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 mirrors Wikipedia's phrasing almost exactly and is corroborated by multiple independent folklore/urban-legend sources describing the same characterization of black-eyed children as inhuman entities impersonating human kids.
Sources
- Black-eyed children (en.wikipedia.org)
- https://mythlok.com/urban-legends/black-eyed-children/ (mythlok.com)
- https://paranormal-strange.fandom.com/wiki/Black-Eyed_Kids (paranormal-strange.fandom.com)
- https://www.thehalloweenpodcast.com/post/the-legend-of-the-black-eyed-children (thehalloweenpodcast.com)