Urban Legends

Black-Eyed Children

Black-eyed children (or Black-eyes kids) is an urban legend about strange kids with eyes that are completely black who accost people late at night and demand help. Some people believe they are evil creatures in disguise and others believe they are aliens.

The urban legend began in 1996 when a man named Brian Bethel from Abilene, Texas claimed he had an encounter with two very strange children.

One night, he was getting into his car, which was parked outside a movie theater, when two young boys approached and knocked on his window, but he got the strangest feeling that something wasn't quite right.

"Hey, mister, we have a problem," said the older boy in a calm voice. "You see, my friend and I want to see the films, but we forgot our money. We need to go to our house to get it. Want to help us out?" 

There was something about the two pale boys that scared the man and he hesitated.

"C'mon, mister. Let us in. We can't get in your car until you do, you know," the boy said soothingly. "Just let us in, and we'll be gone before you know it. We'll go to our mother's house."

For the first time, the man noticed their eyes. They were as black as coal. There was no pupil and no iris. Just two completely black eyes.

As if sensing the man's unease, the boy said, "C'mon, mister. We won't hurt you. You have to LET US IN. We don't have a gun..."

The man was frightened and threw the car into reverse.

The boy shouted, "WE CAN'T COME IN UNLESS YOU TELL US IT'S OKAY. LET! US! IN!" 

The man drove off, but when he looked back, he saw that the boys were gone and the sidewalk outside the movie theater was deserted.

The story was originally posted on a website called "Obiwan's UFO-Free Paranormal Page" and ever since then, people have been reporting encounters with similar black-eyed children.

All encounters seem to take place at night when the person is alone in their home or in their car. The children's faces are usually partially obscured by hoodies or hats and the people report a strange sense of unease or foreboding. When the people notice their black eyes, the children become insistent and aggressive, and when they can't get into the house or car, they mysteriously disappear.