
What’s going on here? Is it an example of an urban legend run wild? Are there actually etheric, spooky-looking kids terrorizing innocent grownups? It’s interesting to note that many accounts state that the kids, while being very insistent, also say that they cannot enter without permission from the witness. This of course taps into folklore about vampires and other evil beings that must be invited before they can commence their dirty work. It also calls to mind rituals which summon elementals or other spirits for magical work, often while the magician is protected inside a circle of symbols or substances to protect themselves.
via Greg Bishop
Links:
Your True Tales – The Black-Eyed Kids
Black-Eyed Kids – Ever Have Experiences?
Brian vs. the Evil, Black-eyed, Possibly Vampiric or Demonic But At Least Not Bloody Normal Kids
I love it.
I think I just found my new Halloween costume.
Left by jBOT on September 4th, 2008