New Black Eyed Children Evidence

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The supposed origin of the legend are 1998 postings written by Texas reporter Brian Bethel on a "ghost-related mailing list" relating alleged encounters with "black eyed kids" in Abilene, Texas and Portland, Oregon. Called classic examples of creepypasta, Bethel's stories gained such popularity that he published a FAQ "just to keep up with demand for more info about the new urban legend."[1][5] In 2012, the horror film Black Eyed Kids was produced with Kickstarter funding, its director commenting that the black eyed children were "an urban legend that's been floating around on the Internet for years now, I always thought it was fascinating".[6] A 2013 episode of MSN's Weekly Strange that featured reports of black eyed children is thought to have helped spread the legend on the internet.[1] In late September 2014, the British tabloid Daily Star ran three sensationalistic front-page stories about alleged sightings of black-eyed children, claiming a "shock rise in sightings around the world".[7] Alleged sightings are taken seriously by ghost hunters, some of whom believe black eyed children to be extraterrestrials, vampires or ghosts.[8] According to science writer Sharon A. Hill, the legend of "black eyed kids resembles typical spooky folklore stories in the same realm as phantom black dogs, apparitions, and mysterious monsters. They aren't supernatural, there may never even have been an actual encounter. That does not stop people from continuing to see and fear them and pass on the latest tale of terror."[2] In 2012, Brian Bethel recounted his story to the reality television series "Monsters and Mysteries in America." He then wrote a follow up article for the Abilene Reporter News, insisting that his experience was legitimate.[9] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Eyed_Children http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/weird-news/chilling-sightings-black-eyed-child-4341525 Lee Brickley launched an in-depth investigation of Cannock Chase in Staffordshire after reports that the ghoulish apparition has returned to the sprawling heathland. The child was last spotted 30 years ago, sparking worldwide interest – and is today a cult internet sensation. Latest descriptions of the girl, who has coal-black pits for eye sockets, are identical to those chronicled in the early 1980s. According to the Birmingham Mail, Lee, author of books about the paranormal, was stunned recently when he received a new eye-witness account of the Black Eyed Child. Alerted by what sounded like screams, a shocked woman came across the wandering, sightless spectre while walking Birches Valley. “We instantly started running towards the noise,” she said. “We couldn’t find the child anywhere and so stopped to catch our breath. “That’s when I turned round and saw a girl stood behind me, no more than 10 years old, with her hands over her eyes. “It was as if she was waiting for a birthday cake. “I asked if she was OK and if she had been the one screaming. She put her arms down by her side and opened her eyes. “That’s when I saw they were completely black, no iris, no white, nothing. “I jumped back and grabbed my daughter. When I looked again, the child was gone. It was so strange.”