The Birth of the Black-Eyed Kids | Brian Bethel’s Terrifying Encounter (SITS CLASSIC)
Somewhere in the SkiesOct 16, 2026
In 1996, Texas journalist Brian Bethel was approached in a movie theater parking lot in Abilene by two boys with completely black eyes who repeatedly asked to be let into his car. His written account, shared on a ghost-story email list and the Usenet group alt.folklore.ghoststories in 1997, went viral and launched the worldwide Black-Eyed Kids phenomenon. Bethel recounts the encounter in detail, answers skeptics, and reflects on what these beings might be and why they need to be invited in.
