In folklore, black-eyed children are alleged to be undead, ghostly, demonic, alien, or otherwise inhuman creatures impersonating ordinary human children.
Notes on verification
Claim accurately reflects consistent folklore descriptions across multiple independent wiki and academic-adjacent sources describing black-eyed children as inhuman entities of varied supernatural origin. [tier=silver indep_score=0.875 clusters=2 claim_tier=notable]
Sources
- Black-eyed children (wikipedia)
- https://sites.psu.edu/urbanlegends/2019/03/29/black-eyed-children/ (corroboration)
- https://villains.fandom.com/wiki/Black_Eyed_Children (corroboration)
- https://creepy-folklore.fandom.com/wiki/Black-Eyed_Children (corroboration)