The Black-Eyed Children

Strange Matters Podcast

Campfire Audio Productions

Science, History, Social Sciences, Natural Sciences

4.4 • 987 Ratings

🗓️ 14 March 2016

⏱️ 19 minutes

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Summary

What could be more terrifying? You are in your home late at night… hoping to be alone. Then suddenly it happens… a knock at the front doorstep. You quietly walk over to the door, peer through the peep hole and see two young children, with jet black eyes.
Stories of these “black eyed children” became popular in the 1990’s. Ever since rumors and stories have been circulating and growing on the internet. These children are usually described as showing up in pairs and asking for permission to enter your home or vehicle. Most people describe their encounters as being consumed with an overwhelming since of fear and impending danger. Little is known about what happens if you invite these children into your home. However it’s likely not good. All you have to do, is turn them away.
What are these “creatures” that pose as children? What is their purpose and what do they want? Tune in for this episode where Eric shares a couple of the creepiest stories of the “black-eyed children” around!
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0:00.0	And the Oh, Hello and welcome to the Strange Matters podcast where we discuss anything
0:30.3	just outside the norm ranging from bizarre and unexplained to the supernatural and
0:35.1	paranormal and everything in between.
0:37.4	I'm your host, Eric, and today we're going to be starting off our first paranormal episode with a discussion on what's known as the Black-Eyed Kids.
0:47.0	Now the Black-Eyed kids are not your typical paranormal encounter, also known as black-eyed children. These are
0:55.0	paranormal creatures that poses pale-skinned children whose entire eyeballs are
1:00.8	pure black. They're typically between the age of 6 and 16. Most stories I've read
1:07.0	described them showing up in pairs and they are usually encountered either hitchhiking or panhandling and sometimes even show up on victim's
1:16.1	doorsteps. These paranormal beings, when encountered, usually insist upon either entering
1:21.8	your vehicle or home and will try to
1:24.3	convince you to let them in by pretending to be lost or searching for their parents.
1:30.4	They also seem to use an overwhelming presence of terror and an impending feeling that something is wrong can quickly consume you.
1:39.0	If one is careless enough to actually let them into your home, things quickly take a dark turn as these agents
1:45.4	are actually sent to collect your soul.
1:48.9	The only way to prevent this from happening is to simply deny them entry into your home or your vehicle and leave them alone.
1:57.0	Stories of the Black Eyed Kids first originated in 1998 postings written by a reporter named Brian Bethel. These
2:05.9	postings shared stories of alleged encounters with these black-eyed children
2:09.8	in states like Texas and Oregon.
2:13.3	These stories received a lot of attention for obvious reasons as they're very intriguing.
2:18.4	People began to demand more information on these black-eyed children.
2:23.0	So Bethel published a frequently asked questions section to keep up with the demand for information.
2:30.4	Then in 2012, Bethel was invited to tell the story of the Black-Eyed Kids on a reality TV show called Monsters and Mysteries in America.
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