In folklore, black-eyed children are said to manipulate people by requesting entry into houses.
Notes on verification
Confirmed by Wikipedia and multiple independent folklore/urban legend sites describing the same 'request entry' pattern as central to the legend. [tier=unverified indep_score=0.3 clusters=3 claim_tier=notable] [rescored 2026-09-15: curated origin-host map (PR #65); unclassified hosts no longer scored as aggregators]
Sources
- Black-eyed children (wikipedia)
- https://mythlok.com/urban-legends/black-eyed-children/ (corroboration)
- https://theunexplainedfiles.com/the-black-eyed-children/ (corroboration)
- https://strangeandtwisted.com/blogs/stories/black-eyed-children-the-chilling-encounters-that-start-with-a-knock-at-night (corroboration)