A couple are out at night in a local Pickens, West Virginia park when they are approached by 4 black-eyed kids. The couple freaks because of the bizarre situation. It has affected the couple since.
I received the following account:
"I encountered the black-eyed kids over a decade ago in rural Appalachia. This has always disturbed me. My boyfriend and I keep in touch to this day, but we've never brought it up again.
We were at a local/state park sort of place in Pickens, West Virginia between 9 pm-10 pm. I remember we were parked alongside the woods and there were some picnic tables. It was pretty desolate. We were technically trespassing (we were both 17 years old) and what we were doing there you can leave to your imagination.
As our curfews were approaching and we were finishing up our time together we experienced a very ominous feeling. He was in the driver's seat preparing to start the car and pull off. The car doesn't start. We sort of laughed it off as it wasn't the first time and talked.
Suddenly to the right (passenger side where I was sitting) we see faint lights coming out of the woods. The ominous feeling intensified. Emerging from the woods there are 4 children. They were younger than us, appearing to be 8-11 years old.
It was very dark, but I can say that their eyes were black, each one of them, and they were not normal. They didn't belong. The cabins at the park were not occupied. They weren't even getting rented out as it was Autumn. We were miles from the park's hotel. There were no adults. They were absolutely out of place.
What were the lights? The closest thing I can compare them to glow sticks is if they had opened a package of those novelty glow sticks that include bracelets, necklaces, or wands. But it wasn't like they were having fun or goofing off.
They just stopped, stood there, and stared at us. He tried asking what they were doing here. Were they lost? Where are their parents? No response. The oldest-looking boy (a bit heavy set with a grey hoodie on) approached the vehicle just in the front where the passenger headlight/corner would be.
My friend started really freaking out at this moment. He locked the doors and was like "Hell no! We gotta go!" Eventually, the car started. The children don't move and the kid stays put in front of the car. My friend eventually yells to the kid, "I'm going run you over!" The boy slowly backed away, raised his arm, and pointed at us as we were leaving. I didn't look back." A
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