Welcome back to Foxxo Esoterica, the furry paranormal drunk comedy podcast that is once again sharing a story that may leave you cursed after listening. Indeed, tonight we're going to be covering the a topic that's pseudo-urban legend, psudeo-cryptid, maybe alien, and definitely jarring to those unlucky enough to have them as a visitor; the infamous black-eyed children! A legend that began in the nineties, and is notably horrifying for the fact that they're one of the only legends to actively invade your home, as well as being a legend that's more likely to occur the more you know about them. Hence; the curse warning. So sorry.  

And yes! Tonight's episode will be in the classic format, wherein I get drunk and talk about the topic with unsuspecting guests. Perfect for something with the proclivity to curse myself! Join my siblings, Maegan and Alex (AKA Bralex on YouTube) as we tackle this topic. Tonight will also be my first foray into two-part episodes; three-hour timestamps are a tad bit too long for me. 

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  Do you like Yokai? Pinball? Sewer Gators? Those are some of the videos covered on Bralex's channel, and they can be found here! https://www.youtube.com/@bralex2670 

And now, the sources!

 -An article titled "Brian Bethel recounts his possible paranormal encounter with 'BEKs',” written by Bethel on the Abilene Reporter-News.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

-Bethel’s original mail-in story, to the Ghost Discuss mail-in ghost story page, archived on the Wayback Machine https://web.archive.org/web/20050213181819/https://www.pinn.net/~royaloak/Stories/black_eyed.htm

-A collection of stories on the website, Week in Weird, collected by Greg Newkirk and Dana Matthews https://weekinweird.com/2016/01/28/witness-report-i-let-the-black-eyed-children-into-my-home-and-now-im-slowly-dying/ https://weekinweird.com/?s=black+eyed+kids

-The article “Cannock Chase’s Black-Eyed Demon Child,” written by Virginia Lamkin on the blog Seeks Ghosts. https://seeksghosts.blogspot.com/2014/09/cannock-chases-black-eyed-demon-child.html

-The book book, "Black Eyed Children," written by David Weatherly 

-The article "Black-Eyed Kids on Ohio" written by Jason Offut on his blog, From the Shadows http://from-the-shadows.blogspot.com/2010/08/black-eyed-kids-in-ohio.html