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This week Nat enlightens Aly on a highly debated topic within the paranormal community: The Black Eyed Children. Commonly referred to as "B.E.K.", these mysterious haunted kids show up demanding to be let inside whatever threshold divides them from their prey. Often sighted in parking lots, deserted alleys, and the doorsteps of isolated homes, the B.E.K. appear to be human children aside from one horrifying detail... their eyes are gigantic black holes. Sources for this episode are varied, as most sightings derive from oral tradition and personal accounts. It’s up to you, the listener, to decide what is fact or fantasy.

TIMESTAMPS

00:00:00 Intro

00:17:16 What are the B.E.K.?

00:24:42 The First "Viral" B.E.K. Story

01:07:59 A Stormy Vermont Night B.E.K. Story

01:18:44 Someone Who Let Them In B.E.K. Story

01:22:37 A B.E.K. Story From 1950

01:26:17 Brian Bethel Defends His Story (Interview)

01:29:57 Theories Begin

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SOURCES:

https://www.tbsnews.net/splash/legend-black-eyed-children-55705?amp

https://www.pararational.com/what-are-black-eyed-kids/

https://texashillcountry.com/black-eyed-kids-legend-abilene/amp/

https://web.archive.org/web/20151208221117/http://www.reporternews.com/news/columnists/brian-bethel/brian-bethel-recounts-his-possible-paranormal-encounter-with-beks-ep-384772497-348207271.html

https://brickthology.com/2021/09/19/black-eyed-children/

https://listverse.com/2016/06/15/10-bizarre-but-chilling-encounters-with-black-eyed-children/

https://www.quora.com/Have-you-ever-seen-a-BEK-black-eyed-kid-or-adult-Im-talking-about-these-apparently-non-human-entities-who-ask-to-be-invited-into-homes

https://www.buzzfeed.com/patricksmith/everything-you-need-to-know-about-black-eyed-ghost-children

https://www.ranker.com/list/creepy-stories-about-the-black-eyed-children/lyra-radford

http://www.pinn.net/~royaloak/Stories/black_eyed.htm

https://youtu.be/3v202uE9o3Y

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wRniYO557wI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3v202uE9o3Y

https://luminarypodcasts.com/listen/ryan-sprague/somewhere-in-the-skies/brian-bethel-black-eyed-kid-phenomenon/3d2a9d09-35c2-4c7a-9b93-8590f1af6394?country=US

https://www.reddit.com/r/BlackEyedKidsStories/

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