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October 15, 2024 21 mins

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One of the internet’s most viral paranormal stories regards sightings of so-called BEKs, or Black-Eyed Kids. These coal-eyed children seem harmless at first—that is, until they start begging to come in. Just for a moment. They promise they won’t hurt you. 

 

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Works Cited

 

ReignBot, “The Russian Sleep Experiment,” YouTube 

Monstrous, “Don’t Let Them In!. . .” PBS, 2021.

Brian Bethel, (archived), “Brian Bethel Reports. . . “  Abilene Reporter News, 2013. 

Brian Bethel’s archived listserv post, 1998. 

David Mikkelson, “Black-Eyed Kids,” Snopes, 2013.

N/A,  “Drone on Chase. . .” The Express & Star, 2015. 

Jason Offsut, “Black-Eyed Kids. . .” The Examiner, 2011. 

“Black-Eyed Children,” It’s Probably Aliens, 2019. 

Irish Post Staff, “Exploring Irish Mythology. . .” The Irish Post, 2021. 

 

 

 

 

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