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February 4, 2025 94 mins

Two children knock on your door in the middle of the night. They ask to come in and use your phone. Seems an innocent enough situation, but these children are…. wrong somehow. And when they finally look you in the eyes, you realize just how wrong things are about to go. Welcome to a tour of the lore of the ones known as Black Eyed Kids!

 

Thank you, Tim Leavy, for creating a most righteous theme song for us. You can find more of him @ timleavy.com

 

References:

 

Knowles, Z. (2017). True Ghost Stories: Real Black-Eyed Kids. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform. (Original work published 2017)

 

https://www.atlasobscura.com/articles/black-eyed-children-urban-legend

 

https://thoughtcatalog.com/christine-stockton/2013/11/16-peoples-terrifying-encounters-with-the-black-eyed-kids/https://

 

theculturetrip.com/europe/united-kingdom/articles/warning-these-are-the-worlds-13-most-dangerous-spirits

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