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"Walls have ears.
Doors have eyes.
Trees have voices.
Beasts tell lies.
Beware the rain.
Beware the snow.
Beware the man
You think you know."
~Catherine Fisher "Incarceron"
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Imagine that late one night you hear a faint knock at your door. When you open it, you are surprised to see a small child that you don't know standing on your front step.
In a tiny voice, the child asks, "Please may I come in? I am very hungry."
You are about to say, "Of course," because who would leave a child standing out in the dark? Then the child looks up at you and you see that their eyes are completely black...
In American urban legends, black eyed children are supernatural creatures that take the form of children or young teens. They usually have dark hair, pale skin, and eyes that are completely black, with no iris or white visible. They are often reported hitchhiking or begging on the street. In many accounts they show up late at night at private homes asking for food, to make a phone call, or use the bathroom. When the homeowner ignores them or denies them entrance, they are often said to become agitated and more threatening.
While most adults who claim to have seen black eyed children report feelings of dread or fear, some reports are almost comical. One person claimed that a black eyed boy showed up at her door eating an apple. When they told him he could not come in, he asked, "Can you at least give me some ketchup for my apple?"
While some accounts claim that legends of black eyed children date back before 1980, most sources believe that the legends originated much later with internet postings by a Texas reporter named Brian Bethel. Bethel claimed to have encountered two black eyed children outside a theatre in Abilene, Texas in 1996 and stated that another person had met them in Portland, Oregon. In 2014, tabloid publications in the UK ran several stories of a pub supposedly haunted by a little girl with black eyes.
Like most urban legends, sightings of black eyed children are usually reported as happening to a friend of a friend in a neighboring town. Predictably, reported sightings also increase after a story of black eyed children is published.
While a few paranormal enthusiasts believe that black eyed children are a form of ghosts, aliens, demons, or vampires, most skeptics dismiss them as urban legends. Stories of black eyed children are often used as examples of creepypasta, or urban legends that began and spread on the internet.
Although these stories are probably not based in truth, they are definitely creepy. There is something especially menacing about monsters or demons that take the form of a child. People let their guard down around children, and our natural instinct is to protect and care for them. For that reason, any monster that appears in a seemingly innocent form is more dangerous than one that appears threatening or frightening.
Something to try: Write a story where a menacing creature takes the form of a child or pet.
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