Black Eyed Children: The Real Mystery Is Why This Topic Is Trending
Are black eyed children real?
Sightings of black eyed children have been somewhat common since 1988. Most of the accounts are in agreement about most details: Black eyed children are between the ages of six and 16, only show up at night, speak in a monotone voice, don’t seem to breathe, and show up at your front door and ask to be invited in to use your phone or eat some food.
What are black eyed children? Some people think they’re extra-terrestrials, others say that they’re inter-dimensional beings stuck on our plane. Others say they’re of demonic origin, while some claim that they’re out-and-out vampires.
I don’t know how much you know about online journalism, but most of us new media writers get our material by observing trends, i.e., what kind of things the most people are reading about at any given time. “Black eyed children” as a topic is rising ever since, by my measure, the subject appeared on the front page of MSN earlier today under the title “Spooky sightings of black-eyed children.”
Clicking that link brings you to a brief video that looks like an amateur hour version of Unsolved Mysteries, which details the phenomenon and name drops a handful of conspiracy/cryptology websites.
Google “black eyed children” and you’re not much better off. The first handful of results belong to The Examiner and Mysterious Universe, and none of them exactly take what we’d call a fully skeptical view of the subject. Further down, there’s a laughably bad Journal of the Bizarre post that claims to “debunk” the black eyed children phenomenon with pseudo-biological and pragmatic arguments that sometimes seem about as far-fetched as there being black eyed children in the first place.
My conclusion? File black eyed children under the same heading as “bigfoot.” Believe it if you like, but realize that there is no evidence of their existence, just subjective testimony that ranges from reasonable to suspiciously fame-whoring. The real mystery, in my opinion, is why this topic made MSN‘s front page where it started to trend, fooling people into thinking that it’s real news.
Personally, I think this is some kind of viral marketing initiative for a new horror movie. I’ll do some investigating and get back to you.
Then again, if a couple of black eyed children come knocking at your door tonight, don’t invite them in, because Google says you’re not supposed to.
Here’s a video of some silly guy talking about black eyed children:
UPDATE: Hey look, a recent independent film made about black eyed children [Official site & report from The Columbian]. Are we vying for a broader US release, hm?
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Posted: February 10, 2013
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Feb 11, 2013
Well, call in the Winchesters, get LOTS of salt, and brush up on your Latin.
Feb 12, 2013
Exactly! All I was thinking about was Supernatural while I wrote this. SMH.
Feb 12, 2013
Time to bring out the holy water!xD
Feb 17, 2013
I have to agree that this is a viral marketing scam
Dark Skies comes out soon which is about a family being possessed by alien entities. In the film trailer their kid has the same black eyes.
Feb 18, 2013
Hmmmm, my book Abandoned? has a bit to do with black eyed children, don't know if they're the same kind! Can read a few pages on my website http://www.abandoned-vfpeek.com gettting good reviews on it!
Feb 18, 2013
Um, I am black eyed so what of it? My green eyed enemy made a comment about them awhile ago. As long as it's not someone who is giving me a black eye…
Feb 18, 2013
Luci was right when he wanted to exterminate demons…
Feb 18, 2013
Maybe theres a movie they r trying to prep us for lol
Feb 19, 2013
my site was number one with that keyword on bing and msn. I woke up with 3000 page views for that post and was scratching my head and wondering why are people typing spooky sightings of black eyed kids. Now I know =) and knowing is half the battle (gi joe).
Feb 19, 2013
The BEC phenomenon has been being reported well before this movie came about. The more recent reports are starting in the early 90s, but I suspect that it happened before that an no one reported it to anyone.
Here is a link to do some more reading on Black Eyed Children: http://pararational.com/category/blackeyedchildren/.
Feb 24, 2013
About two years ago on a city bus B20 in Brooklyn, NY, early afternoon, a young black mother with two toddlers, a girl and boy got on the bus, both children had no whites to their eyes, I thought at first I was seeing wrong, I stared to make sure I was seeing correctly, sure enough no whites to both childrens eyes. I recall the little girl just stared at me for a few seconds. A little scary.
Mar 2, 2013
Dusten Carlson, the only silly guy is you. LA Marzulli has forgotten more than you will ever know. It is sad you people can't believe in anything other than what you can see in front of your noses. There is a real spiritual world out there whether you want to acknowledge it or not.
Mar 7, 2013
So u have no whites in your eyes? Everything is the same committee as your pupil?
Mar 7, 2013
*color
Mar 14, 2013
I was just wondering if you were a true black eyes or if the color of your eyes are black, cause I've been looking for another. By the by true black eyes here.
Apr 5, 2013
Exorcizamus te, omnis immundus spiritus
omnis satanica potestas, omnis incursio
infernalis adversarii, omnis legio,
omnis congregatio et secta diabolica.
Ergo draco maledicte
et omnis legio diabolica
adjuramus te.
Cessa decipere humanas creaturas,
eisque aeternae Perditionis venenum propinare.
Vade, Satana, inventor et magister
omnis fallaciae, hostis humanae salutis.
Humiliare sub potenti manu dei,
contremisce et effuge, invocato a
nobis sancto et terribili nomine,
quem inferi tremunt.
Ab insidiis diaboli, libera nos, Domine.
Ut Ecclesiam tuam secura tibi facias libertate servire
te rogamus, audi nos.
Ut inimicos sanctae Ecclesiae humiliare digneris,
te rogamus, audi nos.
Terribilis Deus de sanctuario suo.
Deus Israhel ipse truderit virtutem
et fortitudinem plebi Suae.
Benedictus deus. Gloria patri.
Apr 13, 2013
But a marketing campaign for a movie that i released in 2013 but the viral campaign started decades earlier? That just makes no sense.
Apr 14, 2013
Assuming this phenomenon is real. Which I do not assume at all. Then a person should consider the origins of such creatures. Is it possible the reason they exist is Karma? We as a nation participate in the brutal and cold hearted practice of abortion. Maybe, these creatures are the spirits of these dead babies, come back to haunt the guilty. After all, they're cold, they're dead and they seek vengeance upon the living, do they not? Or are they just harbingers of death and ill fortune? Just a thought.
P.S., heaven forbid I mention the ultra sensitive national right of abortion, as part of a silly sci-fi subject!
Apr 15, 2013
And they've been fooling people like you for centuries whether you want to believe it or not.
Apr 18, 2013
They are real, you shit head
Apr 18, 2013
Really? Aborted childten ghost who grow up and haunt people….. -_-
Apr 18, 2013
you tell them girl
Apr 18, 2013
Why are you on here looking at these topics if you do not believe in these things?… kinda like a basketball player ending up in a football stadium bein all like " oh hell, fuck this place, my sport is better. ".
Apr 28, 2013
Look i am 19 yrs old my daughter is 6 months and both of us had almost died after my blood transfusion my husband started getting ready for me a bath while the tub was filling up i went to get undressed wen i turned tword to shut the door there was a lil girl about 8 in looks with pitch black eyes all i could feel is fear and wet myself with in seconds as my husband went to turn to see if i was ok she vanished when i told the nerse she told me i was crazy and on meds that it was my imagination but sence then i have seen her in my hotel room and in my new appartment diffrence in my experiance is she's never talked and seems to vanish and i never once invited her in idk what she wants idk y she is here all ik is I'm scared for my children and myself and i just want this thing to leave me alone. all else that ik is i have messed with ouija boards black magic and have had several weird shit happening to me sence i wass a young child please somone help me
Apr 28, 2013
Dont know much about this toppic, but it sounds like this vision is trying to give you a message! I would try and talk to some one in this line of work, some one that deals with the paranormal!
Apr 28, 2013
That would.freak.me out
Apr 28, 2013
Cool
Apr 28, 2013
from what ive herd its usaly not parnormal its usaly extertteristrial i dont belive in it but if your scaired then mabeyyou should call the men in black or somthing or a priest if you thank its a demon
May 3, 2013
Maybe you have post pardon psychosis. I do so I know wat that seems like if u need to talk u can inbox me honey.
May 7, 2013
Congratulations on injecting your politics into an urban legend. It was kind of a stretch, but you made it. That said it would make an awesome horror movie, and finally a different story.
May 12, 2013
These black-eyed children should visit the homes of pedophiles.
May 14, 2013
Lol you are funny. Some silly guy. And if by chance some Black eyed kids knock, I won't let them in… but I've never heard of anyone who has… a video tape would sure come in handy! I would maybe toss out a bottle of visine… if it gets the red out, maybe it could help with the black too