Cousin Johnny… The Man Who Appears at Every Funeral | SCP-2852

The SCP Experience

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Fiction, Science Fiction

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🗓️ 13 April 2026

⏱️ 22 minutes

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SCP-2852, also known as Cousin Johnny, is one of the most disturbing SCPs—appearing at funerals, weddings, and baptisms as a seemingly normal guest. This SCP Foundation horror story explores a terrifying anomaly that manipulates reality, perception, and human behavior during religious events. Listen ad-free + bonus stories with a 7-day FREE trial of ⁠SCP Premium⁠. Cancel anytime. No commitment. This story is derived from ⁠The SCP Foundation Database⁠ and is released under Creative Commons Sharealike 3.0.⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/⁠⁠⁠ * * * CONTENT DISCLAIMER: This episode contains explicit content not limited to intense themes, strong language, and depictions of violence intended for adults. Parental guidance is strongly advised for children under the age of 18. Listener discretion is advised. #thescpexperience #scp #scpfoundation #scpencounters #securecontainprotect #scpstories Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Must remember, do not forget.
0:06.0	Remind me to bring photo ID.
0:10.0	Reminder, set.
0:12.0	Babe, can you make sure I don't forget my photo ID when I vote?
0:16.0	All right, love.
0:17.0	However you remember, you'll need photo ID to vote in the elections in England on the 7th of May.
0:22.3	Don't have ID. Apply for free voter ID today.
0:25.6	Find out more at electoralcommission.org.org.org.
0:28.3	Slashore ID.
0:32.1	Tell me again what I should be looking for?
0:38.3	Gabe sighed and rolled his eyes.
0:40.3	Dylan couldn't blame him.
0:42.3	He probably should have paid better attention during the debriefing.
0:46.3	It'll be a middle-aged man. Well, not a man exactly, but he'll look like a man.
0:51.3	Kind of.
0:52.3	Okay.
0:58.0	Just, if you hear the name Cousin Johnny, let me know, okay?
1:00.4	Cousin Johnny, got it.
1:05.2	Gabe walked to the other side of the church, while Dylan lingered at the back of the crowd.
1:07.4	Funerals had never been his thing.
1:12.0	Not that they were anybody's thing, but Dylan particularly despised them.
1:18.7	They reminded him of cold hands, empty apologies, and endless sorrow, not his fondest memories to say the least. At least, today's casket contained a man well into his 80s, who lived a good,
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