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A chat on 4chan
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I swear some big YouTuber came out about how he made this shit up a few years ago
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>While tabloid coverage of these creatures has claimed that tales of black-eyed children have existed since the 1980s,[5] most sources indicate that the legend originated from 1996 postings written by Texas reporter Brian Bethel on a 'ghost-related mailing list,' relating two alleged encounters with 'black-eyed kids.' Bethel describes encountering two such children in Abilene, Texas in 1996,[6] and claims that a second person had a similar, unrelated encounter in Portland, Oregon.[1] Bethel's stories have become regarded as classic examples of creepypasta, and gained such popularity that he published a FAQ 'just to keep up with demand for more info about the new urban legend.'[2] In 2012, Brian Bethel told his story on reality TV series Monsters and Mysteries in America. He wrote a follow-up article for the Abilene Reporter News, describing his experience and maintaining his belief that it was legitimate.[6]
>During one week in September 2014, the British tabloid Daily Star ran three sensationalistic front-page stories about alleged sightings of black-eyed children, connected to the sale of a supposedly haunted pub in Staffordshire.[8] The paper claimed a 'shock rise in sightings around the world'. Alleged sightings are taken seriously by ghost hunters, some of whom believe black eyed children to be extraterrestrials, vampires, or ghosts.[9]
>Science writer Sharon A. Hill was unable to find any documentation of black-eyed child encounters, concluding that the tales are passed on as 'friend of a friend' ghost stories. Hill considers the legend to resemble 'typical spooky folklore stories' such as the phantom black dog, where the subject is not supernatural, and there may never have been an actual original encounter.[3] Snopes lists this phenomenon as being a legend.[1]