Introduction: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 its "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.
Siren Head, who is sometimes called Lamp Head (occasionally written as Sirenhead and Lamphead) and many other names, is a hostile cryptid and urban legend created by the artist Trevor Henderson.
It is a tall mysterious humanoid creature known for its odd appearance and the various sounds that emanate out of its head, which consists of a metallic pole with sirens attached to it.

Personality:
Siren Head is a very aggressive, monstrous and skilled predator, which makes him very dangerous. It seems to have some degree of intelligence due to using tactics such as camouflaging within forests and mimicking sounds like voices to hide from and lure his prey. Other than that, nothing much else is known about Siren Head’s way of thinking, though unconfirmed theories suggest it is the last of his kind and so might have a strong will to survive, possibly developing it's camouflage skills to hide from other dangerous creatures, though again this is not confirmed. Siren Head is not above fooling people with their friends’ voices and one sighting of him suggests that he also blocks out the screams of it devoured victims with his own sounds, ensuring there is no chance anyone will help them. This is most likely to ensure a successful hunt by confusing and disorienting the prey, though it might also simply be a form of cruelty. Siren Head also sometimes does not consume its victims as seen in the Siren Head video game, meaning that it possibly kills for sport or other reasons.
The latest possible sighting of Siren Head includes a news snippet of the aftermath of an unusual, never-before-seen killing tactic. For unknown reasons, Siren Head chose to kill many of the people in a town/neighborhood by bursting their eardrums and soft tissues. It is not known whether Siren Head produces a specific sound to cause such an effect, or if it simply made noises that were loud enough to do so. Many of the residents were left behind and not taken by Siren Head, suggesting that Siren Head has started killing large groups of humans just for the sake of it, which is odd as it has never performed such a sizable action before, usually only stalking and killing singular people or small groups at most. It is possible that this multi-headed version of Siren Head is a subspecies, or simply a design update, though Trevor has confirmed neither theory.

Appearance:
Almost all images of Siren Head are presented very similarly to each other, featuring Siren Head as a tall, thin, desiccated and dehydrated humanoid with mummified skin and dual sirens on its head. Henderson has confirmed that Siren Head's sirens have the ability of releasing various sounds out of them, such as conversations, white noises, and extremely loud sounds which can damage hearing. Siren Head has been presented with differing objects on its head, depending on two known photographs.
In the first photo, more than two sirens are seen on Siren Head's head. While in the second photo, Siren Head's head is that of a street lamp, which gave Siren Head the nickname "Lamp Head." These two photographs verified two theories: Siren Head has the ability to change it's appearance, in order to fit in with the world, or that sub-species of Siren Head exist. Interestingly enough, the only metallic piece of Siren Head are the sirens on its head. While its body is made out of organic veins, wizened old skin and wires, which are spiraled on it's torso and neck. Some theorize that the sirens aren't naturally appearing.
Trevor Henderson also goes on to explain that Siren Head might be packed up with a loose cassette tape and a tape recorder incorporated in its body. This may be the explanation of how Siren Head captures sounds of the victims and surrounding sounds which Siren Head replays as bait. On April 25th, 2020, Henderson released a statement on Twitter, which goes on to explain that Siren Head isn't a man-made creature and that Siren Head has the ability of imitating various human technology. Trevor Henderson also explained that Siren Head's appearance varies on whom is seeing it. People might see different versions of Siren Head, although the anatomy is always the same, the thin & skeletal figure, with different heads, explaining the sightings of the so-called “Lamp Head” and the multi-headed variation.
Siren Head is a physical entity, but its anatomy and existence are terrifying and meaningless to us. Siren Head isn't a being of our reality, instead Siren Head is much distinguished than us, as it is not limited by our laws of nature. Basically, Siren Head is a constantly changing manifestation, which almost always appears different in the victim’s view of Siren Head. The information changes all knowledge we have on Siren Head, which opens various theories about the creature.
In the past, people theorized how can Siren Head have sirens even in the distant past, before actual sirens were invented. If the laws of our nature, time and space don’t apply to it, it is possible Siren Head may be a being of unlimited power, all knowing and able to move in any direction of the universe. However, these are all just speculations at the moment.
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/ear drums/gums/sinuses burst and bleeding”, which ties in with its recent sighting where a majority of the population in a town was found dead in the same way, possibly a victim of Siren Head’s ability to play loud sounds. Siren Head was never a person; people cannot turn into him by any means as well. Weapons do not normally work on the beast as well. It has almost never been spotted in large population areas. Despite the teeth in his speakers, Siren Head does not eat, meaning that he may not actually be a predator in the traditional sense (though this may be extremely contradictory information).
There have also been conflicting reports on whether Siren Head is a lone being or whether it is a species. Interestingly, Siren Head does not seem to acknowledge other animals, it seems only focused on humans for some reason. Its motives are currently unknown, as they may be completely alien to us. When someone asked if people have survived the creature, or if Siren Head has had any worshippers, Trevor simply responded with a smiley face.

Powers and Abilities:
- Mimicry: Siren Head has the ability to release sounds of news broadcasts, human conversations, sirens and screams. One report claims that Siren Head was able to kill a group of people by mimicking their friend’s voice. Another post’s caption suggests Siren Head can use his broadcast to block out the cries of his victims. The latest sighting shows a five-headed Siren Head using his loud sounds to possibly kill off many people, as they were found with burst eardrums and soft tissues.
- Strength: It is believed that Siren Head is extremely powerful due to his size. Siren Head is able to break down trees or various heavy objects at will. - Speed: In one sighting of Siren Head, 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.
- Stealth: Some say, that Siren Head is a stronger-moving relative of trees, which is the reason why Siren Head can blend inside of a forest or behind a tree. He can stay motionless for days at a time to blend in with his surroundings, with Trevor mentioning on his Tumblr that Siren Head can cling to ceilings sometimes to make his 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. Trevor also mentioned that Siren Head makes no sound while moving, saying he can be “almost completely silent,” with yet another post saying he was able to move when someone’s back was turned without the person knowing.
- Transformation: Siren Head appears to be a shapeshifter, being able to transform his head into actual sirens and street lamplights, with Trevor mentioning on his Tumblr that Siren Head was once possibly able to disguise himself as a piece of home furnishing or pipes in the walls to kidnap a family of four. He was seemingly able to somehow take them from their home in his new form or lure them without having to break in, 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 sirens on his neck to kill off many more people. In some cases, Siren Head could also remove an individual's organs. Trevor’s response to an ask on Twitter also states that it is possible that Siren Head “consistently changes,” or that his appearance could somehow be incomprehensible to humans, so our eyes just see the closest approximation to his actual appearance, however, Trevor has left both interpretations open and has not confirmed which one is true.
- Disguise: One of Siren Head’s most unique traits is the ability to disguise itself as different pieces of urban detritus. Combined with its ability to change its body, it can be surprisingly effective in disguising itself as things such as telephone poles and lamp posts. Trevor has said that Siren Head can pop in its limbs towards its body, extend its midsection and even cover its arms with wires to disguise itself as a telephone pole, remaining motionless for days to sell the trick.

Siren Head: Toronto artist's monster an unlikely gaming hit
The story of how a 40-foot creature and its five-minute indie game captured the hearts of the gaming community
Siren Head doesn't feel like a full game, so much as a playable teaser for a creature feature. The indie horror game takes less than five minutes to complete: A walk down a forest path, a strange shape moving over the trees, an eerie noise, and finally an encounter with a horrifying, skyscraperlike beast.

It's insubstantial, but it also leaves you wanting more – which may be why the game, from one-man developer Modus Interactive, has become an unlikely sensation.
Before its starring turn in the game, the titular Siren Head – a skeletal, 40-foot-tall nightmare crowned with two megaphones that emit snippets of public broadcasts and air raid sirens – lived exclusively in the artwork of Trevor Henderson. The Toronto-based horror illustrator has earned a considerable following for his found footage-style illustrations of various creepy creatures.
Since its debut in 2018, Siren Head has enjoyed popularity among indie horror fans and creepypasta aficionados, earning status as something of a modern urban legend (along with Henderson's other most enduring creation, a bony critter named Long Horse).
Modus' brief game, the result of a PS1-inspired game jam, was released in late 2018 but didn't get broadly played right away. Instead, a popular mod for Fallout 4 released earlier this year, in which Siren Head's eerie PSAs and sirens warble across the foggy landscape before its massive frame materializes through the fog, has finally catapulted the "horrible human-eating Eldrich thing," as Henderson lovingly refers to him, to indie gaming stardom.

In recent days, Siren Head has been the subject of Let's Play videos (and gushing commentary) by some of YouTube's biggest personalities, including Markiplier and Jacksepticeye, along with countless other channels, giving the creature a broad new audience.

We spoke to Henderson about the finer points of monster design, creepy 90s video game aesthetics, and suddenly having a lot of 12-year-old fans.
In 2018 I did a doodle that was all digital art. The idea was, what would it be like if I could do a moment in a found footage horror movie, with VHS texture and stuff? It did very well, so I was like, maybe I can cut out the middleman and use photos. People started sending in their own photos – like, “send in a pic, get a spooky guy drawn in the corner.” 

I don’t even know where he came from. I just drew a creature in this photo and then wrote up a vague blurb about it: “There’s this creature, it can announce different regional broadcasts.” Something about the design hadn’t been quite done in that way before, and it just resonated. 

Over the next year, it became one of the most popular guys I made. I think he fits into the vibe of a Slenderman-type character, so it was easy for people who like that vibe to pick up on. Slenderman was created in a very similar way on the Something Awful forums, with someone editing photos and just making up a spooky story.
In terms of the design of the creature, I’m scared of stuff that isn’t a person, but can use somebody’s voice. Using human emotion or language, but realizing there’s nothing behind it, is really scary to me. When you take the features away from a monster like H.R. Giger’s Alien – it specifically has no eyes, to try to keep you from relating to it. 

Were you involved in the production of the game?
No! (The developer) came to me and was like, “I really like this thing, here’s a Steam code for another game I’ve made, can I make a game?” I didn’t have any say in the level or the design.
I usually say, just credit me where you can — as long as it’s not done for money. Now I’m getting a lot of emails from 12-year-olds in Ohio and Wisconsin, asking if they can make a movie about Siren Head, or if I can answer questions for a school essay. I’m just like, “I’m just a guy in Toronto.”
I actually noticed that one of the Google autocomplete questions is “Is Siren Head real?”
That’s amazing. I guess that’s super flattering in terms of how well-done the Photoshops are.
There were a couple YouTubers who made a 12-foot-tall model in the woods out of PVC piping and foam. It was wild.

Could you imagine if they rigged it for sound?
Siren Head: Toronto artist's monster an unlikely gaming hit
The story of how a 40-foot creature and its five-minute indie game captured the hearts of the gaming community

It's insubstantial, but it also leaves you wanting more – which may be why the game, from one-man developer Modus Interactive, has become an unlikely sensation.
Before its starring turn in the game, the titular Siren Head – a skeletal, 40-foot-tall nightmare crowned with two megaphones that emit snippets of public broadcasts and air raid sirens – lived exclusively in the artwork of Trevor Henderson. The Toronto-based horror illustrator has earned a considerable following for his found footage-style illustrations of various creepy creatures.
Since its debut in 2018, Siren Head has enjoyed popularity among indie horror fans and creepypasta aficionados, earning status as something of a modern urban legend (along with Henderson's other most enduring creation, a bony critter named Long Horse).
Modus' brief game, the result of a PS1-inspired game jam, was released in late 2018 but didn't get broadly played right away. Instead, a popular mod for Fallout 4 released earlier this year, in which Siren Head's eerie PSAs and sirens warble across the foggy landscape before its massive frame materializes through the fog, has finally catapulted the "horrible human-eating Eldrich thing," as Henderson lovingly refers to him, to indie gaming stardom.

In recent days, Siren Head has been the subject of Let's Play videos (and gushing commentary) by some of YouTube's biggest personalities, including Markiplier and Jacksepticeye, along with countless other channels, giving the creature a broad new audience.
We spoke to Henderson about the finer points of monster design, creepy 90s video game aesthetics, and suddenly having a lot of 12-year-old fans.

What were the origins of the character
In 2018 I did a doodle that was all digital art. The idea was, what would it be like if I could do a moment in a found footage horror movie, with VHS texture and stuff? It did very well, so I was like, maybe I can cut out the middleman and use photos. People started sending in their own photos – like, “send in a pic, get a spooky guy drawn in the corner.” 
I don’t even know where he came from. I just drew a creature in this photo and then wrote up a vague blurb about it: “There’s this creature, it can announce different regional broadcasts.” Something about the design hadn’t been quite done in that way before, and it just resonated. 
Over the next year, it became one of the most popular guys I made. I think he fits into the vibe of a Slenderman-type character, so it was easy for people who like that vibe to pick up on. Slenderman was created in a very similar way on the Something Awful forums, with someone editing photos and just making up a spooky story.
In terms of the design of the creature, I’m scared of stuff that isn’t a person, but can use somebody’s voice. Using human emotion or language, but realizing there’s nothing behind it, is really scary to me. When you take the features away from a monster like H.R. Giger’s Alien – it specifically has no eyes, to try to keep you from relating to it. 
Were you involved in the production of the game?

I usually say, just credit me where you can — as long as it’s not done for money. Now I’m getting a lot of emails from 12-year-olds in Ohio and Wisconsin, asking if they can make a movie about Siren Head, or if I can answer questions for a school essay. I’m just like, “I’m just a guy in Toronto.”
I actually noticed that one of the Google autocomplete questions is “Is Siren Head real?”
That’s amazing. I guess that’s super flattering in terms of how well-done the Photoshops are.
There were a couple YouTubers who made a 12-foot-tall model in the woods out of PVC piping and foam. It was wild.