Entities_036–2D
Nickname: Static Boy
Danger Ranking: 2.D
First Reported: 1983-02-11 — Rosewood, WA (Channel 6 Broadcast Interruption)

Summary:
Static Boy appears as a distorted childlike figure that manifests exclusively through analog television signals. It has no known physical form but can override active broadcasts, VHS tapes, and even closed-circuit security feeds. Viewers report a pale silhouette flickering behind static or color bars, often waving or pressing its face against the screen. The figure's outline resembles a child aged 6–9, but facial details shift between frames, and eyes appear either too large or entirely absent.

Prolonged exposure induces feelings of guilt, nausea, or misplaced nostalgia. Several cases involve individuals claiming they "used to know him," despite no prior history or evidence. Those who watch for more than 11 minutes exhibit mild amnesia and confusion about their own childhood.

During a confirmed incident in 1985, Static Boy hijacked an entire evening's worth of local programming across three counties, broadcasting looped footage of a child alone in a featureless white room. The child whispered a name—still unidentified—and scratched symbols into the walls, which were later matched to drawings found in the home of a missing boy from 1978.

Known Properties:

• Manifests in analog television sets and tapes, especially in areas with poor signal reception.
  
• Speech is unintelligible when played live but can be translated when slowed 3x and pitch-adjusted.
  
• Viewers report déjà vu, mild memory dislocation, or a false sense of familiarity.
  
• Devices affected by Static Boy resist rewinding or manual tuning during activity.
  
• Appears to respond to viewers who speak directly to the screen, occasionally tapping back or mimicking.
  
• Audio waveforms from its broadcasts show consistent spikes around 6.66 kHz and 19.91 Hz.
  
• Older CRT screens left in affected rooms for extended periods begin to show burn-in images of the figure, even when unplugged.
  

Containment Procedure:

• Known TVs with past manifestations are to be collected and stored in Faraday-shielded containers at Storage Block B-9.
  
• No broadcast equipment within a 3-mile radius of Rosewood, WA, is to be powered between 00:00 and 03:00.
  
• Tapes recorded in known exposure zones must be magnetically wiped and destroyed unless under active research classification.
  
• Field teams encountering Static Boy events must be equipped with timed viewing goggles and wear analog dampeners tuned to the 6.66 kHz interference band.
  

Encounters:

• 1983-02-11 — Rosewood, WA: First recorded sighting during late-night broadcast of “Weather at Ten.” A shadowy figure appeared between snowstorms on Channel 6.
  
• 1985-06-03 — Ridgefield County: Unauthorized override of cable signals. Several families reported "the boy in the static" spoke their names.
  
• 1990-12-07 — Clearview Mall Security Feed: A looping childlike figure was seen standing in the electronics store display wall. A single screen turned to face the camera.
  

Recommendation:
All known footage should be archived under Level-2 Access Clearance. Broadcast testing within affected ranges is prohibited until further notice. Do not respond to the voice, even if it sounds like someone you know.

It knows the names you forgot.

List of Case Workers:

• Dr. Ramona Light (Status: Active — Signal Analysis)
  
• Specialist Dean Morley (Status: Active — Audiovisual Containment)
  
• Archivist Jules Harlow (Status: Transferred — reports recurring dreams)
  
• Agent Sonia Patel
  
• Dr. Quentin Lorrain (Status: Retired — refuses to watch television)