Monster of the Week

Monster of the Week

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Once They See You

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Happy Friday the 13th

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Jessica Maison
Jun 13, 2025
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I’m excited to share a new original horror short to celebrate Friday the 13th. This story is inspired by the contemporary American legend or Creepypasta, the Black-eyed Children, and is part of the Eye See You Friday the 13th event hosted by the

TiF Team
with special guests and judges
John Coon
and
Garen Marie
.

The Black-Eyed Children are supernatural entities that appear as children or teenagers at front doors, on the streets, or hitchhiking begging for help. The Daily Mail once ran a story about these “children” haunting a pub. I’ve only read the headlines but it inspired this story.

Happy spooky reading! Have a safe Friday the 13th by remembering not to let the wrong ones in.

Segment of a photo from The Daily Mail

Once They See You

Raven hair tied up in a messy bun, backpack slung over her shoulder and a tripod in one hand, a sleeping bag in the other, Marcie approaches a single-story, abandoned bar, tiptoeing through scattered fragments of glass. The faded two-by-fours nailed across the old pub’s windows are c…

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