Monstrum · SEASON 3
Don’t Let Them In! The Urban Legends of Black-Eyed Children
Episode 8 · 2021-06-23
- Documentary
Episode overview
An urban legend that exploits our fears of an obstructed gaze and the deeply unsettling idea that the youngest of our species are out to destroy us, the lore of Black-Eyed Children, or Black-Eyed Kids, is a modern construction. But the “evil spawn” child archetype of the horror genre and hundreds of years of social expectations of childhood inform these unsettling monsters.
Season 3 episodes
1. Baba Yaga: The Ancient Origins of the Famous ‘Witch’2021-01-14
2. Werehyena: The Terrifying Shapeshifters of African Lore2021-02-03
3. Taotie: The Mystery of Chinese Mythology’s Famous Glutton2021-03-03
4. Leprechaun: From Gold-Loving Cobbler to Cultural Icon2021-03-16
5. Will-o’-the-Wisp: Monstrous Flame or Scientific Phenomenon?2021-04-07
6. Yara-ma-yha-who: Australia’s Regurgitating, Blood-Sucking Mo2021-04-08
7. Basilisk or Cockatrice? The Mysterious King of Serpents2021-05-19
8. Don’t Let Them In! The Urban Legends of Black-Eyed Children2021-06-23
9. The Macabre Origins of the Grim Reaper2021-07-01
10. El Silbón: The Deadly Whistler of the South American Grasslands2021-07-21
11. Fire Cat or Fire Cart? The History of Japan’s Kasha2021-08-11
12. Death Worms: Fact or Fiction?2021-09-29
13. The Killer Origins of the Werewolf2021-10-21
14. The Werewolf’s Modern Metamorphosis2021-10-28
15. Trolls: Scandinavia’s Malevolent, Magical Outcasts2021-11-10
16. Monster Bugs, Attack! The Origins of ‘Big Bug’ Science Fiction2021-11-23
17. Krampus: Origins of the Yuletide Monster2021-12-15
