors. Despite the implications of this image, the creator, Trevor Henderson, has stated that there is only one Siren Head across all existence which implies that rather than creating other Siren Heads it morphs into them.
• When asleep, Siren Head will emit white noise.
• Siren Head is said to be some sort of “ambassador/emissary/hype man for…something else from somewhere else.” Whom this entity is has not
• Moves like stop-motion animation.
• Siren Head could tank an attack from a metal baseball bat.
• It has been previously stated that Siren Head would be left unharmed by an EMP (Electromagnetic Pulse) due to the fact that the majority of its body is organic. It is currently unclear whether or not the presence of an electromagnetic pulse would hinder its ability to vocalize.
• A group of multiple Siren Heads is called a static.
• Although Siren Head can be in hazardous weathers such as rain, fog etc... it is not spotted in or near holy places, that means it has its own stable environments and won't be sighted in warm\hot\humid places such as deserts, seaside country's and a land with deep holy presence (Israel, Egypt and a lot more country's mainly in the middle east)
• Siren Head is capable of evolving into different forms of itself. It is unknown if this creature evolves to adapt to it's location, or for it to improve on it's hunting.
• Trevor Henderson has confirmed that Siren Head and Long Horse are aware of one another, possibly being enemies due to their different points of view, also he has said that Cartoon Cat and Siren Head come from "the void" and are enemies of Long Horse and The Lamb.
• Trevor mentioned that Siren Head can change his height, which can be seen in the photographs, where his height changes from the size of a lamp to the size of a huge building. The average height is 12-30 meters and the maximum height is 95 meters.
• Junji Ito reviewed siren head along with Long horse in a video where he reacted to the creations of various horror artists including an artwork depicted by Junji Ito.
  • He described Siren head as "getting him right here" as he was caressing his heart, showing has incredible respect and love for the creature and its "spooky siren" based appearance.
• It’s victims are often taken without a trace, and it uses its audio and mimicry to isolate and confuse its victims.
• One of the random sounds Siren Head plays is a real warning Siren signal called Alternative Wail, a combination of a rising and falling signal (Attack/Wail) and the European note switch alarm (Hi-Lo). Only a few real warning Sirens are capable of playing the signal, such as the electronic Federal Signal Modulators and DSAs in Chicago, where the tone rose to fame after a video misinterpreting them being broken was posted online. Other origins of the sounds would be an attention signal of a Numbers Station known as "Czech Lady." (It can this be hypothesized that Siren Head may use secret communication techniques, must this has not been approved or clues out yet.
• Along with other Trevor Hendeson creatures, It's a popular meme

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