Black-eyed Kids: The Chilling Legend that Began in Abilene

Every Halloween, Texans get ready for trick-or-treaters by stocking up on candy, setting out pumpkins, and touching up the Halloween decorations. But if you’ve heard the stories of one terrifying folk phenomenon, you might be wary of certain trick-or-treaters: the Black-eyed Kids. There are dozens of stories circulating, each of them separate instances and not just occurring on Halloween, but all of them follow a very similar pattern.